The National Eating Disorders Association disabled its new helpline chatbot after it gave users suggestions about restricting calories, pinching their skin folds to measure fat, or other advice that could be harmful  to those with eating disorders. The decision to pull the chatbot — which had only been installed for a week — was prompted by users posting screenshots and reviews of chats they had with the bot. NEDA had previously announced  it would "replace human helpline staff with the chatbot after staffers and volunteers — many of whom expressed overwhelming feelings of burnout and a lack of …

Adidas has begun selling leftover Yeezy sneakers, part of a $1.3 billion inventory headache created when it severed ties with Kanye "Ye" West over a string of antisemitic remarks. "Adidas said a 'significant amount' of the proceeds would go to groups and organizations representing people who had been hurt by Ye’s remarks" per The New York Times. "The postings on Adidas’s website of Yeezy Boost 350 V2 sneakers, in black and two-toned red and gray, selling for 200 euros a pair, or about $213, generated buzz over social media, reflecting the enduring popularity of the brand."

Some conservative groups are calling for a boycott of Chick-fil-A after discovering the restaurant has an executive in charge of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. "The fast food giant has been a favorite among many over the years, due in large part to its religious roots and sporadic financial support of anti-LGBTQ organizations, but a previous announcement of Erick McReynolds, VP, DEI, who has been with the company’s DEI segment since 2020, has some claiming the company has 'gone woke,'" per Nextar.