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Published January 19, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Steve checks in on some other stories in the news.

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Bobby Allyn

Microsoft has announced it will use the AI tool known as ChatGPT in its Bing search engine, and Google has unveiled a competitor to ChatGPT — this could profoundly change how we use technology.
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Leila Fadel

The death toll continues to climb in Turkey and Syria after Monday's catastrophic earthquake. Rescue teams have worked around the clock, against freezing temperatures, trying to find survivors.
Search and rescue operations in Antakya, Turkey, are incredibly dangerous

Ruth Sherlock

One of the worst hit parts of the earthquake zone, is the southern Turkish city of Antakya. Building after building is flattened, and one of the city's hospitals is on its side.