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California law for AI safety has been sugar-coated to please corporations
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TL;DR: According to Geoffrey Hinton, the "Godfather of AI," artificial intelligence was born in California 40 years ago. Now, the Golden State is attempting to regulate the research and development of future, powerful AI algorithms. However, companies have voiced concerns about the potential for excessive regulation.
California Vet Clinic Throws Cat 'Purrty' and It’s Definitely a Rager
Have you ever been at the vet's office and wondered what they did in the back room? Well we now have our answer. The McGrath Veterinary Center in Sherman Oaks, California recently shared a video of the "purrity" they threw for their patients. And TBH, we're sort of jealous we didn't get an ...Continue reading
Push to build more homes on California coast stifled after lawmakers derail housing bills
Several efforts to minimize the power and influence of the California Coastal Commission have stalled. The post Push to build more homes on California coast stifled after lawmakers derail housing bills appeared first on Long Beach Post.
Tesla big rig fire prompts closure of major California mountain freeway
A Tesla big rig that caught fire has kept both directions of California's Interstate 80 closed in the Sierra Nevada for hours on Monday. Cal Fire crews responded to the scene of an electric semit-truck fire around 3 a.m. near Emigrant Gap. California Highway Patrol later confirmed they were dealing with a hazardous materials situation due to potentially toxic fumes from the big rig's batteries. First responders say that the batteries of the electric big rig were still burning more than four hours later. Due to the situation surrounding the batteries, people are being kept at least a half mile away from...
Episode 592: Nellie May Madison: California’s First Woman on Death Row
On the afternoon of March 25, 1934, Belle Bradley found one of her tenants, forty-five-year-old Eric Madison, dead on the floor of the apartment he rented with his wife, Nellie. Madison had been shot in the back four times with a .32 caliber revolver and there was no sign of Nellie Madison, nor was there any evidence of a break-in or a robbery. In the days that followed, investigators quickly determined that Nellie had shot her husband and they tracked her to a remote cabin in northern California, where she was arrested and taken back to Los Angeles and charged with the murder.
Son of CCR’s Doug Clifford Arrested In Connection With Homicide And Missing Person Cases
Brent Clifford, the son of Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford, was arrested in Portola, California on Wednesday, August 14th. The arrest is tied to a homicide in Nevada along with a missing person case in California. A warrant for Clifford’s arrest was sent out by the Reno Police Department regarding the shooting death of William Andrews. On Sunday (August 11th), Andrews was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head. Authorities also allege that Clifford stole Andrews’ car and used it to flee the murder scene. Clifford’s girlfriend, Patricia Portella-Wright, was also reported missing on Friday (August 9th), and was believed to be in a vehicle that matched the description of Andrews’ Chevrolet Blazer. Clifford was arrested in Andrews’ vehicle after being spotted on a highway 50 miles northwest of Reno. On Thursday (August 15), an unidentified body that is believed to be Portella-Wright was found along a highway in Washoe County, Nevada. (Consequence of Sound)
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