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Desis On The Ballot: Suds Jain, Santa Clara City Council, District 5
Suds Jain’s passions: Climate change and education. Born Sudhanshu in Delhi in 1961 and raised in California, Jain picked up the moniker “Suds” at a fraternity at MIT, where he earned his MS in electrical engineering. Since his retirement from a tech career in 2008, Jain has steeped himself in civic life in Santa Clara. He is passionate about climate change and education. He was on the city Planning Commission before being elected to the city council in its first district-wise elections in 2020. This is his second run for city council. In an email interview, he told India Currents that some of Santa Clara’s biggest challenges are its crumbling infrastructure, housing deficit, and the city’s carbon footprint.
Congressional candidate Sam Liccardo is using AI to speak to voters
With less than 30 days to the election and a laryngitis diagnosis, Congressional District 16 candidate Sam Liccardo is turning to artificial intelligence voice technology as he has no voice.During a meet and greet in Palo Alto Monday afternoon, Liccardo used Speechify, an app that reads aloud text.He submitted a 20-second sample of a previous speech so the voice would sound like him.ABC7 played a clip of Liccardo's real voice and the synthetic one."In elections, victory goes to the nimble. We're hustling to do all that we can to continue to communicate with residents," Liccardo said via AI.VIDEO: Generative AI...
‘Announcements’: ‘Creed III’ Associate Producer D’Angelo ‘D’Lo’ Louis Working On Film Following Bay Area Teen
D’Angelo “D’Lo” Louis is a name who has been behind several of your favorite films. But now he’s working on becoming your next favorite director with his upcoming film Announcements. According to its Seed & Spark page, Announcements follows a young teen in California’s Bay Area who becomes affected by youth violence. As the description… Continue reading ‘Announcements’: ‘Creed III’ Associate Producer D’Angelo ‘D’Lo’ Louis Working On Film Following Bay Area Teen
Silicon Valley city must pay after removing campaign signs
Cupertino election signs have been mysteriously disappearing, but it’s not the work of disgruntled residents or political opponents. It’s the city. Maintenance workers in Cupertino’s public works department removed and threw out more than 15 election lawn signs last week for Cupertino City Council Candidates R “Ray” Wang and Councilmember Kitty Moore — signs placed... The post Silicon Valley city must pay after removing campaign signs appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Meet the candidates running for Campbell City Council
Campbell voters are slated to choose a fresh councilmember this November, with housing among the top issues. Two spots are up for grabs on the Campbell City Council in Districts 1 and 2. Candidates Juan Rodriguez and Terry Hines are vying for the open District 1 seat, with Mayor Susan Landry terming out in December. Vice Mayor Sergio Lopez is running unopposed in District 2.
Brands Looking to AI and Automation to Speed Visual Experience Workflows and Delivery, Cloudinary DAM Survey Finds
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 9, 2024-- While brands agree images and video are key to building trust and credibility online, Cloudinary ’s first global digital asset management (DAM) survey reveals they face major bottlenecks when trying to scale, personalize and collaborate efficiently across teams. The independent survey, commissioned by Cloudinary, found that most brands (57%) use 2-3 DAM solutions, and are hamstrung by integration, workflow, collaboration and post-production issues. 86% consider DAM integrability with other solutions in the tech stack extremely or very important and are counting on automation and generative AI to help them overcome these challenges. Learn more in today’s blog and survey infographic. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241009774751/en/ (Graphic: Business Wire)
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