The Promise and Potential of AI in Life Sciences | Opinion

The Promise and Potential of AI in Life Sciences | Opinion

California is a national leader in innovation. This position is no more apparent than in the life sciences, where the state plays an outsized role driving research and development (R&D) that contributes billions to California’s economy and transforms patients’ lives. With the integration of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), California has an exciting opportunity …

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Tom Philp: Internet giants hurt kids, concert goers and journalism. California is fighting back | Opinion

Tom Philp: Internet giants hurt kids, concert goers and journalism. California is fighting back | Opinion

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Newsom’s Budget Cuts Deliver Massive Blow For Efforts To Expand Internet In LA

Newsom’s Budget Cuts Deliver Massive Blow For Efforts To Expand Internet In LA

Keep up with LAist. If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you’ll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news. In order to balance the state’s budget, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed $2 billion in cuts to broadband projects that …

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Applying the Precautionary Principle to AI Will Kill Tech Progress

Applying the Precautionary Principle to AI Will Kill Tech Progress

Deploying the precautionary principle is a laser-focused way to kill off any new technology. As it happens, a new bill in the Hawaii Legislature explicitly applies the precautionary principle in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) technologies: In addressing the potential risks associated with artificial intelligence technologies, it is crucial that the State adhere to the precautionary …

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Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday voted to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration. In 2017, under …

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More workers out after pro-Palestinian protests

More workers out after pro-Palestinian protests

Some Google employees were fired after protesting the company’s contract with Israel. After the protests, CEO Sundar Pichai said workers should not ‘attempt to use the company as a personal platform.’ Google fires staff who protested contract with Israeli government Google fires dozens after protests over $1.2 billion Project Nimbus contract with Amazon, which provides …

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California Is Spending Billions On ‘Broadband For All,’ But Critics Say It Will Not Lower Internet Prices

California Is Spending Billions On ‘Broadband For All,’ But Critics Say It Will Not Lower Internet Prices

Keep up with LAist. If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you’ll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news. KEY TAKEAWAYS California is spending billions of taxpayer dollars on a plan to make broadband more affordable and available. LAist found …

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Murder suspect claims confession was AI-generated

Murder suspect claims confession was AI-generated

US News By Yaron Steinbuch Published March 12, 2024, 1:49 p.m. ET A California murder suspect accused of posting a sick Facebook video of his dying victim’s final moments has since claimed his confession was generated by artificial intelligence. Mark Stephen Mechikoff, 39, of Pacifica, is charged with fatally stabbing Claribel Estrella inside her San …

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New York, Maryland and California could offer internet gambling soon

New York, Maryland and California could offer internet gambling soon

With Rhode Island this week becoming the seventh US state to launch internet gambling, industry panelists at an online gambling conference predicted Wednesday that several additional states would join the fray in the next few years. Speaking at the Next.io forum on internet gambling and sports betting, several mentioned New York and Maryland as likely …

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X Close to Landing NY and CA Payment Licenses

X Close to Landing NY and CA Payment Licenses

Elon Musk says X could soon receive money transmitter licenses from New York and California. The license from California could come in the next month or so, while New York’s approval may be “a few months away,” said Musk, whose comments Wednesday (March 6) at the Morgan Stanley technology, media and telecom conference were reported by Reuters. …

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