75 m. ago Seattle's only safe lot for people living in vehicles closes, program seeks new location

Seattle's only safe lot for people living in vehicles closes, program seeks new location  KOMO

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2 h. ago Former Model Testifies That Weinstein Molested Her When She Was 16

Kaja Sokola told jurors that she had come to New York seeking stardom. She encountered Harvey Weinstein in a club and met him for lunch. Then, she said, he took advantage of her.

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3 h. ago Researchers develop AI motion 'translation' model for controlling different kinds of robots

Brown University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that can generate movement in robots and animated figures in much the same way that AI models like ChatGPT generate text.

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3 h. ago AI model translates text commands into motion for diverse robots and avatars

Brown University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that can generate movement in robots and animated figures in much the same way that AI models like ChatGPT generate text.

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5 h. ago Google rolls out AI tools to protect Chrome users against scams

Google announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new AI-powered defenses to help combat scams on Chrome. The tech giant is going to start using Gemini Nano, its on-device large language model (LLM), on desktop to protect users against online scams. It’s also launching new AI-powered warnings for Chrome on Android to help users be […]

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6 h. ago Buddy Carter to Run for Georgia Senate, Seeking to Challenge Jon Ossoff

Representative Buddy Carter became the first Republican to enter the primary field to take on Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, one of the nation’s most vulnerable Democrats.

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6 h. ago Sierra Hull's confidence is palpable on 'A Tip Toe High Wire'

The mandolin sensation talks about releasing her first independent record, plus an in-studio performance.

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7 h. ago New chip uses AI to shrink large language models' energy footprint by 50%

Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers have developed a more efficient chip as an antidote to the vast amounts of electricity consumed by large-language-model artificial intelligence applications like Gemini and GPT-4.

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8 h. ago Video: Inmate escapes custody at Seattle airport, flees on train

Video: Inmate escapes custody at Seattle airport, flees on train  Corrections1

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8 h. ago Oregon seal pup stabbed multiple times as NOAA seeking to track down person of interest

The NOAA is trying to track down a person of interest after a seal pup suffered "multiple stab wounds" in an attack at a beach in Oregon in mid-March.

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8 h. ago Washington County is Seeking Sponsors for the 2025 Ice Cream Trail

Washington County is Seeking Sponsors for the 2025 Ice Cream Trail  Washington County, MD

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11 h. ago ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Star Michael Pitt Charged with Sex Abuse, Assault

Actor Michael Pitt, known for his TV roles on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Dawson’s Creek,” is accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, choking her, and attacking her with a cinder block and a piece of lumber at his New York City home, according to a grand jury indictment. The post ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Star Michael Pitt Charged with Sex Abuse, Assault appeared first on Breitbart.

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11 h. ago Medicaid payments barely keep hospital mental health units afloat. Federal cuts could sink them

Patients seeking mental health care are more likely to be on Medicaid than patients in more profitable areas of care, such as cancer or cardiac treatment.

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13 h. ago Celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos steals Diddy trial spotlight, runs into trouble with judge

High-profile criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos was reprimanded in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial for speaking about the case on a Hollywood podcast.

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16 h. ago Australia's stocks shine as global money seeks US alternatives

Australia's stocks shine as global money seeks US alternatives  Reuters

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16 h. ago Smokey Robinson’s Lawyer Slams ‘Vile’ and ‘False’ Sexual Assault Claims

Four women have accused the Motown legend of sexually assaulting them while they worked as housekeepers.

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22 h. ago Federal Judge Casts Doubt on Trump Arguments in Venezuelan Migrants Case

The judge pressed a lawyer for the Justice Department on the government’s role and responsibilities in the men’s deportation and incarceration in El Salvador.

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24 h. ago US to seek UN sanctions on ships taking North Korean coal to China

US to seek UN sanctions on ships taking North Korean coal to China  Reuters

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25 h. ago Fastino trains AI models on cheap gaming GPUs and just raised $17.5M led by Khosla

Tech giants like to boast about trillion-parameter AI models that require massive and expensive GPU clusters. But Fastino is taking a different approach. The Palo Alto-based startup says it has invented a new kind of AI model architecture that’s intentionally small and task-specific. The models are so small they’re trained with low-end gaming GPUs worth […]

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25 h. ago Stripe unveils AI foundation model for payments, reveals ‘deeper partnership’ with Nvidia

Fintech giant Stripe announced Wednesday a slew of new product launches at its annual Stripe Sessions user event. The highlights include: a new AI foundation model for payments; stablecoin-powered accounts; a new Orchestration offering, and a recent migration with chip behemoth Nvidia. Stripe’s payments foundation model has been trained on tens of billions of transactions, […]

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