94 m. ago 60 universities under investigation by Trump admin for 'antisemitic discrimination and harassment'

The Trump Department of Education announced it is investigating 60 universities for antisemitism and harassment, including Harvard and a number of schools in the UC system.

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2 h. ago Poolside CEO says most companies shouldn’t build foundation models

Poolside co-founder and CEO Jason Warner didn’t mince words: He thinks that most companies looking to build foundation AI models should instead focus on building applications. Poolside is an AI-powered software development platform. Warner told the audience at the HumanX AI conference in Las Vegas on Monday that he doesn’t think anyone who doesn’t think […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 h. ago U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”

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3 h. ago When does the construction industry benefit from using the digital BIM method?

The more participants involved in large construction projects, the greater the risk of errors, accidents, and unexpected costs. Although the Building Information Modeling (BIM) method facilitates collaboration among stakeholders, there remains some hesitation within the industry. Lina Gharaibeh, a recent Ph.D. graduate from University West, has developed a tool demonstrating when it is profitable to utilize BIM.

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3 h. ago Father of missing Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki asks for wider investigation in Dominican Republic

Konanki was last seen before dawn on March 6 at a beach near the resort where she was staying. The post Father of missing Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki asks for wider investigation in Dominican Republic appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 h. ago Ann Arbor's sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future alongside the old one

An experiment is underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that could change how communities generate and distribute power in the future.

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4 h. ago HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ mocks ‘gender goblins’ on the left on heels of viral Trump supporter scene

"The White Lotus," a dark comedy drama about a group of vacationers at a high-end resort in Thailand, regularly touches on cultural and class issues.

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5 h. ago Trump admin tackling Biden 'backlog' of campus antisemitism complaints: 'Immediate priority'

The Trump administration has declared an "immediate priority" of investigating antisemitism and violence at U.S. colleges after the Biden administration left a "backlog of complaints."

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7 h. ago Metro train service disrupted in downtown Los Angeles by 2 structure fires

Metro train service disrupted in downtown Los Angeles by 2 structure fires  KTLA Los Angeles

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7 h. ago Microsoft appears to be working on 3D gaming experiences for Copilot

Microsoft appears to be working on 3D gaming experiences for Copilot, its AI-powered chatbot platform, according to a new job listing. The listing, published this week, seeks a senior software engineer based in Beijing specializing in 3D rendering engines, particularly engines typically used to build web browser-based video games (Babylon.js, three.js, and Unity). “Are you […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 h. ago Firefighters battle multiple structure fires in downtown Los Angeles, months after blaze at same location

Firefighters battle multiple structure fires in downtown Los Angeles, months after blaze at same location  CBS News

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7 h. ago POLICE: Texas Man Accused of Killing Fiance Googled 'Can I kill an illegal human?'

A Texas man accused of killing his fiancé allegedly did a Google search asking, "Can I kill an illegal human?" Investigators say the man shot his fiancé in the face to fake a suicide. The post POLICE: Texas Man Accused of Killing Fiancé Googled ‘Can I kill an illegal human?’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 h. ago Nirvana keeps on truckin’ with $80M at a $830M valuation for its AI

As the U.S. trucking industry gears up for the negative impacts of new Trump tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, a startup building a new kind of trucking insurance — a critical cost for truck drivers — has raised some money to grow, and (it hopes) help truckers weather the changes. Nirvana, an AI-based […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 h. ago Nirvana keeps on truckin’ with $80M at $830M valuation for its AI

As the U.S. trucking industry gears up for the negative impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, a startup building a new kind of trucking insurance has raised some money to grow and help truckers weather the changes. Nirvana, an AI-based insurance platform that uses real-time driving […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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9 h. ago Four Cybertrucks catch fire in Downtown Seattle Tesla storage lot

Four Cybertrucks catch fire in Downtown Seattle Tesla storage lot  KING5.com

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12 h. ago Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn't she added to this missing person database?

A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven't been added.

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12 h. ago Hagerstown's Miller House celebrates its 200th anniversary and its original builder

Hagerstown's Miller House celebrates its 200th anniversary and its original builder  Herald-Mail Media

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15 h. ago LAFD arson investigators on scene of building fire in downtown LA

LAFD arson investigators on scene of building fire in downtown LA  NBC Los Angeles

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18 h. ago San Francisco's oldest Indian restaurant faces closure threat as downtown struggles to recover

San Francisco's oldest Indian restaurant faces closure threat as downtown struggles to recover  CBS News

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20 h. ago How downtown San Francisco businesses are pivoting in rebound from pandemic

How downtown San Francisco businesses are pivoting in rebound from pandemic  CBS News

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