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The California Assembly has approved a controversial artificial intelligence safety bill that would require companies to guarantee that their technology will not cause significant harm. SB 1047 has received both criticism and praise from prominent figures across the country. The bill will be sent back to the state Senate for a confirmation vote and amendments before it reaches Governor Gavin Newsom. The bill passed the state Assembly with 41 votes in favor and 9 against. SB 1047 requires companies developing powerful AI models to use “reasonable care” to ensure their technology does not cause “significant harm,” such as multiple casualties…

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Public Health Department has released a new report highlighting the five areas most affected by air pollution. According to the report, Harris County ranks highest in Texas in terms of pollution sources related to health risks.One of those neighborhoods is Independence Heights, where friends Natasha Johnson and John Branch have lived for 60 years.”We raised our kids here. Our parents raised us here. It's a growing community, a diverse community, a loving community,” Johnson said.They celebrated when grandchildren were born and comforted each other when their health deteriorated.”I beat one cancer and…

Google on Wednesday announced the release of customizable “Gems” and the first major update to its flagship AI model, Gemini, in an effort to challenge OpenAI's dominance in the AI ​​market.Gemini also directly integrates the company's AI image generation tool, Imagen 3. However, it doesn't generate images of people, as the previous release produced problematic images that forced Google to take the tool offline.First announced by Google at Google I/O in May, Gems allows users to create a set of modules for customized AI assistants built on the Gemini model that can be used for a variety of projects, from…

Day three of the Lima 24 World Athletics U20 Championships will again offer an action-packed programme. Here are three things to look out for at Estadio Atlético de la Videna on Thursday (29th). A spectacular 400m showdown Eight finals and the first half of the decathlon are scheduled for the day, with the two most anticipated races coming last: the men's and women's 400m finals, which will announce to the world the promising senior stars of the one-lap event. The women's final is likely to be a close contest with little difference between the medallists. Lourdes Gloria Manuel of the…

Beetlejuice Ahead of Beetlejuice's Venice premiere, Winona Ryder took a quick detour to the Criterion Closet. Her selection included two films by Jim Jarmusch, five by John Cassavetes, and one by Gordon Parks. Of course, she spent some time waxing poetic about Gena Rowlands and her influence on Ryder's own career. Ryder's mother was a cinema projectionist, and as a child, she would sneak her daughter off to see some Cassavetes films. “I was too young to really understand what was going on,” she says. “But I remember watching Gena and wanting to do what she was doing.” Her final…

The UN food agency said it was suspending staff movements in the Gaza Strip “until further notice” after one of its vehicles was shot at an Israeli military checkpoint.Cindy McCain, head of the World Food Programme (WFP), said of Tuesday's incident, “This is completely unacceptable and the latest in a series of unnecessary security incidents that have put the lives of WFP teams in Gaza at risk.””Last night's events demonstrate that the current collision avoidance system is failing and cannot continue.”The WFP said in a statement that the vehicle was hit by at least 10 gunfire as it approached an…

Imagine starting your day with a sunrise bathed in sunlight painting the skyline outside your window and ending with starry city lights twinkling above you, or a natural night sky filled with real stars. Asia's Michelin-starred hotels offer more than just a place to rest your head; they offer immersive experiences from dawn to dusk, without ever leaving your bed. Let's get started. Suiran in Kyoto was once the summer home of businessman Shozo Kawasaki. Its location overlooking the Hozu River is also appealing. (Photo: Suiran Luxury Collection Hotel Kyoto) Japan: Suiran Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto1 Michelin keyLocated in Kyoto's…

According to Reuters, the California State Assembly has passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Cutting-Edge Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), one of the first major regulations on artificial intelligence in the United States.The bill, which has become a flashpoint in Silicon Valley and beyond, would require AI companies operating in California to take several precautions before training advanced underlying models, including being able to shut down the models quickly and completely, ensuring that models are protected from “unsafe post-training modifications,” and maintaining testing procedures to assess whether the model or its derivatives pose a particularly high risk of…

The Baltimore Orioles will be looking to win the series on Wednesday after winning a potential World Series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Because the game is on the West Coast, first pitch won't be thrown until 10:10pm ET again, which means a late night for Orioles fans, but it might be worth it.Tuesday's game was tight as Baltimore had to hold on to a one-run lead through the final four innings, but they managed to do just that.The Dodgers currently sit at 78-54 and have won six of their last eight games. Orioles ace Corbin Burnes is scheduled to…

Apple has released new developer betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 Sequoia. The updates bring new Apple Intelligence features, including the ability to remove objects from photos. Called “Clean Up,” the feature allows users to identify and remove objects from photos without affecting the photo. Once an object is removed from an image, the system uses AI to generate a background. Apple says the system even understands the object's shadow and reflection and processes them when filling in the background. Users can use smart detection to select objects and remove them with a single tap, or simply…