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Amazon MGM Studio plans to develop new AI tools via its “AI Studio” to speed TV and film production and cut costs, in collaboration with AWS and LLM providers — Amazon (AMZN.O) plans to use artificial intelligen…
The Bay Area is skeptical that ICE won’t conduct a Super Bowl surge
Leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area have passed “anti-ICE” ordinances, and activists have planned protests and rapid response efforts ahead of the Super Bowl.
Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime
Tribunal heard Bunnings store managers’ evidence of regular threatening or abusive behaviour from some customersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHardware giant Bunnings has…
Mariners’ Cal Raleigh reps Seahawks at Waste Management Phoenix Open Pro-Am
Mariners star Cal Raleigh showed off his golf skills alongside a star-studded celebrity lineup at the Waste Management Phoenix Open Pro-Am on Wednesday.
Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says
By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancyFemales may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, accordi…
Georgia Republican Barry Loudermilk won’t seek reelection to US House
Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk says he won’t seek reelection this year.
A Trump ‘blockade’ is stalling hundreds of wind and solar projects nationwide
Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up.
Nike, accused of bias against white workers, is under federal investigation
The EEOC, born of the Civil Rights Act, said it was investigating “systemic allegations of DEI-related intentional race discrimination” against white employees and job applicants at Nike.
LaMonte McLemore, Grammy-winning singer with 5th Dimension, dies aged 90
Singer was member of vocal group that scored 1960s hits with Up, Up and Away and Aquarius/Let the Sunshine InSinger LaMonte McLemore has died. He was a founding member of the 5th Dimension, a vocal group whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of…