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☆ California's attorney general is suing a school district that's forcing teachers to out transgender and nonbinary students to their parents
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

California's attorney general is suing a school district over its policy that would forcibly out some LGBTQ+ students. The new policy requires school staff to tell parents if their kids want to use different pronouns. The lawsuit says the policy unlawfully discriminates against transgender and gender non-conforming students. California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against the district accusing it of unlawfully discriminating against transgender and nonbinary students. The lawsuit also accuses the school board president of saying that these students' parents need to take "non-affirming" actions so the kids can "get better."

Persons: —, Rob Bonta, CVUSD, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Service, Unified School District, Los Angeles Times, CPS, Florida Gov Locations: Wall, Silicon, Chino, California, Florida

☆ California Attorney General Seeks to Block Transgender Notification Policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Shawn Hubler | More About Shawn Hubler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The attorney general, a Democrat, said the policies amounted to the “forced outing” of transgender students. The other districts include Anderson Union High School District in Northern California and the Murrieta Valley and Temecula Valley school districts in the Inland Empire. Mr. Bonta filed his lawsuit in San Bernardino Superior Court asking for a temporary injunction against the Chino Valley policy and seeking a permanent order blocking it. He argues that the policy violates the California Constitution because it discriminates against transgender students, denies their right to education and violates their right to privacy. “This is another ploy to stop all the districts around California from adopting a common sense legal policy.

Persons: Bonta, Tony Thurmond, Sonja Shaw, Mr, Thurmond, Ms, Shaw, ” Organizations: Unified School District, Democrats, Anderson Union High School District, Inland Empire, San Bernardino Superior Court, New York Times Locations: Chino, San Bernardino County, California, United States, Chino Valley, Los Angeles, Northern California, Temecula Valley, Inland, San Bernardino

☆ British royals release new photo of Prince George to mark 10th birthday
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have published a new photograph of their eldest son George to mark his 10th birthday on Saturday. The photograph, taken in Windsor earlier this month by Millie Pilkington, shows George smiling at the camera as he sits on some stone steps, wearing a checked shirt with the sleeves rolled up, chino trousers and smart brown shoes. George is a grandson of King Charles and is second in line to the throne, behind his father. Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; editing by Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Here's the latest AI developments at Salesforce, Apple and Microsoft — along with our take on the news. A generative AI experience built into Apple devices, however, would be an entirely new feature for users. Apple's smart assistant Siri would be the natural place to implement generative AI within the Apple ecosystem. The company promotes both generative AI tools as a way to improve productivity . We've long believed this to be true – and that's why we greeted Salesforce's price-hike announcement last week with open arms – but Wednesday's incremental generative AI updates reinforce our conviction.

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Here are the meanings of the least-found words that were used in (mostly) recent Times articles. — When Fashion Becomes a Form of Protest (Aug. 17, 2016)2. botnet — a network of hijacked computers used maliciously:The Dutch responded by launching the H.T.C.U. Since then, it has become one of the world’s leading law enforcement forces in fighting cybercrime. And the reading of the Summer Book can fall effortlessly within the world of the three L’s. — The Ezra Klein Show: The Men — and Boys — Are Not All Right (March 10, 2023)And the list of the week’s easiest words:

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☆ A.I. is helping hackers make better phishing emails
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Bob Violino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"Historically, phishing emails have been somewhat easy to spot thanks to sloppy drafting," Finch said. "In particular, phishing emails created by a hacker unfamiliar with a certain language [have] tended to be easy to spot due to poor grammar, illogical vocabulary, and bad spelling." But AI allows many more people — regardless of their language skills — to quickly and cheaply generate convincing text for use in phishing emails, Finch said. Here are three steps cybersecurity leaders can take to strengthen their organizations' cybersecurity programs in the age of AI. The framework should include risk indicators, the AI ecosystem and regulations, and should "address the unique security considerations associated with AI within their organizations, and reducing their AI security risk," he said.

Persons: Chino, —, Brian Finch, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Finch, Kyle Kappel, Kappel, CISOs Organizations: KPMG

☆ Can a Dance Class Free Men’s Bodies in a Place Meant to Contain Them?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Brian Seibert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“We would take over the world.”That June, Webb told me that he and Gales could now sometimes dance together on the yard. Through 2020 and much of 2021, plans to restart the dance class kept being canceled. In Chino, Webb asked Roy and Chamblas to restart the dance class there. Chamblas recalled doing a trust exercise with a new student, who was supposed to close his eyes as Chamblas took his weight. During a class I visited in September 2022, several men spoke of having been abused and of their discomfort with physical contact.

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☆ Her son said his stepdad was sexually abusive. A judge gave the stepdad custody anyway. Then she found the photographs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Olivia Gentile | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +58 min

Robert confronted Winenger with the allegations that November, and within weeks Winenger denied the claims in family court. In a family court hearing in Vista, California, on October 28, 2021, Commissioner Patti Ratekin chastised Jill Montes for allegedly alienating her kids from her ex-husband. From a list provided by the Delaware Family Court, Kelly chose a psychologist, William Northey. Their father cited the report in asking a Delaware family court judge to order the boys to change schools. Family Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle CountyCiting the email and a subsequent report, Michael pressed Ostroski to order the transfer.

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☆ A New Hope for Manhattan’s Chino Latino Restaurants: TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Christina Morales | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

All of the cooks at La Dinastia’s kitchen are Chinese and have learned to make Cuban dishes over time. Many original cooks and waiters retired during the pandemic. Michael Lan, an owner at La Dinastia who has worked there for decades and is knowledge about the kitchen, is planning his own exit. “I’ll be there for him,” Mr. Lan, 64, said about the younger Mr. Lam. “But they’re getting old,” said Marvin Chu, 40, an owner who operates the restaurant’s three locations with his brother and great-uncle.

☆ Walmart laying off hundreds from its warehouses as it doubles down on automation and braces for new era in online shopping
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Gloria Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Walmart plans layoffs at five e-commerce fulfillment warehouses, per Reuters. The move comes as Walmart executives have touted new warehouse automation. The layoffs come as Walmart has increasingly touted warehouse automation, including its "next-generation fulfillment center." Although Walmart noted it had seen 17% growth year-over-year growth in e-commerce in the fourth quarter. As demand grows, we are maximizing our network of stores and fulfillment centers, to deliver items for online customers, when and how they want them," a Walmart spokesperson told Insider.

☆ Walmart lays off hundreds of workers at e-commerce facilities
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Melissa Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Walmart is laying off hundreds of employees at e-commerce facilities across the country, as the big-box giant and other retailers brace for a tougher year ahead. Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, is shrinking its workforce as many retailers plan on roughly flat or declining sales. Walmart's e-commerce rival, Amazon , announced 9,000 job cuts on Monday, following 18,000 layoffs in January. Walmart anticipates slower sales growth and lower profits in the coming year, as Americans put more of their money toward buying necessities like food and household essentials. E-commerce sales for Walmart's U.S. business rose 12% in the most recent fiscal year, which ended Jan. 31.

☆ Exclusive: Walmart laying off hundreds of US workers at five e-commerce fulfillment centers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - Hundreds of workers at five U.S. Walmart facilities that fulfill e-commerce orders are being asked to find jobs within 90 days at other company locations, a spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. The layoffs at Walmart, a retail bellwether because of its size, could be a harbinger of further turmoil in the U.S. economy, which many economists predict could enter recession this year. Walmart is the largest private employer in the United States with about 1.7 million U.S. workers. Apart from Pedricktown, New Jersey, Walmart did not post a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice for the layoffs, according to a Reuters review of labor government data. This, however, still lagged Target and Amazon, which pay workers a starting wage of at least $15 per hour.

☆ Pope says Church conservatives exploited death of ex-pope Benedict
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said some in the conservative wing of the Roman Catholic Church had exploited the death of the former pope, Benedict, in an unethical way for their own gains. Francis used a Spanish expression "Cuento Chino", meaning tall tales, to describe allegations by some conservatives that Benedict was saddened by some of Francis' decisions after Benedict resigned in 2013. The pope said he often consulted Benedict in the nearly 10 years between his resignation in 2013 and his death. Francis did not name any of the conservatives he was referring to. Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, a conservative ally of Benedict who has criticised Francis, also wrote a book in January.

☆ ChatGPT has gone viral. Now Wall Street is flocking to AI.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Today's newsletter covers everything you want to know about how the viral ChatGPT language tool is colliding with the world of Wall Street. Wall Street is clamoring to ride the ChatGPT wave, and investors are pouring into anything that has exposure to the budding artificial intelligence sector. A batch of obscure small-cap bot stocks have made sizable gains, and certain Chinese AI stocks have climbed 60% in a matter of weeks. The stock market just hit a rare trifecta of bullish indicators. The stock market rally will fade as the Fed combats inflation and a recession hits, according to a Credit Suisse strategist.

☆ California has been hammered with rain. It may not be enough to reverse its drought.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. He Can Be Reached At Evan.Bush Nbcuni.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

California counts on a system of about 1,400 human-made surface reservoirs and thousands upon thousands of miles of levees to manage surface water. During the recent storms, extreme drought has buffered some impacts of intense rainfall with plenty of space in the state’s largest reservoirs, which have withered under drought. Before the series of atmospheric rivers, it was storing less than 1 million acre-feet of water. In the Central Valley, Californians extract about 2 million acre-feet more than what returns to the ground, on average, every year, Lund said. California legislators in 2014 passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires local agencies to reach groundwater sustainability by 2042.

In an interview with Allure magazine, Stefani, 53, who is Italian American, cited the influence of Japanese culture in her home when she was growing up. "I said, 'My God, I'm Japanese and I didn't know it,'" Stefani told Allure. She later insisted, "I am, you know," calling herself a "super fan" of Japanese culture. A representative for Stefani told Calaor that she had "misunderstood what Stefani was trying to convey" but declined to provide an on-the-record statement. Even before the interview, Stefani had defended her "Harajuku" era.

☆ India and Vietnam could benefit as chipmakers shift away from China
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Weilun Soon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty ImagesU.S. curbs on chip exports to China are the latest shakeup prompting companies to consider moving some of their chipmaking capabilities to nearby Vietnam and India. In October, the U.S. began requiring companies to obtain licenses to export advanced semiconductors or related manufacturing equipment to China. Shift from China to AsiaThe curbs are the latest in a series of upheavals for the $600 billion global semiconductor industry. China firmly in the leadDespite Asia's rising attractiveness for chipmakers, experts point out that China still maintains a lead over regional economies in terms of its competitiveness in chipmaking. In its "Made in China 2025" blueprint released in 2015, the country laid the groundwork for technological self-sufficiency in chipmaking.

☆ Binance still has big growth plans despite crypto market meltdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New Delhi CNN Business —Binance is expanding into new markets even as the crypto industry grapples with turmoil unleashed by the spectacular collapse of crypto exchange FTX. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange has acquired Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), a crypto exchange registered in Japan, Binance said on its website Wednesday. The deal would allow Binance to enter the world’s third biggest economy as a regulated entity. The purchase of SEBC marks Binance’s first license in East Asia, the company said. “We will actively work with regulators to develop our combined exchange in a compliant way for local users,” said Takeshi Chino, general manager of Binance Japan.

☆ Binance enters Japanese market with Sakura Exchange BitCoin deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange operator Binance said on Wednesday it acquired Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), a crypto exchange service registered in Japan, to expand into the Asian country. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed by Binance. Through the acquisition, Binance will be able to operate in the Japanese market as an entity regulated by the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA). Takeshi Chino, general manager of Binance Japan, said, "We will actively work with regulators to develop our combined exchange in a compliant way for local users." Reporting by Urvi Dugar in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Faith groups split over bill to protect same-sex marriage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Among U.S. faith leaders and denominations, there are sharp differences over the bill advancing in the Senate that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages in federal law. Meanwhile, many left-of-center faith leaders are cheering the bill, including some who planned a Thursday morning rally at the U.S. Capitol. A final Senate vote is expected soon, and the measure — if approved — would then return to the House for consideration of Senate changes. An opinion at that time from Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that an earlier high court decision protecting same-sex marriage could also come under threat. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, an American Baptist pastor who is president of Interfaith Alliance and is part of a same-sex marriage.

☆ Republican Rep. Young Kim faces off against Democrat Asif Mahmood in California's 40th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rep. Young Kim is running against Democrat Asif Mahmood in California's 40th Congressional District. The 40th District is an affluent, suburban district anchored in Orange County. CA-13CA-22CA-27CA-41CA-45CA-09CA-47CA-49 HouseRepublican Rep. Young Kim is vying for a second term against Democrat Asif Mahmood in California's 40th Congressional District. California's 40th Congressional District candidatesKim, a freshman representative, sits on the House Committees on Foreign Affairs, Science, Space and Technology, and Small Business. Voting history for California's 40th Congressional DistrictCalifornia's 40th Congressional District is an affluent, suburban district anchored in Orange County.

☆ 7 people who left California detail the bigger and better homes they were able to buy or rent in their new locations
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Jordan Pandy | Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Seven people who chose to leave California told Insider about the bigger and better homes they could afford in other locations. Brittany PhillipsName: Brittany Phillips, 37Profession: Hairstylist making about $85,000 a yearHome in California: Phillips shared a three-bedroom, 1,353-square-foot house with a roommate. Home in Florida: Phillips and her 13-year-old daughter moved in with her parents in a northwest Florida hot spot, Panama City Beach. Worst part of California: Phillips felt that California is simply unaffordable. Worst part of California: Berube said Chino Hills was getting crowded and expensive.

☆ I've made $26,000 renting out my extra yard space on an app. It's been a great low-lift side hustle and only takes 5 to 10 hours a month.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-17 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In 2020, she listed a vacant lot on her property as storage space on Neighbor, a storage rental app. It's a website and app that connects people who have extra room in their home, garage, shed, or yard with locals seeking space to store their belongings. Since then, my extra acre of yard space has brought in more than $26,700. Renting out my empty yard has been great as a fairly passive income source. If you have extra space that you're not using right now, I'd definitely recommend trying out renting it as storage.

☆ De Ziua Limbii Chineze, află cine a stat la originile acestei limbi, dacă este într-adevăr atât de complicată și unde o poți învăța în Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-20 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Corespondentă Din Liceu | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

De Ziua Limbii Chineze, află cine a stat la originile acestei limbi, dacă este într-adevăr atât de complicată și unde o poți învăța în MoldovaLimba chineză este cunoscută ca una dintre cele mai complexe limbi și este adânc înrădăcinată în istorie existând de mii de ani. În data de 20 aprilie, sărbătorim Ziua Limbii Chineze, o zi în care vom răspunde la aceste întrebări și poate te vom convinge să o înveți. # MANDARINĂ (HAN/CHINEZĂ STANDARD)Mandarina este un dialect al limbii chineze vorbit în partea de nord a Chinei, inclusiv în zona capitalei Beijing. Ziua limbii chinezeZiua Limbii Chineze este sărbătorită în această zi pentru a onora personalitatea lui Cangjie. Cum poți învăța chinezaÎn Republica Moldova, poți să înveți și să promovezi limba chineză prin intermediul Institutului Confucius de la Universitatea Liberă Internaţională.

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☆ A început sezonul de plantare a puieților. Cât costă pomii fructiferi și arbuștii
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

A început sezonul de plantare a puieților. Pepinierele din țară au expus deja spre vânzare zeci de soiuri de arbori şi arbuști, care își așteaptă cumpărătorii. Bărbatul spune că, în acest an marcat de secetă și pandemie, preţurile au rămas neschimbate, dar vânzările au scăzut la jumătate.„Asta e o prună „Angelino” e un soi Italia, mi se pare. Ea merge doar la mâncat”, spune Sergiu Cernat.De asemenea, Sergiu Cernat are un sortiment bogat de arbuști și copaci decorativi.„De vreo doi, trei ani sunt mici proiecte prin raioane, facem înverziri la școli, grădinițe, primării. De toate felurile, brazi, catalipă, gărduț verde, tuia smarald, avem mesteacăn foarte frumoși, brazi avem și simpli, și albaștri”, a spus pomicultorul.Pentru un sortiment divers, pomicultorul aduce soiuri din diferite colțuri ale lumii.„Din Franța, Italia, avem și chino-japoneze.

Persons: Sergiu Cernat, Sergiu Cernat.De Locations: Zaim, Căușeni, Italia, Franța, Kyoto

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