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☆ ‘Mad Men’ star Christina Hendricks is married
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Actor Christina Hendricks is a married woman. The “Mad Men” actor wed her partner of four years George Bianchini, a camera operator who works in the entertainment industry, on Saturday at the historic Napoleon House in New Orleans, according to People magazine. The southern locale is a special place for the couple, according to Hendricks, who told the outlet in an interview published on Sunday that New Orleans was a place both Hendricks and Bianchini each loved to visit before they met. Shirley Manson, the lead singer of the band Garbage and a close friend of Hendricks’, officiated the ceremony. I will love and care for him forever.”Hendricks was previously married to actor Geoffrey Arend for 10 years before announcing their separation in 2019.

Persons: Christina Hendricks, George Bianchini, Napoleon, Hendricks, Bianchini, ”, Matt Weiner, Christian Siriano, Mae Whitman, Katya Katya, Shirley Manson, Hendricks ’, ” Hendricks, Geoffrey Arend Organizations: CNN, Napoleon House, People Locations: New Orleans, Orleans

☆ Google's AI search tool doesn't seem to have mastered math yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Google's AI search tool got simple mathematics wrong, a review by The Washington Post said. The experimental tool, Search Generative Experience, was introduced in May. AdvertisementGoogle's AI search tool appears to struggle when it comes to simple mathematics. Google previously said it was "supercharging" and "improving" its search experience with a generative AI-infused version called Search Generative Experience (SGE). AdvertisementThe company told the FT, "With our generative AI experiments in Search, we've already served billions of queries, and we're seeing positive Search query growth in all of our major markets.

Persons: —, Geoffrey A, Fowler, we're, you'll, SGE, Mark Zuckerberg's, we've, Google didn't Organizations: Washington Post, Google, Financial Times, Service

☆ It wasn't until my 91-year-old aunt's funeral that I truly appreciated how inspiring she was
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementStill, it wasn't until I watched Lesley's funeral in December 2023 that I truly realized what a great role model she was. AdvertisementStill, as her eldest son, Nick, said at the funeral, "She never felt self-pity and made the best of things." She was the life and soul of the partyMy cousin mentioned my aunt's love of poetry at the funeral and her entertaining rendition of poems. Phil told me that she swore by facial scrubs from Sweden.

Persons: Lesley Challen, —, Lesley —, Auntie Lesley —, she'd, Geoffrey, Lesley, Nick, Phil, Phil Challen, Alfred Noyes, Byron's, Sennacherib, they'll Organizations: Service, University of Locations: England, Australia, New Zealand, America, San Francisco, Sweden

Marshals have for the first time released data on how many people were shot by their officers or other police working with them. Marshals Service Director Ronald Davis ordered the review last year, saying it reflects the seriousness of shots fired by officers. The report does not include information on whether the shootings were deemed legally justified nor data on more recent shootings, though it does say that those outlined in the report were independently investigated. The aim was to study policies, training, tactics and equipment to figure out ways to make shootings less likely or destructive in the future, the report released Tuesday states. Marshals, and they work with more than 3,500 task force officers from departments around the U.S., the report states.

Persons: It's, Ronald Davis, Marshal, Chase White, “, Lee Friedman, Geoffrey Alpert, ” Alpert Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Marshals, Justice Department, FBI, University of Illinois, University of South Locations: Tucson , Arizona, Texas, U.S, Chicago, University of South Carolina

☆ 'It's a little frightening': Worldcoin surged 111% on its opening day. 2 experts explain why they would never scan their eyes in exchange for the crypto, and why they think the hype will fade.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On opening day, the WLD token surged from $1.70 to $3.58, up by about 110.6%, according to CoinMarketCap data compiled by Bloomberg. Isaac Patka, a former electrical engineer in the semiconductor industry turned crypto developer in 2017, believes the hype will soon fade. People could be exploited by signing up to get their irises scanned and then sell their accounts for a little bit of money in exchange for giving up their identity, Patka added. Now, what I mean by that is, if you're using a blockchain, it gets written to the blockchain," Arone said. You also run the risk of changes to the system, Arone added.

Persons: Isaac Patka, Geoffrey Arone, Sam Altman, aren't, it's, Patka, Worldcoin, Shield3, Arone, there's Organizations: Bloomberg, Arrington Capital, Experian, Clear

When Mr. Nichols could not comply — and even when he managed to — the officers responded with escalating force. The review of the available footage found that officers shouted at least 71 commands during the approximately 13-minute period before they reported over the radio that Mr. Nichols was officially in custody. The orders were issued at two locations, one near Mr. Nichols’s vehicle and the other in the area he had fled to and where he would be severely beaten. Officers commanded Mr. Nichols to show his hands even as they were holding his hands. But The Times’s review shows that the officers did the exact opposite, over and over.

☆ Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating by police shown on video
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The Nichols family legal team has likened the assault to the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King. Security camera footage shows three officers surrounding Nichols as he lies in the street cornered between police cars, with a fourth officer nearby. The body camera footage shows a first-person view of one of them reaching down and tying his shoe. The footage shows a number of other officers standing around after the beating. During the traffic stop, the video shows the officers were "already ramped up, at about a 10," she said.

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