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☆ CNBC Sport: Why bars and restaurants are shedding 'Sunday Ticket' subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +29 min

As a condition of that deal, EverPass included the right to build its own commercial streaming connection for "Sunday Ticket," bypassing third-party licensing. 1) Some commercial establishments are switching to EverPass's internet product. 2) Some commercial establishments are cutting the cord on pay-TV in general. 3) Certain commercial establishments are using YouTube's "Sunday Ticket" and paying residential prices (about $500 per year) instead of the higher business rates. 3) Certain commercial establishments are using YouTube's "Sunday Ticket" and paying residential prices (about $500 per year) instead of the higher business rates.

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☆ A La Niña winter is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

La Niña isn’t here yet, but has a 60% chance of emerging through November, according to the Climate Prediction Center. While it’s still unclear just how strong La Niña will get, current forecasts favor a weaker one. That outlook could be change when the center releases its latest forecast on Thursday based on trends toward a weaker La Niña. CNN WeatherThis is due to the behavior of the jet stream — essentially a river of air that storms flow through — which often shifts north during a La Niña winter. La Niña had a hand in the extremely wet winter much of the state endured from December 2022 to February 2023 and during the wet winter before that.

Persons: it’s, El Niño, El, Niño, Emily Becker, ” Becker, Niña, It’s Organizations: CNN, El, Northern, La, University of Miami, Dakotas, Niña Locations: United States, Northeast, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, East Coast, Plains, Northern California, Southern California

☆ Minnesota teacher's 2,471-pound pumpkin wins California contest
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row. Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, beat his closest competitor by 6 pounds to clinch the victory at the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco. His winning gourd came in at 2,471 pounds, falling short of the world record he set last year with a pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds. “We had really, really tough weather and somehow, some way, I kept on working,” Gienger said. He said the giant pumpkin’s next stop will be in Southern California, where a team of professional carvers will do a 3D carve on it at a Halloween event.

Persons: Travis Gienger, ” Gienger, “ Locations: Calif, —, Minnesota, Northern California, Anoka , Minnesota, San Francisco, California, Southern California

☆ Northern lights may be visible Thursday night as far south as Alabama and Northern California
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Denise-Chow-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Denise Chow | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A powerful eruption from the sun is expected to supercharge the northern lights on Thursday evening, making colorful sky shows visible potentially as far south as Alabama and Northern California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center said Thursday that plasma and other materials from the sun reached Earth at 11:17 a.m. If conditions are clear, skywatchers in Canada and many northern U.S. states — including Alaska, Washington state, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin — will likely have the best views of the northern lights. Highly active auroras could also be visible in parts of Northern California, Nevada, Oklahoma, Alabama, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. This week’s solar storm is the most severe since May 10, when the Space Weather Prediction Center observed an even stronger and much rarer solar storm.

Organizations: Prediction, NOAA Locations: Alabama, Northern California, Canada, U.S, Alaska, Washington, , Idaho , Montana , North Dakota , Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern California , Nevada , Oklahoma , Alabama , Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York

☆ NOAA: Solar storm set to arrive, possibly creating auroras as well as affecting communications, GPS systems and power
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The severe solar storm, classified as a level 4 on a scale from 1 to 5, also could disrupt communications, the power grid and satellite operations, according to officials at the center. “Geomagnetic storms can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface,” according to the Space Weather Prediction Center. But if the storm escalates to a G5, auroras could be visible across southern states and elsewhere around the world. Before then, the last G5 storm to hit Earth was in 2003, resulting in power outages in Sweden and damaging power transformers in South Africa. The solar storm in May was the most successfully mitigated space weather storm in history, Dahl said.

Persons: won’t, Shawn Dahl, Hurricane Milton, Dahl, auroras, John Deere, ” Dahl, we’re, ” Organizations: CNN, Prediction, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane, Dynamics, NASA, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: United States, Alabama, Northern California, American, Eastern, Sweden, South Africa

☆ Why a disaster ‘go bag’ can mean the difference between life or death
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Matt Villano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Perhaps the most important thing to bring with you: a “go bag” full of emergency supplies. Go bags exist to save you from having to run around and gather items when a threatening situation is imminent. The contents of a family’s go bag could mean the difference between life or death, depending on how bad a situation becomes, according to Jonathan Sury, senior staff associate at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, or NCDP, at Columbia Climate School. Your must-havesMost of the items disaster preparedness experts suggest you include in a go bag are things you can find around your house. Just because someone puts together a “go bag” does not mean that person is prepared, Montano warned.

Persons: Jonathan Sury, ” Sury, Sury, Samantha Montano, “, ” Montano, Eric Alberts, ”, it’s, you’ve, Rosie Monson, Alexander, Monson, ” Monson, Montano, Matt Villano Organizations: CNN, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Climate School, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Swiss Army, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Orlando Health, Nintendo Locations: Florida, Columbia, Sonoma County , California, Northern California

☆ Wreck of US warship known as ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific’ found in ‘exceptional’ condition
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The wreck of a US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been found off the coast of California by undersea investigators. USS Stewart pictured arriving in San Francisco Bay in March 1946. The ship was damaged in combat against Japanese forces in 1942 and was captured by the enemy, becoming the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Patrol Boat No. “Soon, far-ranging Allied pilots began reporting the strange sight of an old American destroyer operating deep behind enemy lines,” reads the statement. “Whether lost in battle or sunk as a target, a warship remains sovereign property in perpetuity,” he said in the statement.

Persons: Stewart, Donald M, McPherson, fourstacker, “, Samuel J, Cox, ” Organizations: CNN, US Navy, Navy, Air Sea Heritage Foundation, Search Inc, Cordell Bank National Marine, Heritage Command, Imperial Japanese, Naval, US, Military Locations: California, San Francisco Bay, Imperial, Kure, Japan, San Francisco

☆ Scientists are testing a keto cocktail for longevity and vigor — without the high-fat diet
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

JuvenescenceFasting, low-carb, high-fat diets like keto, and drinking ketone esters can all prompt ketones to circulate in a person's blood. Ketone ester drinks don't require the liver to convert fat into ketones, which is what happens with fasting and the keto diet. "If you were wanting to lose weight, you want to be burning your own fat and turning it into ketones," Stubbs said. Ketone drinks don't do that. But she also says that any eventual geriatric recommendation for ketone esters isn't likely to be one-size-fits-all.

Persons: —, Brianna Stubbs, they're, Stubbs, John Newman, there's, Mark Mattson, I'd Organizations: Service, Buck Institute for Research, Buck Institute, Olympic, National Institute, frailty Locations: California, Silicon, Wales, California , Connecticut, Ohio

☆ Deadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A Hawaiian Electric power line fell early on the morning of Aug. 8, sparking a fire in overgrown brush near the edge of town. Pictures and crosses are displayed at a public hillside memorial to Lahaina wildfire victims on August 1, 2024 in Lahaina, Hawaii. First responders also had trouble getting a firm answer from Hawaiian Electric representatives if the power had been cut to the area. That’s the amount the defendants — including Hawaiian Electric, the state, Maui County, large landowners and others — have agreed to pay to settle claims. Lawyers for people seeking compensation fear allowing insurance companies to sue Hawaiian Electric and others will subvert the deal, drain what is available to pay fire victims and lead to prolonged litigation.

Persons: Josh Green, Mario Tama, — Organizations: Honolulu AP, US, of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Maui Fire Department, Getty, Hawaiian Electric, Hawaii Gov, Electric, Hawaii Supreme, policyholders Locations: Honolulu, Maui, Lahaina, Lahaina , Hawaii, West Maui, Hawaii, California, Paradise, Maui County

☆ My brother and I were born 16 years apart. We had different childhoods, but we've realized we have a lot in common.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Nia Springer-Norris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My brother is 16 years younger than I am, and we rarely lived in the same placeHe had a very different childhood than I did, and we had different parents. We had very different childhoods with very different parents. Nia Springer-Norris and her brother Winston had different childhoods. When I came back to Pittsburgh, Win moved to Northern California with our parents. Nia Springer-Norris and her brother Winston have started to spend more time together over the years.

Persons: we've, —, Winston, Casi, Win's, Win, Nia Springer, Norris, Norman, I've, Tio Win Organizations: Service, University of Pittsburgh, Chatham College, Chatham University, Leeds Locations: Asheville , North Carolina, London, Pittsburgh, Asheville, Portland , Oregon, Northern California, I'm, Illinois

☆ My husband and I have traveled in a camper van for 25 years. Living in such a small space can be draining on our relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Louisa Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My husband and I often travel in a small camper van together. We try to give each other space, stay positive, and meet other people when we can. Living in cramped quarters like our van can definitely challenge our relationship, but we've learned to make it work. AdvertisementWhile our van is indeed a small space, the flip side of "cramped" is "cozy." Our van is our safe space, and whatever compromises we need to make to keep it that way are absolutely worth it.

Persons: we've, —, Barry, we're, Joshua Tree, I'm, it's Organizations: Service, futon Locations: California, Oregon, RVs, Death, Bakersfield , California

☆ I'm a Californian who moved to Texas for a shot at the American dream. I moved back after 2 ½ years, but I miss Texas.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kimberly Wilkerson is a lifelong Californian who moved to Austin in 2022. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kimberly Wilkerson, a 46-year-old self-published author and entrepreneur who moved from Oakley, California, to Austin in 2022. Kimberly Wilkerson and her son moved to Austin, Texas in 2022. Austin, Texas. I'm waiting for the next right thing, which ideally would be if I'm getting married.

Persons: Kimberly Wilkerson, Wilkerson, —, Austin, Peter Tsai, It's Organizations: Service, Texans, California . Locations: Austin, Texas, California, Oakley , California, Northern California, East, I'm, Austin , Texas, California . Austin , Texas

☆ California wildfire forecast: Season primed for action in the months to come
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

It’s been a typical fire season in California so far based on overall statistics. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty ImagesTo have a fire like the Bridge Fire grow so rapidly without Santa Ana winds is “fairly significant and unusual,” Chavez remarked. In early June, abnormally dry conditions only existed in about 1% of California, according to the US Drought Monitor. Where peak fire danger could still be to comeFall marks a critical inflection point for fire season in California given typical weather conditions. Chavez is “always” concerned about what Santa Ana winds could unleash on the fire season in Southern California.

Persons: It’s, Tim Chavez, Chavez, Josh Edelson, ” Chavez, it’s what’s, Daniel Swain, Swain, ” Swain, Joshua Tree, “, David Swanson, ” Organizations: CNN, CAL FIRE, Getty, Santa Ana, University of California, US Drought Monitor, National Interagency Fire Center Locations: California, Northern California, San Diego, Santa Ana, Tehama County , California, AFP, Santa, Los Angeles, Southern California, Southern, Running Springs , California

☆ Yes, a couple on 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' is related to Ben and Casey Affleck. Here's what to know about Jen and Zac.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But it's fellow influencer Jen Affleck's relationship with her husband, Zac Affleck, that show has caught fans' attention. Here's what to know about Zac and Jen Affleck and their relationship. Zac and Jen met when she was 18 and they got married a year laterJen said she met Zac on a dating app called Mutual in 2018 when she was 18 and he was 21. Jen said last week during an interview with People that Zac was only a "distant relative" and the couple had never met Ben or Casey Affleck. AdvertisementJen auditioned to be part of 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' before joining Mormon MomTokIn the "Weekly Trash" podcast episode, Jen said she wasn't affiliated with Mormon MomTok before the show started filming.

Persons: —, Ben, Casey Affleck, Taylor Frankie Paul, Jen Affleck's, Zac Affleck, Zac, Jen, Jen Affleck, Maria, Jen's, Rick, Nora Affleck, Lucas Lowell Affleck, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Monica Schipper, I'm, Arizona Jen Organizations: Service, Hulu, Business, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University in, Mormon, TikTok Locations: Las Vegas, Utah, Ecuador, Brigham Young University in Utah, Northern California, Salt Lake City, Arizona

☆ Wildfires burn out of control in Southern California and more evacuations ordered
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In recent years wildfires have regularly burned in and around Wrightwood, a picturesque mountain town 60 miles east of Los Angeles known for its 1930s cabins. In neighboring Orange County, firefighters used bulldozers, helicopters and planes to control a rapidly spreading blaze called the Airport Fire that started Monday and spread to about 3 square miles in only a few hours. Concialdi said the fire was burning away from homes in Orange County, but there are 36 recreational cabins in the area. Residents along the southern edge of Big Bear Lake were told to leave the area Tuesday night, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The blaze had charred more than 51 square miles of grass and brush and blanketed the area with a thick cloud of dark smoke.

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The wife of a California inmate will receive $5.6 million after being sexually violated during a strip search when she tried to visit her husband in prison, her attorneys said Monday. Of the $5.6 million settlement, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will pay $3.6 million and the rest will be paid by the other defendants, which include two correctional officers, a doctor, and the Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley hospital. Despite no contraband being found in any of her belongings or her body, Cardenas was denied her visit with her husband. California prisons have faced an ongoing problem of sexual abuse and misconduct, with the the U.S. Justice Department announcing it had opened an investigation into allegations that correctional officers systematically sexually abused incarcerated women at two state-run California prisons. Earlier this year the federal Bureau of Prisons announced it will close a women’s prison in Northern California known as the “rape club” after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant sexual abuse by correctional officers.

Persons: Christina Cardenas, ” Cardenas, Cardenas, Christina, It’s, “, Gloria Allred, Allred Organizations: California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, Adventist Health, U.S . Justice Department, of Prisons, Associated Press Locations: California, Tehachapi, Calif, Adventist Health Tehachapi, Cardenas, Northern California

☆ Fontana, California: Police pressured him to confess to a murder that never happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Rachel Clarke | Shimon Prokupecz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +35 min

The medication, it took over, and we need to find Daddy right now.”Later, Perez asked for medical attention. She knows, because she was walking through all the blood.”Time and again they asked Perez to imagine what could have happened. “They picked me up, they read me my rights and my mind’s going, ‘What’s going on?’,” the elder Perez told CNN. The elder Perez told CNN the samples had been identified as coming from a male, but that was all. Harrell, whose office is counsel to the city of Fontana, asked CNN to return any video it had, unaired.

Persons: California CNN — Tom Perez, Perez, ” Perez, “, Tom Perez, —, “ Papa Tom ” —, Margo —, Margo, …, That’s, ”, Joanna Piña, Cpl, Sheila Foley, Piña, ” Foley, Robert Miller, Miller, PEREZ, Fontana, David Janusz, Kyle Guthrie, Guthrie, Thomas —, Perez —, Janusz, berate Perez, Dolly Gee, ” Guthrie, “ Thomas, that’s, ” Janusz, Jeff Noble, . Miller, ” Noble, They’re, Mr, where’s, Perez’s, Carl Peraza, Peraza, Tom, ” Peraza, Police badgered Perez, ‘, ’ Janusz, … You’re, Thomas, Thomas ’, you’re, Judge Gee, “ She’s, ” Tom Perez, Noble, — Perez, Father, Thomas Perez, Miranda, ‘ What’s, Papa Tom, Jerry Steering, he’d, they’ve, it’s, Shel Harrell, Harrell, ” Judge Gee, Ruben Duran, ” Duran, he’s, Fontana Guthrie, Michael Dorsey, Perez Jr, Dorsey, there’s, CNN it’s Organizations: Fontana, California CNN, CNN, Fontana Police Department, THE, US, ” Police, Police, that’s, Los Angeles International Airport, City of, City Locations: California, Fontana , California, Fontana, Los Angeles, Oakland , California, Northern California, City of Fontana, “, United States

☆ Burned and uninsured: Wildfires are leaving California’s housing market in trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-18 | by ( Shania Baweja | Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

That’s made home insurance increasingly unaffordable or even inaccessible – and that’s leaving more people in the same position as the Daneaus. California’s largest insurer, State Farm, requested a 30% rate increase for its homeowner’s line last month. Last year, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reached an agreement with insurers with an aim to cover approximately 85% of properties in high-risk areas. “[My insurance plan] wasn’t canceled but my insurance company increased the rates quite a bit,” she said. But he cautioned there’s no guarantee of that, leaving homeowners like the Daneaus grappling with uncertainty.

Persons: Los Angeles CNN —, Michael, Kristy Daneau’s, Kristy, Michael Daneau, Kristy Daneau, That’s, “ We’re, ” Michael, ”, aren’t, Justin Sullivan, California’s, it’s, ” Michael Daneau, Ricardo Lara, Kristy Daneau's, what’s, Steve Hawks, Woolsey, Angela Wilson, LAEPF, Wilson, Brent Woodworth, there’s, “ I’m, we’ve, CNN’s Camila Bernal, Sarah Moon Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Gas & Electric, Insurance Information Institute, California Department of Insurance, Farm, State, CNN, FAIR, California FAIR, California, Golden State, The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, Institute for Business & Home Safety, for Business & Home, Los, Emergency Preparedness Foundation Locations: Cohasset, California, Paradise , California, Santa Monica, Malibu

☆ I have stiff-person syndrome. It's hard to diagnose and treat, so I plan to travel the country in an RV looking for answers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I have stiff-person syndrome. I've only been living with symptoms for 15 months, but stiff-person syndrome has changed my life. This is stiff-person syndrome." Our first stop is the University of Colorado, which is at the cutting edge of clinical trials for stiff-person syndrome. Friends with stiff-person syndrome have also suggested I visit the Mayo Clinic and a specialist in northern California.

Persons: Carrie Robinette, Jared, It's, Celine Dion, wasn't, I've, haven't, Sham, Dholakia, I'm Organizations: Service, San Diego, Business, Department of Defense, SPS, University of Colorado, Mayo Clinic Locations: San, Washington ,, San Diego, Southern California, California

☆ Elon Musk revives lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman in federal court
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | Arjun Kharpal Is A Senior Correspondent For Cnbc In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk has revived a lawsuit against Sam Altman in federal court, alleging that the Tesla boss was manipulated into co-founding OpenAI, according to a court filing published Monday. The claims in the new lawsuit are similar to another lawsuit filed by Musk against OpenAI and Altman in California this year, which the Tesla and SpaceX boss ultimately dropped. But as it turns out, this was all hot-air philanthropy—the hook for Altman’s long con,” the lawsuit claims. CNBC has reached out to Tesla, OpenAI and Microsoft for comment. “Over the course of the next few years and continuing to today, Microsoft methodically entrenched itself further into OpenAI,” the lawsuit alleges.

Persons: Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Tesla, “, ”, Altman, Greg Brockman, Musk, Brockman, ” “ Altman, Microsoft “, Satya Nadella Organizations: Microsoft, OpenAI, SpaceX, CNBC, Inc Locations: California, Northern California, OpenAI

☆ After 8 years of van life, they were ready to settle down. They bought an abandoned watermill in Portugal to turn into a family home.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Mr and Mrs AdventureAfter returning to the US in 2018, they continued with van life until mid-2020, when they started thinking about settling down. AdvertisementThe first property they viewed was an abandoned watermill in the Algarve, Portugal's southernmost region, and they were immediately smitten. While they're relying on solar energy in their camper, they plan to connect the watermill property to the grid in the future. This watermill project, we have to have other people involved," Drew said. Mr and Mrs AdventureNow, Drew added, even the bathroom in the watermill is about the size of their van.

Persons: —, Brittany, Drew Neumann, Adventure, van, Drew, they're, they've, We're, Ian —, I've Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube Locations: North America, Europe, Africa, Hawaii, Northern California, Arizona, Portugal, Brittany, Algarve, Portugal's, Fort Myers , Florida

☆ Elon Musk revives lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman in federal court
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk has revived a lawsuit against Sam Altman in a federal court, alleging that the Tesla boss was manipulated into co-founding OpenAI, according to a court filing published on Monday. The claims in the new lawsuit are similar to another lawsuit filed by Musk against OpenAI and Altman in California this year, which the Tesla and SpaceX boss ultimately dropped. But as it turns out, this was all hot-air philanthropy—the hook for Altman's long con," the lawsuit claims. CNBC has reached out to Tesla, OpenAI and Microsoft for comment. "While Musk expressed a liking for Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella ... the values of the company and OpenAI, Inc. did not align," the lawsuit claims.

Persons: Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Tesla, Altman, Greg Brockman, Musk, Brockman, Satya Nadella, CNBC's Jordan Novet Organizations: Microsoft, OpenAI, SpaceX, CNBC, Inc Locations: Ankara, Turkiye, California, Northern California, OpenAI

☆ Elon Musk files new lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman Monday, re-opening a legal battle in his fights over artificial intelligence. He then dropped the lawsuit in June, without explanation, after OpenAI published old emails from Musk that revolved around OpenAI’s creation. The new lawsuit, filed against OpenAI, Altman and co-founder Gregory Brockman, made the same claims. The new lawsuit claims Altman and Brockman “manipulated” Musk into co-founding OpenAI. “Elon Musk’s case against Sam Altman and OpenAI is a textbook tale of altruism versus greed.

Persons: New York CNN — Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Musk —, —, OpenAI, Altman, Gregory Brockman, ”, Marc Toberoff, Musk, Microsoft “, Musk’s, Brockman “, “ Elon, ’, ” CNN’s Clare Duffy, Brian Fung Organizations: New, New York CNN, OpenAI, Microsoft, Inc, CNN, Federal Trade Commission, Securities, Exchange Commission, Reuters Locations: New York, California, Northern California, AGI, OpenAI, Europe, Britain, United States

☆ Insider Today: The new Ozempic
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm Jordan Parker Erb, filling in for Joi-Marie McKenzie today. On the agenda:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Also read:Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIThe new OzempicYou've heard about Ozempic and Botox, treatments that have become staples of elite wellness and beauty routines. AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York. Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ With a fire burning just miles away, residents of a Washington town dig in
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“There’s a lot of mistrust going on there.”As fire behavior grows intense because of climate change and overgrown forests, doubts can fester in rural communities as fire managers operate more conservatively than in the past. “Now, we’re seeing fires act more radically, make their own weather and be more unpredictable.”This dynamic is playing out in rural communities elsewhere. Stasiewicz said that based on her own focus groups, surveys and interviews, sentiments like Courtney’s are becoming more common in rural communities. Evacuation often carries a stiff financial cost, she said, and some rural residents worry their properties won’t be prioritized. “We can sometimes see rural communities lose compared to more developed areas.

Persons: we’ve, ”, Amanda Stasiewicz, “, ” Stasiewicz, they’d, Brad Bramlett, ’ ” Courtney, Courtney, Johnston, Magnussen, Stehekin, Stasiewicz Organizations: University of Oregon, “, San Francisco Chronicle, National Interagency Fire Center, National Weather Service, ”, Tourists Locations: West, Northern California, Pacific, Oregon , Washington and Idaho, Lake Chelan, North, Stehekin, U.S

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