The Pickett Fire in Napa County surpassed 3,000 acres and reached 7% containment Friday afternoon. Fire behavior eased Friday compared with a very aggressive Thursday. Blockchain gaming startup Ex Populus Inc. sued xAI after registering the XAI trademark in May, alleging bullying to force relinquishment of trademark rights. Black Men United and Live Free met to plan youth protections if the National Guard deploys to Oakland and continue outreach events, prevention summits, and vigils for homicide victims. Several Berkeley Unified School District students tested positive for COVID-19 during the current surge. A Cupertino Whole Foods remains closed for extensive remodeling after pest infestations. A MIT report found only 5% of companies have integrated generative AI successfully.
Blockchain gaming startup Ex Populus Inc., which registered the XAI trademark in May, is suing Elon Musk's AI company, xAI. Ex Populus says xAI has been trying to bully the company into giving up its rights to the trademark. [SF Business Times] Local community group Black Men United and the East Bay chapter of national nonprofit Live Free held a meeting Thursday night discussing how they'll protect young people if the National Guard is deployed in Oakland.
National: A new report by MIT revealed that only five percent of companies have succeeded at successfully integrating generative AI into their businesses. Additionally, the best AI tools on the market were only able to successfully complete 30% of every-day office tasks as of July many of which performed much worse. [Futurism] On a related note, a bank in Australia reportedly fired and then rehired its workers after its chatbot failed miserably. [Gizmodo]
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