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ABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

2024 presidential election: Andrew Yang says Dean Phillips is best hope to beat Donald Trump

Dean Phillips is a Democratic presidential candidate trying to raise his profile in Silicon Valley.
He has received endorsements or attention from tech entrepreneurs and Elon Musk. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
US politics

With Andrew Yang in Tow, Dean Phillips Finally Draws a Crowd

Representative Dean Phillips is challenging President Biden in the Democratic primary race.
Andrew Yang formally endorsed Mr. Phillips, arguing that Biden would be a liability if he faced Trump again in the November election. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Andrew Yang endorses Minn. Rep. Phillips for president

Andrew Yang endorses Dean Phillips' bid for president
Phillips adopts policies supported by Yang [ more ]
www.fastcompany.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Is the letter calling for a pause on AI an impossible ask?

An open letter signed by Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Andrew Yang, and many others asks that companies like OpenAI (which Musk cofounded) stop releasing new AI models until the risks can be better understood and better managed.But the AI genie's already well out of the bottle and expandingand there may be no pausing that.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk and Others Call for Pause on A.I., Citing Profound Risks to Society'

Elon Musk and other technology leaders have urged artificial intelligence labs to pause the training of the most advanced systems, warning in an open letter that A.I. tools present profound risks to society and humanity.A.I. developers are locked in an out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds that no one not even their creators can understand, predict or reliably control, according to the letter, which was released Wednesday by the nonprofit group Future of Life Institute.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Editorial: Thanks in part to Illinois innovation, 'range anxiety' won't hamper electric cars for long

Consumer Reports' well-read auto issue spends a lot of time exploring so-called range anxiety, the worry that consumers have about the battery life of an electric vehicle.Even though there are many cars on the market with batteries that will propel a car farther than most people drive in a day, most Midwesterners still worry about what might happen in rural Wisconsin or Michigan when a Nissan Leaf or a Chevrolet Bolt runs out of juice far from an available charging station.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Steve Chapman: The thought of a third political party has its appeal. But this may not be the moment for it.

A group of former Democrats, former Republicans and former independents has come together to launch a third party.
the Guardian
1 year ago
US politics

Republicans pounce on FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago to solicit campaign funds

Republican and rightwing groups have swiftly used the FBI raid on Donald Trump's winter home at Mar-a-Lago in Florida to raise money from their supporters by bombarding them with fundraising emails and appeals for donations.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Afternoon, News: Heatwave Death Count Grows, Pickathon Gets a Reboot, and Manchin Decides Not to Backstab Us for Once

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.
www.cnn.com
4 years ago
US politics

Andrew Yang Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.Birth date: January 13, 1975 Birth place: Schenectady, New York Birth name: Andrew M. Yang Father: Kei-Hsiung Yang, researcher at IBM and GE Mother: Nancy L. Yang, systems administrator Marriage: Evelyn (Lu) Yang (2011-present) Children: Two sons Education: B.A. in Economics, Brown University, 1996; J.D. Columbia University School of Law, 1999 Religion: Protestant His parents are originally from Taiwan.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Biden Gets His First 2024 Primary Opponent: Marianne Williamson

Award-winning author turned 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson plans to run for president again in 2024, she confirmed in an interview published on Thursday.Williamson is the first Democrat to toss her hat in the ring to challenge President Joe Biden, should he announce he is seeking reelection.
Brooklyn Eagle
1 year ago
Medicine

Doctor who molested patients convicted of sex trafficking

A gynecologist who molested patients during a decades long career was convicted of federal sex trafficking charges Tuesday after nine former patients told a New York jury how the doctor they once trusted attacked them sexually when they were most vulnerable.A Manhattan federal court jury returned its verdict after deliberating less than a day in the case against Robert Hadden, 64, who worked at two prestigious Manhattan hospitals - Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital - until complaints about his attacks shut down his career a decade ago.
Nytimes
1 year ago
US politics

Opinion | The Absurd Argument Against Making Trump Obey the Law

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Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

These 'Date Lab' Fails Will Make You Feel Better About Your Love Life

The Washington Post recently announced it will be ending its Sunday Magazine, which is terrible news for a number of reasons.Among other things, it means the end of the Post's popular Date Lab series, in which two readers go on a blind date and then report back on what happened.Date Lab originated in 2006, and as of 2019 at least three marriages have resulted from it .
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Antisemitic Attacks in New York Are at Highest Level in Decades

The fighting in Gaza also spurred unusually intense political squabbles, which spilled into public view.
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