It’s Time to Believe the AI Hype
Folks, when dogs talk, we’re talking Biblical disruption. Do you think that future models will do worse on the law exams? If nothing else, this week proves that the rate …
BUSINESS
“Experience economy” may bolster post-COVID downtown San Jose recovery
SAN JOSE — Unique experiences can pave a path for downtown San Jose to fully recover from its coronavirus-spawned economic maladies, in the view of the city’s mayor. Mayor Matt …
Santa Cruz County a case study on pandemic Project Roomkey
SANTA CRUZ — A recently released assessment of Project Roomkey, the pandemic-era emergency homeless motel housing, highlighted Santa Cruz County as one of five community case studies. The two-year statewide …
5 arrested, including 3 minors, in Polo Ralph Lauren store theft at California mall
Five people, including three minors, were arrested after suspects with white masks entered a Polo Ralph Lauren store last week at the Ontario Mills shopping mall and stole $5,000 worth …
West Oakland is getting a new food hall and new Almanac taproom. Here’s what we know so far.
New details — including an Almanac Beer Co. taproom and a night market — were announced this week for the Prescott Market project, a new 12,000-square-foot food hall set to …
Google Search is now basically a giant theft machine, thanks to AI
I was admittedly blown away by the new capabilities of ChatGPT that OpenAI demonstrated this week — and especially by the human-like voice assistant, something that used to be relegated …
Miyoko Davey Donated Five Kyohei Inukai Paintings to Brooklyn Museum
Kyohei Inukai, Dorothy, (1933). Courtesy Brooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum is adding five works to its collection by painter Kyohei Inukai, who was largely ostracized from New York’s art world …
Mansion designed by SF Neiman Marcus rotunda architect for sale
A Piedmont, Calif. mansion — designed by the architect who originally envisioned the San Francisco department store that is now Nieman Marcus in Union Square — has been listed for …
Paid sick leave sticks after many pandemic protections vanish – The Mercury News
Zach Dyer | KFF Health News (TNS) Bill Thompson’s wife had never seen him smile with confidence. For the first 20 years of their relationship, an infection in his mouth …
Home insurance companies may use aerial images to drop policies
By Sarah Schlichter | NerdWallet It’s a notice no homeowner wants to get: Your insurance company has decided not to renew your policy, effective in 30 days. The reason? Based …