As artificial intelligence dominates tech events like Dreamforce, political figures across the aisle—including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon—are calling for stricter limits on the technology's rapid growth. Beyond apocalyptic scenarios like energy grid failures, experts warn that AI is alr...
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Actor and director Mario Van Peebles joined his son, Mandela Van Peebles, in studio to showcase Mandela’s short film "Contagious" at the 24th Annual Oakland International Film Festival. The film explores how everyday acts of kindness create lasting connections across cultural and...
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Wednesday is the second day of the Dreamforce convention in San Francisco. Day 2 of the annual conference highlighted hands-on artificial intelligence demonstrations and interactive experiences for thousands of attendees. On the convention floor of the pac...
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(KRON) -- An Oakland man is facing 12 felony charges after allegedly firing an assault rifle during an attempted robbery of a local market and, in a separate incident, violently robbing an elderly woman, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced Wednesday. O...
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City shelters and other supportive housing sites would be required to keep vaccination records and report any attacks to the Vicious and Dangerous Dog Unit....
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The consequential move arrives less than two months before the midterm elections.
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A vegetation fire that broke out near I-80 at the California-Nevada border Wednesday morning has prompted evacuation warnings, CAL FIRE says.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In the future, who will be in charge: Humans or AI systems? Members of Congress are calling on fellow lawmakers to build guardrails around rapid artificial intelligence development, including a "kill switch" that could shutdown rogue AI agents. U.S. Rep. S...
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An Islamic State group member was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and about 160 Afghans at the Kabul airport five years ago during the American military's ch...
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FX's "The Drop: A Snowfall Saga" bridges the divides between Los Angeles fictional and real, past and present, with the help of Skipp Townsend.
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Three minutes with a donkey or mini-horses can boost mood: UC Davis
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"Leave the Kennedy center alone," Kerry Kennedy said on Tuesday.
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The third person who was killed after news helicopter crashed in LA has been identified as the investigation continues into what caused the aircraft to go down....
