Southern California mountain lions recommended for threatened status
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has recommended granting threatened species status
to roughly 1,400 mountain lions roaming the Central Coast and Southern California,
pointing to grave threats posed by freeways, rat poison and fierce wildfires.
The determination, released Wednesday, is not the final say
but signals a possibility that several clans of the iconic cougars will be …
California SB 243, which would mandate safety protocols for AI companion chatbots, has passed the State Assembly and Senate and now heads to Gov. Newsom's desk (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
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The collaborators who betrayed their country for Trump
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Nathan Calvin, general counsel of AI safety nonprofit Encode, says OpenAI used intimidation tactics to undermine California's SB 53 while it was being debated (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)
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