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Biden administration issues executive order regulating artificial intelligence
By Hub staff report / Published Nov 2, 2023 Anton (Tony) Dahbura is co-director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, the executive director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, and an associate research scientist in computer science at the university’s Whiting School of Engineering. His research focuses on AI assurance, security,…
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Why Bother With the White-Guy Novel?
Nearly 30 years ago, a much-talked-about essay in Harper’s magazine presaged the rise of the new millennium’s preeminent type of novel. In “Perchance to Dream” (later retitled “Why Bother?”), Jonathan Franzen wrote gloomily about his struggle to overcome his despair, as a novelist, about “the possibility of connecting the personal and the social.” Franzen lamented…
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Tanzanian student in Israel: ‘Shift change saved me, but my friends are Hamas hostages’
By Priya Sippy BBC News “If I was not on the farm that morning, I would be one of the missing,” Ezekiel Kitiku told the BBC from southern Israel. Two of his compatriots – Joshua Loitu Mollel and Clemence Felix Mtenga – were among more than 230 people taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip,…
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I Saw the Car Behind Mullen’s Campus EV on the Road in China. Here’s What I Learned.
The electric vehicle revolution is alive and well in China. After hailing a taxi from Shanghai Pudong airport, my attention instantly drifted to the gallery of EVs on the road, a majority of which I had never seen before. I saw a variety of Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI), Nio (NYSE:NIO), and BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDY) vehicles, as well…
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Bill seeks to get more locally grown food in Ohio schools
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who’s on the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently introduced a bill to get more locally grown foods in schools. The Farm to School Act would expand the U.S. Department of Agriculture program. Farm to School is designed to help schools purchase, serve and teach students about local foods. Advocates say the…
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First Responders Form Grassroots Mental Health Support Service – West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Faced with mounting suicides and PTSD rates, some West Virginia first responders struggling with job-related mental health issues are taking matters into their own hands. Randy Yohe spoke with Dylan Oliveto, the founder of SCARS Support Services. SCARS stands for “shared compassion and resource services,” an organization to help first responders in times of personal…
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Former Lionsgate & Marv Exec Zygi Kamasa To Launch UK Distributor True Brit Entertainment Dedicated To British Films; Backing Comes From Management Firm Three Six Zero
In what will be welcome news for the UK sector, former Lionsgate UK & Europe CEO and Marv Studios Group CEO Zygi Kamasa is launching a new UK theatrical distributor called True Brit Entertainment, which will focus exclusively on British feature films and TV. Funding for the new venture was led by talent management and…
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Suspect in Salem State University murder of basketball player held without bail
The suspect accused of murdering a freshman on the Salem State University men’s basketball team early Wednesday is being held without bail. Missael Peña Canela, 18, of Salem, pleaded not guilty to shooting and killing Carl-Hens Beliard during an arraignment at Salem District Court Thursday. Authorities arrested Canela on the murder charge Wednesday evening, less…
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Men’s Tennis Heads to San Diego For Hagedorn Hidden Dual
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The LSU Men’s Tennis team will be traveling to San Diego, California this weekend to compete in the Hagedorn Hidden Dual. The tournament will be hosted by the University of San Diego. The hidden dual will be played at Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center. Play will begin Friday, November 3…
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Panel shares on-farm innovation ideas
Charlotte Wasylik, Chatsworth Farms, discussed how Chatsworth Farms focuses on farm-to-table programs. Photo courtesy BIFCharlotte A panel discussion about on-farm innovation at the young producer symposium was moderated by Sandy Russell, Canadian Beef Breeds Council chief executive officer, during the 2023 Beef Improvement Federation Symposium July 3 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Charlotte Wasylik, Chatsworth Farms,…