Two vocal supporters of Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Xavier Becerra filed a formal campaign finance complaint against his rival, Steve Hilton, on Tuesday over the Republican campaign’s use of paid online promoters.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2026
Fears about a future AI apocalypse distract us from its present-day harms — just as its promoters hope.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2026
In a new study, published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center tested an AI model designed to estimate a woman's risk of developing breast cancer within five years.
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Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2026
The 2020-2022 war in Tigray caused about 500,000 civilian deaths from violence, famine and the collapse of health services, according to researchers at Ghent University in Belgium.
GitHub leaders have said in the past that as much if not more than 80% of code could eventually be written by AI, especially as developers become more comfortable working with AI tools.
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Corynn Winston,
CNBC,
11 Oct. 2026
Distillation is a technique in which developers use a more advanced AI model’s outputs to train another system.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2026
Below, check out more stars who have adopted completely different names, and their inspirations behind them.
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Giovana Gelhoren,
InStyle,
4 Oct. 2026
The book is full of gorgeous photos of their projects, including their own homes (Bunny’s mossy green-colored library, for example), plus their inspirations and design philosophies.
New Atlas noted at the time that Samsung was following the path already established by pioneers such as Oura, but its arrival was a clear sign that smart rings were no longer just an experimental niche.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Oct. 2026
Industry pioneers such as SpaceX’s Starlink have developed optical inter-satellite links for defense and commercial constellations, deploying large numbers of laser terminals across Starlink and Starshield.
Tech giants racing to build AI data centers are gobbling up a growing share of memory supply, leaving less for makers of phones, laptops, and other consumer electronics.
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Fernanda Tronco,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2026
Wine and local beers are also on the menu, with many local beverage-makers, such as Acheson Wine Company, Urban Roots, and Bike Dog Brewing offering unlimited tastings.
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