Billboards from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and speed camera warning signs on freeway off-ramps and in bus shelters are intended to caution drivers as more than 50 of the devices arrive in March.
“What I learned most from this event is that Mother Nature continues to outpace us. Just when you think you've got it figured out, Mother Nature kicks you in the face and says, ‘No, you don’t.’”
“We were just mind-blown that something like this existed,” said Police Chief Nick Borges. “This is going to help us have better interactions with our community members with disabilities.”
The program is part of an initiative that also updated the null, which makes telecom and information services more affordable for eligible schools, in order to support Wi-Fi hot spots, Wi-Fi on school buses and libraries in tribal communities.
In December, professor Jeff Hancock admitted in a court filing that he had used ChatGPT, blamed the bot for an error and two other AI “hallucinations” he had subsequently discovered in his submission, and apologized to the court.
Experts say schools and their vendors are increasingly being targeted by professional criminals overseas who seek money through ransomware attacks or by stealing personal data that can be sold on the dark web to be used for identity theft.
A spokeswoman for the Sonoma County Health Services Department said the local contract resulted from a “competitive process” through the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance, a government purchasing cooperative.
Watch Duty, which counted 7.2 million yearly active users at the end of 2024, has already added 600,000 new users since the fires began in Los Angeles County, according to CEO John Mills.
California cities will receive significant funding for EV chargers in underserved areas, including $15 million for 300 ports in San Francisco and $14.35 million for 44 sites in Santa Cruz. San Jose will also get $12 million to install 237 chargers at public facilities across Santa Clara County.
“We’re definitely behind on some technology,” one official said after the New Year’s Eve crash. “It is an antiquated system and we have recognized that for some time.”
Up to 700 manufacturing and tech jobs are expected to be created, along with 1,000 temporary construction jobs, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. Bosch is also in talks for up to $225 million in proposed loans from the CHIPS program.
San Jose also has expressed interest in working with Nvidia to pilot AI programs to further its sustainability goals, including reducing the carbon footprint.
Police departments in Fresno, San Mateo, East Palo Alto and Campbell are using Axon’s Draft One technology and have praised its speed and time-saving capabilities. Critics cite concerns about accuracy and fairness.
A county technology official has enlisted the assistance of the null and the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, as well as submitting a report to the FBI.
The operation would save time by cutting out the need for a driver to hook up a vehicle to a charging port and would also offer flexibility for charging times. That would be especially beneficial during moments when the grid is heavily impacted, such as on a hot summer day.
Big Tech’s stock prices boomed in 2024. Bay Area-headquartered Nvidia, Apple, Google and Meta were already humongous companies at the start of the year — as of Thursday, they had grown in value by 199 percent, 19 percent, 19 percent and 59 percent, respectively.
Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber directed state elections officials to release cast vote records only as PDFs. Alameda County Registrar Tim Dupuis has agreed to release the records in a JSON file, allowing easy analysis.
The grant, from the Department of Justice, will fund the Yuba County Regional Interoperability and Encryption Communications Project to enhance emergency radio communication.
Despite the latest job cuts, the tech industry’s massive Bay Area layoffs are starting to slow noticeably. During the first six months of 2024, tech companies disclosed plans to slash more than 13,000 jobs in the Bay Area, an average of about 500 a week.
Although mobile cameras are only part of a pilot program, Mayor Matt Mahan said the city would consider whether to expand the program as it continues to add more technology solutions to the police department.
During the first six months of 2024, tech companies disclosed plans to slash more than 13,000 jobs in the Bay Area, or an average of about 500 a week. So far, during the final six months of 2024, tech companies have revealed decisions to cut about 3,600 jobs in the region, an average of 210 a week.
In 2022, 2023 and 2024 — covering the period when tech companies began to elevate their job cutting in the Bay Area — the technology industry has slashed well over 47,800 jobs.
By late 2027 and into 2028, a new communications-based system, which employs Wi-Fi and cell signals to precisely track the locations of trains, will be installed by Hitachi, which will provide support services for 20 years under the agreement.
Californians have begun to chafe at the industry’s influence. A recent poll by the Bay Area News Group and Joint Venture Silicon Valley revealed that a hefty majority of surveyed voters believe the tech industry is too powerful and has lost its moral compass.
The majority of the cuts would be made by the end of 2024. The layoffs in Folsom and San Jose will take effect in late November. The company offered voluntary buyouts earlier this year.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said it plans to roll out the cameras in February, more than a year after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation allowing San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and three other cities to pilot the program for five years.
In addition to creating an IT inventory, the legislation would require an assessment of the city’s AI programs with the goal of determining their potential to displace workers, make biased decisions, create security risks and intrude on privacy.
