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![On Heat Wave Trends, Risks, Illness and more](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567c3510a12f44019c963eb0/1720988249660-Y06X7AV3AARD1V6261VG/heat+wave.png)
On Heat Wave Trends, Risks, Illness and more
Comments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Center for Disease Control and others.
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Four Videos to Consider - On Artificial Intelligence
Comments by Max Tegmar (physicist and AI researcher at MiT),AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li (Stanford professor and Co-Director of the Human-Centered AI Institute), Dr. Tina Eliassi-Rad (computer scientist and professor at Northeastern University), Marina Danilevsky (senior research scientist at IBM.)
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“Lifting the Fog” on San Francisco Government
Last week, the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury released "Lifting the Fog" On Budgets, Innovation, Silos, and More", that identifies the need to improve budget oversight, increase interdepartmental cooperation and provide clarity on the government’s function and structure.
![On Technology and the Olympic Games](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567c3510a12f44019c963eb0/1718393557403-CS49KAQMLBB4TQ3ANEQH/tirza-van-dijk-TEYrLTKKMSg-unsplash.jpg)
On Technology and the Olympic Games
Comments from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Vincent Strubel, director general of ANSSI (France’s cybersecurity agency), and efforts about surveillance systems from Videtics, Orange Business, ChapsVision, Wintics
![On Robotics and "Physical AI"](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567c3510a12f44019c963eb0/1717973449567-5BTI6HWJEWHW8SAI7CLV/zhenyu-luo-kE0JmtbvXxM-unsplash.jpg)
On Robotics and "Physical AI"
Comments from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and The Economist article “Robots are suddenly getting cleverer. What’s changed?
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Views on Creativity, Entertainment and AI
Comments from Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos (NY Times interview) and Dawn Ostroff, board member of Paramount Global and Mattel, in her article “Memo to Hollywood: AI Is a Threat — And an Opportunity”
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Softbank, Microsoft, Nvidia and a $1 Billion Autonomous Investment
Comments on Wayve, a UK based startup, and its $1 billion series C funding from Softbank, Microsoft, Nvidia and others to develop artificial intelligence technologies that help autonomous vehicles
![On Americans’ Views of Social Media Companies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567c3510a12f44019c963eb0/1716067521817-6B7T9UE3IE2DNKIKWODF/dole777-EQSPI11rf68-unsplash.jpg)
On Americans’ Views of Social Media Companies
Last week, Pew Research Center released “Americans’ Views of Technology Companies” with comments on Social Media.
![On AI and Gene Editing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567c3510a12f44019c963eb0/1716067732542-LZB27N2ZSNC6S5RF5PNN/sangharsh-lohakare-8o_LkMpo8ug-unsplash.jpg)
On AI and Gene Editing
Last week, Profluent, a start-up based in Berkeley, CA, announced the release of an AI-created gene editor and its uses its OpenCRISPR uses “AI that learned from massive scale sequence and biological context to generate millions of diverse CRISPR-like proteins
![On National Security, Technology and AI](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567c3510a12f44019c963eb0/1716067982812-SWJ0XBOONBBSP0Q7FVQR/matthew-henry-fPxOowbR6ls-unsplash.jpg)
On National Security, Technology and AI
Last week, Rand Corp. released the report “Artificial Intelligence and Critical Infrastructure”
![On AI and the U.S. Government](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567c3510a12f44019c963eb0/1716068339547-UYZ5VLBHWQGAT4XDE1HH/rob-martinez-K6XcYB5Wl3U-unsplash.jpg)
On AI and the U.S. Government
Last week, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget issued guidance onArtificial Intelligence use
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Hopeful Views on Artificial Intelligence
Comments by Yann LeCun (Chief AI Scientist for Facebook AI Research, Professor at New York University focusing on Data Science and Mathematical Sciences) from an interview with Lex Fridman.
![On Sports Streaming: ESPN, FOX, Warner/Discovery and a Joint Venture](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567c3510a12f44019c963eb0/1707677023643-50CMFDTHL4FXADB2NHEP/vienna-reyes-Zs_o1IjVPt4-unsplash.jpg)
On Sports Streaming: ESPN, FOX, Warner/Discovery and a Joint Venture
Comments from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery about a joint venture to stream sports content in the U.S. including NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, College Sports, UFC, PGA TOUR Golf, Grand Slam Tennis, the FIFA World Cup, Cycling and more
![On Social Media, U.S. Congress and Universal Music Group](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567c3510a12f44019c963eb0/1707158603461-KDAWE8O4C0DV32U0LGES/social+media.png)
On Social Media, U.S. Congress and Universal Music Group
Comments from Pew Research’s “Americans’ Social Media Use” report, U.S. Congress and United Music Group.