Oakland police appear closer than ever to shedding 23 years of federal court oversight
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The monitor was installed in 2003 as part of a court settlement following the so-called “Oakland Riders” scandal.
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Musk v. Altman — Week 3 analysis: Jurors face tangled questions of trust, timing and AI
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After 11 days of testimony and hours of closing arguments, the jury moves to deliberations.Featured in Category
Trump and Kennedy seek to relax safeguards for AI healthcare tools
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Clinicians and patient-safety advocates say government regulations are not well constructed to guard against the threat that the new technology will miss or obscure important details of patients’ conditions.Featured in Category
Musk v. Altman — Day 12: Case heads to jury after lawyers clash over OpenAI’s mission
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The jury will attempt to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile trial: did OpenAI co-founders betray the company’s nonprofit mission by opening a for-profit arm for their own personal enrichment?featured
Musk v. Altman — Day 11: Testimony finishes as witness recalls ‘jackass for safety’ trophy
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Wednesday's liveliest testimony came from OpenAI’s “chief futurist,” who works on the safe deployment of advanced AI in the future.Bay Area
Musk v. Altman — Behind the scenes: How we chose to tell the story of tech titans’ trial
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Joe Dworetsky and Jay Harris explain how they approached using cartooning and AI in journalistic storytelling.featured
Musk v. Altman — Day 10: OpenAI CEO rejects claims he acted selfishly, ‘stole the charity’
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Altman takes the stand: "I am an honest and trustworthy businessperson.”featured
Musk v. Altman — Day 9: Microsoft, OpenAI witnesses defend evolving partnership
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Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its leaders, and their co-defendant, Microsoft continues to play out just down the hill from Piedmont.Environment
Oakland couple hit with nearly $1M fine for cutting down 38 protected trees
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The council voted 5-3 to impose a record fine of over $915,135.40 on property owners Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner for removing the protected trees in 2021 and 2022.featured
Musk v. Altman — Day 8: Witnesses testify OpenAI strayed from safety, nonprofit ideals
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The jury heard from three witnesses — a former OpenAI employee working on safety issues, a board member who voted to fire Altman, and an expert on nonprofit governance — each suggesting that the company was not properly fulfilling its mission.featured
