Amazon is upgrading its decade-old Alexa voice assistant with generative AI and plans to charge a monthly subscription fee to offset the cost of the technology.
I could see them barring them from walking for their degree, but to hold it completely is messed up. Bullshit that ‘the corporation’ overruled the faculty vote.
My read on the article was that this was the corporation tipping their hand on how that process was going to play out, but I could certainly be wrong. read to me like the faculty voted for them to graduate, but this was the board vetoing that and affirming that they were still to be dealt with, and that the consequences were going to be grim. Hopefully that’s not the case.
So, if I’m reading this correctly, and the 10 seconds of looking further into it; in 2021 a group called affinity health partners (who from the looks of it are just fucking healthcare vulture capitalists, but I can’t confirm) bought the hospital, then shuttered it because of course they did. And now the locals are complaining that the govt did this to them, and also this article points out how this is bad for Biden? First of all, small towns in eastern NC were never voting for Biden, and more importantly, this isn’t about Biden it is another of example of how private healthcare is fucked in this country. Still drinking my coffee so hopefully that all made sense lol.
Yep, and after looking into this a little, affinity health providers is the culprit. They bought the hospital in 2021. ‘Streamlining’ is one of their key phrases on their website.
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children…
-President Eisenhower in his ‘chance for peace’ speech
They’ll just ban them from being imported. Far cheaper to pay off some politicians than it is to compete or whatever. Kinda like the tariffs on the solar panels ‘flooding the market’ they just announced.
I really don’t understand the logic here. Like yeah, Trump clearly wants to rig the election. But if that’s the plan, why hire a bunch of people who both failed and got caught trying rig the last election. I can understand some level of rewarding loyalty, but this not only tips your hand, it also promotes incompetence. Unless its all meant as a ‘screw you’ to everyone else, in which case its cutting off the nose to spite the face.
Whatever the one where Homer goes back to college; the scene is when they are planning for the pig heist/prank of the rival college’s mascot… If I’m right it’s cause I’ll forever have the ‘curly, straight, curly, straight’ bit stuck in my head haha.
Oh I definitely read it, and was also being snarky for sure. But even in the article it says that only 50 billion total gas been doled out. 50 billion split between more than fifty different states and territories over the course of two years still doesn’t cut it for me. Yes, it helps and i’m certainly appreciative that it is not zero (as it would have been otherwise). However, it is still far too little, especially when it is estimated that we spend 20 billion every year on oil industry subsidies.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 75, sparked raised eyebrows over his whereabouts when he was absent during oral arguments on Monday, and the Court provided no explanation....
The Democrats have the senate majority so would be able to, but they probably wouldn’t anyways following the precedent of Dems not getting a Justice during an election year.
Our only mission at Venus may have just gone dark (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15947756
Fred Mobster (lemmy.world)
Amazon plans to give Alexa an AI overhaul — and a monthly subscription price (www.cnbc.com)
Amazon is upgrading its decade-old Alexa voice assistant with generative AI and plans to charge a monthly subscription fee to offset the cost of the technology.
Harvard board bars 13 pro-Palestine student protesters from graduating, overruling faculty (thehill.com)
Tom Waits - Goin' Out West (youtu.be)
“I know karate, voodoo too”
After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15610251...
Two people caught on camera stealing artifacts at national park (www.sfgate.com)
What would Lisa Simpson do? NYU student protesters asked to ponder ethical issues (apnews.com)
Aurora from a distance in Southern Colorado (lemmy.world)
Was surprised to be able to see it this far south, in canyon of the ancients so super remote....
Joost Klein disqualified - official statement from EBU (eurovision.tv)
You can't just throw that out there... (lemmy.world)
TIL Most Explosives used by Hamas Are Unexploded Israeli Bombs Dropped on Palestine (medium.com)
Teen pizza delivery driver shot at multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway (www.nbcnews.com)
Interview with the victim....
Democratic US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife are indicted over ties to Azerbaijan (apnews.com)
Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry (insideevs.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15089465...
Vote Justin Kays 2024 #47!!!!!! (lemmy.world)
Everyone should make one of these
Arizona state senator indicted in fake electors scheme is tapped for RNC position | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Guess the Episode [Hard] (lemmy.world)
1 point for the episode/main plot. 1 point for the joke/scene....
Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation's infrastructure against climate change (apnews.com)
Clarence Thomas missing Supreme Court hearing raises eyebrows (www.newsweek.com)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 75, sparked raised eyebrows over his whereabouts when he was absent during oral arguments on Monday, and the Court provided no explanation....