• Sam Altman says he thought Elon Musk would have 'more empathy' for OpenAI's big dreams because it 'wasn't that long ago Elon was crazily talking about launching rockets'

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he thought his former cofounder Elon Musk would have had "more empathy" for the AI company's huge ambitions."It wasn't that long ago Elon was crazily talking about launching rockets when people were laughing at that thought, so I think he'd have more empathy for this," Altman told podcaster Lex Fridman in the latest episode of his show, which aired on Monday.Altman referenced Musk's spacefaring ambitions with his rocket company SpaceX, while discussing Musk's lawsuit...

  • Letter: Strive for common-sense jaywalking regulations

    Much effort has been directed to the issue of traffic safety with the cited speed humps, stop-light installations, road signs, policing and public outreach programs — and more recently the proposed Senate Bill 2630 (“Keep jaywalking law on the books,” Star- Advertiser, Our View, March 21).

  • Minister for ‘common sense’ claims thousands in rent

    Minister tasked with indentifying wasteful government spending bills taxpayer for more than £30,000 in rent

  • The Sunset Trocadero Lounge has Left the Building on The Sunset Strip

    The Sunset Trocadero Lounge has left the building on The Sunset Strip. A moving truck was seen in front of the woman-owned restaurant at 8280 W Sunset Boulevard as movers emptied the building. Their last night of operations was this past Saturday, March 23, 2024. “Come have one last drink with me tonight as we […] The post The Sunset Trocadero Lounge has Left the Building on The Sunset Strip first appeared on WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events.

  • Common Sense Investing: Will your portfolio survive the storm?

    FEATURE — I traveled home last week from a business conference in South Carolina. Shortly before heading to the airport, I received notification that my flight had been canceled due to a winter storm in Denver, Colorado. From my experiences as a pilot, I generally don’t book through Denver in the wintertime, but in mid-March, […]

  • So long, Los Angeles: Famous people share why they left L.A.

    See the stars who've moved out of Hollywood over the years.

  • The fantasized ‘End of History’ is now long gone. So: what’s left?

    Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) In 1992, Francis Fukuyama’s best-seller The End of History predicted that the collapse of the communistic Soviet Union meant that the American system of government was unquestionably the right model for the world — that it was “the end of history,” meaning the big question of the Cold War had […]

  • What we talk about when we talk about giving up – podcast

    We give things up when we believe we can change; we give up when we believe we can’t. By Adam Phillips Continue reading

  • A Long Time Ago, in an LGBTQ+ Galaxy Far, Far Away

    I have a bad feeling about this.

  • Daily Show Longs For Abortion In Spoof Ad Portraying GOP As Sexist

    The cast of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show came together on Tuesday to put together a satirical movie trailer about a male GOP politician who becomes a woman after a “freak jacking off accident” and has an epiphany that the party needs to support abortion, all while portraying the party as a bunch of out-of-touch, sex-crazed misogynists. The trailer begins with the narrator introducing the protagonist and immediately shows The Daily Show does not understand pro-lifers, “Meet Senator Tim Greco,...

  • Daily Show Longs For Abortion In Spoof Ad Portraying GOP As Sexist

    The cast of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show came together on Tuesday to put together a satirical movie trailer about a male GOP politician who becomes a woman after a “freak jacking off accident” and has an epiphany that the party needs to support abortion, all while portraying the party as a bunch of out-of-touch, sex-crazed misogynists. The trailer begins with the narrator introducing the protagonist and immediately shows The Daily Show does not understand pro-lifers, “Meet Senator Tim Greco,...

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    More than 400 AGO workers to walk off the job on Tuesday after contract talks fail

    More than 400 staff members at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto are set to set to strike early Tuesday morning, as the union voted to reject management’s latest contract offer. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, the union representing 430 workers at the gallery – from hospitality to maintenance and more – confirmed they are going to hit the picket lines. The job action comes after 10 months at the bargaining table with AGO management. The Ontario Public Service Union...