What chance does a 16-year-old house cat have against three hungry coyotes? Well, if you are Max the super cat, you beat the odds and become a national video sensation. “He’s always been crazy,” Max’s owner, Maya Gurrin, told CBS Los Angeles. “Like if this were to happen with any cat,...
Can AI-Powered Cameras Thwart Mass Shooters?
Paul Hildreth peered at a display of dozens of images from security cameras surveying his Atlanta school district and settled on one showing a woman in a bright yellow shirt walking a hallway. A mouse click instructed the artificial intelligence-equipped system to find other images of the woman, and it...
San Francisco May Ban Face Recognition Tech by Police
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco supervisors will vote on surveillance oversight legislation Tuesday that includes a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by police and other city departments. If approved by the full board, San Francisco would become the first U.S. city to outlaw the tech at a...
What's Next From FUSD's Measure X? Air Conditioning for All.
One thing appears certain in Fresno Unified's near future: Every school will have air conditioning. The topic dominated the district's special school board meeting Wednesday, which focused exclusively on setting priority projects for Measure X construction funds. Fresno Unified voters passed Measure X — a $225 million bond measure to improve...
Thieves Break into Bakersfield Office of Rep. Kevin McCarthy
BAKERSFIELD — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says thieves broke into his office in Bakersfield and that he's hoping for help from the public to identify them. Photos posted on the Republican representative's Instagram account Monday evening show photos of the men and a large rock on the office floor: View...