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Netflix invests more than half a million dollars in machine learning role amid SAG, WGA strikes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

(KRON) -- As writers and actors continue to strike in demand for fair pay, streaming giants are investing their money into artificial intelligence, and Los Gatos-based company Netflix is leading the way. Two arrested in Sanchez Street Stairs crash, carjacking in San Francisco Though the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has failed to meet demands from Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild, Netflix's company leadership appears to be hedging its bets and going all in on AI efforts. A Research Scientist in Machine Learning role at Netflix will work on building up the company's technical capabilities by diving deep and exploring research questions aligned with the biggest challenges at Netflix, and the annual compensation is between $390,000 - $900,000.Marc Maron, right, Hannah Einbinder, from second left, and Debby Ryan walk on a picket line outside Netflix studios on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)One of the biggest com...

2 businesses close after 10 years in downtown Walnut Creek

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) -- Two businesses in downtown Walnut Creek have closed this month. Vitality Bowls and dessert place CREAM are no longer open. Louis Vuitton is latest high-end store to open in downtown Walnut Creek CREAMCREAM, located at 1372 N Main St., closed earlier in July. The Walnut Creek location, which cited its lease was ending that month, is closing after 10 years, the business said in a Facebook post. The ice cream sandwich shop's last day was on Sunday, July 16.The closest CREAM location to Walnut Creek is in Concord at 2070 Salvio St.Box of CREAM ice cream cookie sandwichesVitality BowlsVitality Bowls, located at 1528 Locust St., opened its doors for the final day on Wednesday. The business said the location will shut down after 10 years when its lease expires. (See sign below)Other nearby Vitality Bowls locations are in Pleasant Hill, Lafayette, Danville and San Ramon.The sign outside of the Walnut Creek Vitality Bowls. Beard Papa’s to open new location ...

Choi, Reynolds, Santana homer to lead the Pirates to a 3-2 win over the Padres

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ji Man Choi, Bryan Reynolds and Carlos Santana hit home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who held off the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Wednesday to win two of three games.David Bednar loaded the bases with one out in the ninth inning and then walked pinch-hitter Juan Soto before getting rookie Taylor Kohlwey to foul out and then striking out Trent Grisham. Bednar, who played with the Padres in 2019 and 2020, hopped off the mound and punched his glove with his fist after securing his 20th save and converting his 16th straight chance.“It’s cool to be back here and to leave here with a series win is huge,” Bednar said.“He’s an All-Star, man,” said bench coach Don Kelly, who served as acting manager while Derek Shelton served a one-game suspension handed down by major league baseball, who also suspended reliever Angel Perdomo for three games for intentionally throwing at Manny Machado the night before.“Just the way he’s able to compose himself in that...

Rookie Devon Witherspoon unsigned and absent from start of Seahawks camp

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Devon Witherspoon’s first training camp practice was going to be notable for being the highest draft pick in recent memory by the Seattle Seahawks to take the field. The opening day of Seahawks’ training camp on Wednesday instead became notable due to Witherspoon’s absence as he remained the only unsigned player from this year’s rookie class. Witherspoon, a cornerback from Illinois, was the fifth overall pick by the Seahawks, but he was still unsigned as camp kicked off.Seattle coach Pete Carroll sounded hopeful a resolution would come soon. “He’s not here today. He knows everything he needs to know,” Carroll said. “I can’t imagine he won’t be here very soon.”Witherspoon is due a four-year contract worth a guaranteed $31.8 million as the terms of being selected fifth overall, though there appears to be an impasse around bonus money he would be due.Seattle signed running back Zach Charbonnet, one of two second-round picks...

Copa Mundial 2023: Portugal vs. Vietnam; aquí todos los detalles

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

Portugal se enfrenta a Vietnam en el estadio de Waikato, por el Grupo E de la Copa Mundial Femenina de la FIFA 2023. La patada inicial de este encuentro de la Copa del Mundo se dará a la 3:30 a.m. ET / 12:30 a.m. PT.  La cobertura de Telemundo arranca a partir de las 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT.   Puedes ver el partido en vivo sintonizando Universo en tu TV, o para verlo por streaming desde tu computadora o dispositivo móvil a través de la app de Peacock, haz clic aquí.Source

Merrifield and Jansen go deep to help Blue Jays rout Dodgers 8-1, take 2 of 3 from LA

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit a three-run homer, Danny Jansen also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on Wednesday, taking two of three from the NL West leaders.Merrifield sent an 0-2 pitch from Tony Gonsolin (5-4) over the wall in left with two outs in the fifth inning, scoring Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who both singled.Jansen led off the sixth, blasting a line-drive to left off reliever Alex Vesia for a 6-0 lead.Merrifield sacrificed into a double play that scored Guerrero in the second for the Blue Jays’ first run. Brandon Belt had a RBI single in the third.Merrifield was 2 for 4 with four RBIs, two runs scored and a strikeout.Toronto starter Yusei Kikuchi (8-3) allowed one run and seven hits in six innings. The left-hander struck out eight and walked two.Toronto’s Bo Bichette added a two-run single in the eighth.Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly was ejected in the fifth by home-plate umpire Ben May.Dodgers...

Police investigate bomb threat at Parker King Soopers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police responded to a King Soopers in Parker Wednesday evening to investigate a bomb threat at the location.There was a heavy police presence at the location, in the 17000 block of Cottonwood Drive as a result of the incident.Police asked people to avoid the area until the investigation is complete and more information can be shared.FOX31 will provide updates as they become available.

How Boulder is using mushrooms to fight wildfires

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- Over the next 10 years, the U.S. Forest Service is expected to thin out roughly 50 million acres of dense forest in the American West, including hundreds of thousands of acres in Colorado. One of the methods for thinning our nation's forests includes chopping down trees, trimming branches and creating massive slash piles to burn or haul the timber out of the forest. Since controlled burns rely heavily on perfect conditions, Boulder researchers are trying to find a new way to get rid of all that biomass on a large scale."We're building a bridge between sort of a waste product, which is a burden in forestry and a deficiency in agricultural land with regards to soil health," Boulder Mushroom owner Zach Hedstrom said. The company recently received a grant from Boulder County and the City of Boulder to use mushrooms to break down woodchips created in the foresting process and break that matter down to nutrient-rich soil. Colorado opposes 3M settlement on ‘fore...

Denver Animal Shelter explains euthanasia decisions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver metro area was relieved once a local dog named Watson was saved from euthanasia on Sunday. But it's not easy for the Denver Animal Shelter to make the decision.The Denver Animal Shelter is one of the only shelters in Colorado that will take an animal no matter the condition, and the shelter takes every single animal brought in. Because of this, it isn't a no-kill shelter. For every eight dogs that come into the Denver Animal Shelter, one of them is euthanized, according to a state document provided by Tammy Vigil, Denver Department of Public Health and Environment. But those rates include animals that are abused and severely aggressive."No kills have the luxury to pick and choose what animals come into their system. Our door's open. We serve the most vulnerable animals in the community," Melanie Sobel, director of Denver's Department of Animal Protection. Denver family fighting to save dog from being euthanized after biting child The shelter ...

Miami-Dade Corrections bids final farewell to fallen K-9 Gideon

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:56:34 GMT

The Miami Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department paid tribute to one of their fallen K-9 officers Gideon at Tropical Park.Attendees bid a final farewell to Gideon at a ceremony held in the park’s Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Wednesday.Gideon, a Labrador retriever born in Colombia, passed away due to an illness back on June 4. He was 9 years old. After training, Gideon was paired with Corrections Officer Karlos Ramos in 2016.Over the course of Gideon’s career, he and Ramos had well over 2,900 training hours, with nearly 120,000 career sniffs, lending a paw to protect the community.