Posts by Swedan Margen
AI pilot program in L.A. County courts will help judges craft rulings in some cases
Judges in one of the nation’s largest court systems have started using artificial intelligence, testing a tool that can rapidly distill hundreds of pages of legal motions and use samples of a jurist’s writing style to help reach conclusions and even draft tentative rulings. The program, which launched last month, gave half a dozen Los…
Read MoreSoCal’s defense startups secure vital funding boost
A bill restoring crucial federal funding to defense startups in Southern California is on its way to the president’s desk after making it through Congress on Tuesday. The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act was passed following a months-long impasse over funding the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)…
Read More“Judy Blume: A Life” and the Problem of Biography
When Blume started writing, the market category of young-adult (as opposed to children’s) literature was defined by politically motivated novels that took up social issues, such as drugs and teen pregnancy—“problem novels,” Oppenheimer calls them, using the terminology of the time. Blume didn’t write “problem novels,” he stresses. He quotes her in an interview, somewhat…
Read MoreIn the Age of A.I., What Is Taste? And Do We Still Have It?
With artificial intelligence continuing to dominate corporate strategies and news headlines, Silicon Valley has embraced a new buzzword, one that may feel too close to home for those already feeling embattled by automation. That word is “taste,” and in recent months it has become as much of a tech-world cliché as “disruption” was in the…
Read MoreThe Avant-Garde and the Minivan People | National Review
The latter still provide the GOP coalition with electoral muscle. Source link
Read MoreAmazon speeds up deliveries in L.A. and elsewhere with one-hour option
Amazon is offering one-hour deliveries to hundreds of U.S. cities and towns including parts of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The e-commerce giant said that it is also offering three-hour deliveries in more than 2,000 cities and towns. It plans to expand these options to more places in the coming months, the company said in…
Read MoreThe First American Liberation | National Review
250 years ago today, Boston was freed from eight years of occupation — thanks largely to 25-year-old Henry Knox. Source link
Read MoreGrindr says users can now tap AI for better matches
Grindr Inc. has unveiled new features for its premium subscribers, hoping to leverage artificial intelligence to help users get better matches. The West Hollywood-based LGBTQ+ dating platform said Monday that its premium plan now allows access to new AI features and deeper personalization. The company has dubbed its AI gAI, which is pronounced “gay eye.”…
Read MoreWere the 2026 Oscars a Swan Song for Warner Bros.?
The couple got into a Warner Bros.-issued Suburban. “Larry, do you have my speech?” Carter called out. (It would remain unread; she lost to Kate Hawley, for “Frankenstein.”) Her first film was Spike Lee’s “School Daze,” in 1988, and five years later she got her first Oscar nomination, for Lee’s “Malcolm X.” “Denzel and I…
Read MoreAnother billionaire confirms California exit: Uber co-founder Kalanick
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick said he moved to Texas in December, adding to the list of billionaires who have left California ahead of a proposed wealth tax. In an interview on tech talk show TBPN, Kalanick said he moved to Texas on December 18. He didn’t explain the reasoning behind the move, but suggested he…
Read MoreDon’t Burn Our Own Fortifications | National Review
The right should know better than to let the left dictate the terms of battle. Source link
Read More‘Never Again’ Requires That We Remember Always | National Review
Why Christians must fight against antisemitism. Source link
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