Lilia Caballero (left) and John Holm are competing in the Democratic primary for House District 6 in southern Oregon. (Campaign photos) A Medford School Board member and former grocery store clerk are running for the Democratic nomination in House District 6 in southern Oregon. The Jackson County district, which includes Medford, is still recovering from […]
Despite the threat of dislocated fingers and strained muscles, more than 150 Bavarian men came together on Sunday to compete in Germany’s unique national championship of “Fingerhakeln” – finger wrestling. The all-male competitors met in a big beer tent in the small southern village of Bernbeuren, with around 1,000 people cheering them on as they […]
BERNBEUREN, Germany (AP) — Despite the threat of dislocated fingers and strained muscles, over 150 Bavarian men came together Sunday to compete in Germany’s unique national championship of “Fingerhakeln,” or finger wrestling. The “finger wrestlers” met in a big beer tent in the small southern village of Bernbeuren. Around 1,000 visitors cheered on the all-male […]
Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet’s Google and ChatGPT owner OpenAI, the Information reported Monday. The new model, internally referred to as MAI-1, is being overseen by recently hired Mustafa Suleyman, the Google DeepMind co-founder and former CEO of AI startup Inflection, the report said, […]
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -Boeing’s new Starliner astronaut capsule was poised for launch on Monday night on a much-delayed first crewed test flight to orbit, as the company scrambles to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for a greater share of lucrative NASA business. The CST-100 Starliner with two astronauts […]
(Reuters) – Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet’s Google and OpenAI, the Information reported on Monday. The new model, internally referred to as MAI-1, is being overseen by recently hired Mustafa Suleyman, the Google DeepMind co-founder and former CEO of AI startup Inflection, the […]
Tiger Woods is set to compete at the US Open in June after accepting a special exemption from the US Golf Association. Woods is a three-time winner of the tournament, taking the last of those titles in 2008. However, he no longer qualifies automatically as his five-year exemption that came after he won the Masters […]
The AI wars are starting to heat up. Up until now, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has dominated the market for AI chips with an estimated 98% share of the data center GPU market. However, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is now throwing its hat into the ring — the company launched its Gaudi 3 AI accelerator on Tuesday. According […]
Oleksandr Zinchenko believes Arsenal have proved they can compete with the world’s best teams as the club’s pursuit of domestic and European glory intensifies. Mikel Arteta’s men kept up the pace with Premier League title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City thanks to Wednesday evening’s comfortable 2-0 victory over lowly Luton. The Gunners are also chasing […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lost in the hubbub surrounding California’s new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers is how that raise could impact public schools, forcing districts to compete with the likes of McDonald’s and Wendy’s for cafeteria workers amid a state budget crunch. The minimum wage law that took effect Monday guarantees at […]
Leona Maguire has set her sights on a third Olympic Games, saying she is “absolutely pushing for another opportunity to compete and represent my country”. The Cavan woman previously represented Team Ireland at the Rio Games in 2016, which marked golf’s return to the Olympic roster, and again at the delayed Games in Tokyo in […]
Mar. 29—The Yuba County Office of Education hosted the 2024 spelling bee at the Yuba County Government Center on Thursday, giving students in grades 4-8 a chance to represent Yuba County in the California State Spelling Bee in April. Competing students were previously named spelling champions at their schools and districts before moving to the […]