From the Wall Street Journal: OpenAI’s new artificial-intelligence project is behind schedule and running up huge bills. It isn’t clear when—or if—it’ll work. There may not be enough data in the world to make it smart enough. The project, officially called GPT-5 and code-named Orion, has been in the works for more than 18 months.... ...continue reading "18 months is not an AI crisis"
Steven Edward Smythe Jr. passed unexpectedly in his sleep on December 14, 2024. Steve was born July 4th, 1964 to Steven Smythe Sr and Diana Best. Steve was a man who lived life his own way and never took it…
Joseph E. Donnelly, age 81 of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024. He was born in Effingham, Illinois to the late Charles and Ella Donnelly. Joe served in the U.S. Army, and later worked most of his life…
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The holiday travel season brought families together at St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Friday. Bad weather in other parts of the country created several delays on what is one of the busiest travel days of the year.
We’re still waiting for the lawsuit in Japan between Nintendo, The Pokémon Co., and Pocketpair to get rolling, but that doesn’t keep the dispute out of the news. The patent lawsuit, itself a surprise as everyone thought it would be a copyright gambit that Nintendo would try, centers around several patents that all relate to […]
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced several pardons and commutations Friday before his term ends next month, including one man from St. Louis County who had police officers fighting for his freedom.
Illinois utilities are set to invest more than a billion dollars into upgrading the state’s electric distribution grid, resulting in higher rates for customers around the state.
The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday approved scaled-back plans submitted by Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois, the electric utilities for northern and southern Illinois, respectively. ComEd is part of Chicago-based Exelon Corp. (Nasdaq: EXC), and Ameren Illinois is part of St. Louis-based Ameren Corp. (NYSE:…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, delivering a necessary legal step for abortions to resume in the state. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang said the abortion ban “is directly at odds” with a constitutional amendment creating a right to [...]
A Missouri judge on Friday temporarily struck down several laws that Planned Parenthood clinics have said made access to abortion all but impossible across the state.
Among the laws Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang blocked include a 72-hour waiting period for an abortion and a mandate that physicians performing abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
But abortions will not yet restart in the state because licensure requirements remain in place.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains,…
Spears has many supporters who have advocated for his release, including group of retired St. Louis police officers who run a popular policing podcast.
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