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We’re Going Down A Very Dangerous Path With AI Regulation, Despite Better Options
It appears the race is on to see whether it will be the EU or the US in promulgating worse regulations around generative AI tools. The EU (as has been its MO over the last few years) is taking the lead. A few weeks back the EU Parliament passed a draft regulation for AI. There’s […]
Friday Cat Blogging – 7 July 2023
Charlie really looks like he means business here. He's obviously a cat with a mission.
A Great Jobs Report and a Vindication of Bidenomics
Today on TAP: Now, the Federal Reserve should just leave well enough alone.
Third Man Records to celebrate Syd Barrett’s solo career with new box set
The solo career of the late Pink Floyd guitarist and co-founder Syd Barrett is being celebrated by Jack White’s Third Man Records. The label, in conjunction with Sony Music, will release a three-LP set of…
Chihuly at the Botanical Garden
Family-friendly hibachi in the county?
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Foundation sets fundraising record
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the university's education and research efforts, raised a record amount during fiscal 2023.
St. Louis lawmakers OK plan to pay for lawyers for tenants facing eviction
St. Louis lawmakers on Friday passed a plan to pay for attorneys for tenants facing eviction proceedings.
In private, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones questions allies, offers nuanced view on guns
Text messages are offering a new window into St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones' thinking, as she questions a pair of longtime allies and offers a more nuanced view of gun control and its affect on reducing violent crime.
Man on the run after being charged in road-rage killing in St. Louis County
Elijah Boykins is accused of firing shots at another motorist but inadvertently killing his own passenger.
Insurance agent for commercial policy?
Solid gyms near Richmond heights/Tamm area?
Community Development Administration announces updates: job openings, funding cycles, early childhood education workforce development, and Healthy Home Repair successes
A dozen open positions to administer new ARPA-funded initiatives. Update on Neighborhood Transformation Grants, Housing, CDBG, and more.
Five years and $900 million later, Elton John will say “farewell” for the last time this Saturday
Five years after he first announced it, Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour finally comes to an end Saturday, July 8, in Stockholm, Sweden. It's officially the highest-grossing tour of…
Threads needs a little time before it descends into bedlam
On Wednesday Meta launched Threads, a new social media app designed to compete with Twitter. It's already signed up 30 million users, and you'd think this would be broadly welcomed since Twitter users have been bitching forever that Twitter is a cesspool that's only gotten worse since it was purchased last year and subjected to ...continue reading "Threads needs a little time before it descends into bedlam"
Overnight closures planned for ramp from northbound Hwy. 79 to I-70 in O'Fallon, Mo.
The shutdowns, which begin at 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday nights, are to accommodate bridge rehab work.
Sultan: It's time to end affirmative action for white people, also
Giving weight to legacy and donor-connected children in the college’s admissions policies discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Asian applicants.
'One-of-a-kind' sports and entertainment venue may be coming to Lake Saint Louis
The plan includes pickleball courts, an ice skating rink, virtual sport simulators, a playground and splash pad, a mini-golf course, an outdoor amphitheater, a banquet center and a restaurant