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Mercury News and other papers sue Microsoft, OpenAI

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The Mercury News and seven other newspapers sued Microsoft and OpenAI on Tuesday, claiming the technology...
The Mercury News and seven other newspapers sued Microsoft and OpenAI on Tuesday, claiming the technology giants illegally harvested millions of copyrighted articles to create their cutting-edge “generative” artificial intelligence products including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot. While the newspapers’ pu...
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Will Bay Area schools' switch to equity grading help or harm students?

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A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of...
A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. Hrihaan Bhutani is already thinking about college. The Dublin Unified freshman is taking four Advanced Placement classes next year and has crammed his schedule with extracurricular activities to better his chances of gett...
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Silicon Valley tech startup founder sentenced to 1½ years in prison for fraud

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Builder's remedy was supposed to 'Manhattanize' the Bay Area

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For over a decade, developer Forrest Linebarger has tried to build new multifamily housing on two...
For over a decade, developer Forrest Linebarger has tried to build new multifamily housing on two half-acre parcels in Los Altos Hills. The city has done all it can to stop him. Then early last year, he employed a largely untested tool — the builder’s remedy. The provision penalizes cities that have failed to get st...
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New Calif Highway Surveillance Uses More Than Cameras

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OAKLAND — The California Highway Patrol plans to significantly increase the number of cameras mounted along...
OAKLAND — The California Highway Patrol plans to significantly increase the number of cameras mounted along roadways across the East Bay, as part of a mounting bid by Gov. Gavin Newsom tamp down on crime and freeway shootings across the region. The agency recently contracted a private company to install nearly 200 a...
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UK court denies bid to extradite Assange to the US

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By Sylvia Hui and Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — A British court ruled Tuesday...
By Sylvia Hui and Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the...

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