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This company envisions a future where humanoid robots are as ubiquitous as smartphones

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

By Veronica Miracle and Jeffrey Kopp | CNNIn the not-so-distant future, human-like robots will be as ubiquitous as the automobile or smartphone – if Agility Robotics’ vision of the future comes to life.“This is really an inflection point in history,” said Jonathan Hurst, co-founder of Agility Robotics, a Silicon Valley firm that showed off its humanoid, “Digit” to investors and press Tuesday.Hurst is an engineer by trade and has been laser focused on building an anthropomorphic robot since college. “Eventually, you [will] just talk to these machines, […] and you can just ask them for help with whatever you want to do.”The current model of Digit is limited to loading and unloading bins, stacking items and completing simple tasks. In front of a small audience Tuesday night, the robot showcased its ability to operate autonomously and problem solve in real time, thanks to OpenAI’s ChatGPT 4.0 AI integrated into its software.Agility Robotics’ robot Digit showcased its ability to op...

In brief: Wicks tours El Cerrito’s transit-oriented developments

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

EL CERRITOOn Oct. 20, California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, joined El Cerrito Mayor Lisa Motoyama, Mayor Pro Tem Tessa Rudnick, Councilmembers Gabe Quinto and Carolyn Wysinger, and BART board member Rebecca Saltzman on a tour of El Cerrito’s transit-oriented developments.Related Articles MLB lockout: Pitchers and catchers were supposed to report this week. What comes next? The Mayfair Station next to El Cerrito’s Del Norte BART stop, includes 225 units, 70% of which are market rate (completed in 2021) and 30% of which will be affordable (breaking ground in 2024).The preliminary design concept for the El Cerrito Plaza BART stop’s transit-oriented developments will include 743 units with 53% market-rate units and 47% designated at below market rate. For more information on the project, visit el-cerrito.org/TOD online.— city of El CerritoALBANYApply by Dec. 31 for parcel tax exemption, renter rebateDid you miss the June 1 deadline to apply for Albany’s parcel...

Longtime Contra Costa College football coach Maiorana dies at 92

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

Contra Costa College football coaching legend Vince Maiorana died last Thursday afternoon at the age of 92, his son Mark told this news organization.Maiorana led the football program from 1957 to 1980, coaching future NFL players, including Travis Williams, whose four kick return touchdowns as a rookie still stand as an NFL single-season record.Maiorana is slated to be a member of the California Community College Hall of Fame class next year, and was named to the CCC Football Coaches Association’s hall in 1998.He took over as the coach of a downtrodden school and vaulted CCC to back-to-back league championships in the early 1960s, then won five more league titles in the 1970s.Vince Maiorana, longtime Contra Costa College football coach, at his last game. (Courtesy of Mark Maiorana) “His style was the old Power I,” former CCC and Diablo Valley baseball coach Larry Quirico said. “They threw the ball OK, but usually they were a very physical team back then.”The Monterey High gradu...

Mayo Clinic doctor told people his wife died of a rare disease. He’s now charged with her murder.

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Mayo Clinic physician who told people his wife died of a rare autoimmune disorder is now accused of fatally poisoning her.Connor Bowman, 30, is charged with felony second-degree murder with intent but not premeditated.His wife, Betty Bowman, 32, died in August after being hospitalized for diarrhea and dehydration.The couple, who had been married two years, lived in Rochester and both worked at the Mayo Clinic, she as a pharmacist and he as a resident in internal medicine.Betty Bowman went to an emergency room on Aug. 16 with symptoms similar to severe food poisoning, and she was hospitalized. Connor Bowman suggested to doctors that she was suffering from hematophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a rare autoimmune disease in which white blood cells attack organs.Betty Bowman’s condition deteriorated rapidly, including organ failure and necrotic intestinal tissue, and she died Aug. 20.Though testing did not confirm it, Connor Bowman stuck to his diagnosis of an ...

'It's like a dream come true': New Giants Manager Bob Melvin on returning to Bay Area

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Bay Area native and former San Francisco Giants player Bob Melvin will be unveiled as the Giants' new manager Wednesday. Ahead of the planned press conference, Melvin spoke exclusively to KRON4 about returning the Bay Area, where he'd previously spent 10 seasons managing the Oakland A's."It's like a dream come true," Melvin said, speaking to KRON 4's Will Tran.Melvin was most recently in charge of the San Diego Padres, but after a whirlwind few days, the Giants were given permission to interview him. Who is Danny Serafini? Bay Area native goes from top MLB draft pick to murder suspect “I could not be more excited to come back to the Bay Area and manage this great organization,” Melvin said in a statement. “I’d like to thank Greg Johnson, Farhan Zaidi and Larry Baer for giving me the opportunity to add another chapter to my Giants career. This is a tremendous opportunity and a great responsibility to lead this organization and I’m eager to get started.”Melvi...

Alphabet, Thermo Fisher fall; Microsoft, General Dynamics rise, Wednesday, 10/25/2023

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Wednesday:Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), up $8.47 to $339.The software giant reported strong fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), down $12.80 to $126.01.The owner of search engine giant Google reported disappointing revenue for its cloud computing division.Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO), down $33.27 to $424.99.The maker of scientific instrument and laboratory supplies trimmed its profit forecast for the year.Waste Management Inc. (WM), up $9.92 to $164.55.The garbage and recycling hauler beat analysts’ third-quarter earnings forecasts.General Dynamics Corp. (GD), up $8.66 to $241.66.The defense contractor beat Wall Street’s third-quarter financial forecasts.Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN), down $5.27 to $141.65.The chipmaker gave investors a weak profit forecast for its current quarter.Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (HA), down 29 cents to $4.01.The parent company of Hawai...

Md. college receives $54M donation that will be used exclusively for student scholarships

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

College can be expensive for many families, but one local college is getting a huge donation to help students deal with rising costs.Hood College, an independent liberal arts college in Frederick, Maryland, just received a $54 million donation from the Hodson Trust, the largest donation in the institution’s history.College president Andrea Chapdelaine told WTOP that the trust was founded by Col. Clarence Hodson in the late 1800s and has been donating money to four colleges in Maryland since the early 1900s.“The Hodson Trust has always focused their efforts on increasing accessibility and affordability for higher education,” Chapdelaine said. “So the majority, although not all of the gifts that we have received for the past 100-plus years, have been focused on student scholarships.”The large new endowment will be used exclusively for student scholarships, Chapdelaine confirmed.Hood is known for its support of low-income students, awarding more than $40 m...

Patricia Bullrich anuncia que apoyará a Javier Milei para el balotaje presidencial en Argentina

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

(CNN Español) — Patricia Bullrich, quien se había postulado como candidata a presidenta por Juntos por el Cambio pero quedó fuera de la contienda en las elecciones generales de Argentina del domingo 22 de octubre, anunció este miércoles que apoyará a Javier Milei, candidato de La Libertad Avanza (LLA) que competirá en el balotaje contra Sergio Massa, de Unión por la Patria, el 19 de noviembre.“La urgencia del momento nos interpela a no ser neutrales”, dijo Bullrich en la conferencia. “La Argentina desde nuestro punto de vista no puede reiniciar un nuevo ciclo kirchnerista de la mano de Sergio Massa”, añadió.Milei  sigue buscando apoyos antes de la segunda vuelta electoral en las presidenciables de Argentina.Tras quedar segundo en los comicios generales del domingo con el 29,89% de los votos, detrás de Massa, aspirante oficialista y actual ministro de Economía, quien cosechó el 36,68% de los sufragios, Milei se pronunció a favor de sumar otros espacios a LLA.En medi...

Le disparan en el estómago a sargento de la policía de Vivienda de DC

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

Un sargento de policía de la Autoridad de Vivienda del Distrito de Columbia (DCHA, en inglés) recibió un disparo mientras se dirigía al trabajo el martes por la tarde en Ivy City y ahora se está recuperando de una cirugía en un hospital local.Los investigadores creen que el tiroteo ocurrió alrededor de las 5:30 p.m. en la cuadra 2200 de New York Avenue NE.La víctima, un veterano de 27 años de la DCHA, recibió un disparo en el estómago, según fuentes policiales.“Tengo entendido que cuando ocurrió el tiroteo, él respondió al disparo. Se desconoce si el agresor fue golpeado”, indicó el subjefe Steven Spencer, de la policía de DCHA.El sargento de policía herido siguió conduciendo hacia el oeste por New York Avenue y se detuvo en Walt Lincoln Way NE.“Gracias a Dios llegó aquí, frente a la sede, donde notificamos al EMS para que le administrara los primeros auxilios”, explicó Spencer.El vehículo del sospechoso, descrito como un Honda gris con vidrios muy polarizados y etiqueta...

Nashville police chief’s son, wanted in the shooting of 2 officers, found dead after car chase

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:45 GMT

Los policías Ashely Boleyjack y Gregory Kern, de la ciudad de La Vergne en Tennessee. Foto suministrada por la Municipalidad de La Vergne (Municipalidad de La Vergne via AP) Los policías Ashely Boleyjack y Gregory Kern, de la ciudad de La Vergne en Tennessee. Foto suministrada por la Municipalidad de La Vergne (Municipalidad de La Vergne via AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in a stolen car, authorities said.Nashville Police Chief John Drake issued a statement on Wednesday thanking officers for working to locate his son after John Drake Jr....