4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (971+ words) Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons. As AI models grow more powerful, elaborate cyberattacks…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (986+ words) Gen Z real estate agents are entering the industry with technological familiarity and entrepreneurial ambition, but local brokerage leaders say some underestimate how long it takes to build a sustainable business. Local brokerage leaders say Gen Z, which is considered…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (400+ words) Manufacturing in the San Joaquin Valley has never been static. It has always evolved alongside the needs of our communities, our economy and the people who make this region work. Right now, that evolution is happening faster than ever. Artificial…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (733+ words) The Loop8 team, from left, Nashita K. (AI solutions architect), Ruby Nahal (CEO/founder), Jason Nahal (cloud solutions architect), Chad Dickerson (project manager) and Juan Pablo N. joined virtually on the tablet (cloud solutions architect). Courtesy of Ruby Nahal Ruby Nahal has spent…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (857+ words) As Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whether to require data centers to disclose how much water they use, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns over AI’s water use don’t hold “up to any scrutiny.” On the Sources Podcast with Alex Heath…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (686+ words) The Fresno City Council voted 7-0 Thursday to begin drafting a citywide data center prohibition, adding requirements to notify councilmembers of applications and explicitly cover land later annexed into the city. The vote advances the proposed measure from Councilmember Nick Richardson....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (313+ words) AI programming art courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The Trump administration is wading into a legal fight between OpenAI and the New York Times, backing the ChatGPT-maker’s argument in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI technology by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (572+ words) A proposal to prohibit data centers in Fresno goes before the Fresno City Council Thursday. Mayor Jerry Dyer, a co-sponsor of the measure by Fresno City Councilmember Nick Richardson, said in a statement Wednesday that he opposes data center development…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (639+ words) The Tulare Chamber of Commerce hosts a ribbon cutting ceremony for the inaugural Tulare Marketplace event at Zumwalt Park on Aug. 6. Courtesy of Tulare Marketplace As several Central Valley chambers of commerce reported budget growth and steady leadership this year,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (654+ words) An excavator digs a trench for underground utility installation. Rise Utility, based in Fresno, designs underground utility systems and provides utility consulting and construction for developers across the Central Valley. Courtesy of Rise Every development project reaches a point where…...