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Week in Review

October 23rd-29th

Welcome to Fragile Practice, where I attempt to make something of value out of stuff I have to read.

My future plan is to do longer-form original pieces on interesting topics or trends. For now, I'm going to make the weekly reviews habitual and see if I have any time left.

Technology

OpenAI forms team to study ‘catastrophic’ AI risks, including nuclear threats - Tech Crunch; Kyle Wiggers

OpenAI launched a new research team called AI Safety and Security to investigate the potential harms of artificial intelligence focused on AI alignment, AI robustness, AI governance, and AI ethics.

Note: Same energy as “cigarette company funds medical research into smoking risks”.

Artists Allege Meta’s AI Data Deletion Request Process Is a ‘Fake PR Stunt’ - Wired; Kate Knibbs

Artists who participated in Meta’s Artificial Intelligence Artist Residency Program accused the company of failing to honor their data deletion requests and claim that Meta used their personal data to train its AI models without their consent.

Note: Someday we will stop being surprised that corporate activities without obvious profit motive are all fake PR stunts.

GM and Honda ditch plan to build cheaper electric vehicles - The Verge; Andrew J. Hawkins

General Motors and Honda cancel their joint venture to develop and produce cheaper electric vehicles for the US market, citing the chip shortage, rising costs of battery materials, and the changing market conditions.

Note: What are the odds this isn’t related to the 7 billion dollars the US government announced to create hydrogen hubs.

'AI divide' across the US leaves economists concerned - The Register; Thomas Claburn

A new study by economists from Harvard University and MIT reveals a significant gap in AI adoption and innovation across different regions in the US.

The study finds that AI usage is highest in California's Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, but was also noted in Nashville, San Antonio, Las Vegas, New Orleans, San Diego, and Tampa, as well as Riverside, Louisville, Columbus, Austin, and Atlanta.

Nvidia to Challenge Intel With Arm-Based Processors for PCs - Bloomberg; Ian King

Nvidia is using Arm technology to develop CPUs that would challenge Intel processors in PCs, and which could go on sale as soon as 2025.

Note: I am far from an NVIDIA fan, but I’m stoked for any amount of new competition in the CPU space.

New tool lets artists fight AI image bots by hiding corrupt data in plain sight - Engadget; Sarah Fielding

A team at the University of Chicago created Nightshade, a tool that lets artists fight AI image bots by adding undetectable pixels into an image that can alter how a machine-learning model produces content and what that finished product looks like.

Nightshade is intended to protect artists work and has been tested on both Stable Diffusion and an in-house AI built by the researchers.

IBM's NorthPole chip runs AI-based image recognition 22 times faster than current chips - Tech Xplore; Bob Yirka

NorthPole combines the processing module and the data it uses in a two-dimensional array of memory blocks and interconnected CPUs, and is reportedly inspired by the human brain.

NorthPole can currently only run specialized AI processes and not training processes or large language models, but the researchers plan to test connecting multiple chips together to overcome this limitation.

Apple’s $130 Thunderbolt 4 cable could be worth it, as seen in X-ray CT scans - Ars Technica; Kevin Purdy

Note: These scans are super cool. And make me feel somewhat better about insisting on quality cables. A+.

The Shifting Web

On-by-default video calls come to X, disable to retain your sanity - The Register; Brandon Vigliarolo

Video and audio calling is limited to anyone you follow or who is in your address book, if you granted X permission to comb through it.

Calling other users also requires that they’ve sent at least one direct message to you before.

Only premium users can place calls, but everyone can receive them.

Google Search Boss Says Company Invests to Avoid Becoming ‘Roadkill’ - The New York Times; Nico Grant

Google’s senior vice president overseeing search said that he sees a world of threats that could humble his company at any moment.

Google Maps is getting new AI-powered search updates, an enhanced navigation interface and more - Tech Crunch; Aisha Malik

Note: These AI recommender systems are going to be incredibly valuable advertising space. It is interesting that Apple decided to compete with Google in maps but not in basic search, but has so far not placed ads in the search results.

Reddit finally takes its API war where it belongs: to AI companies - Ars Technica; Scharon Harding

Reddit met with generative AI companies to negotiate a deal for being paid for its data, and may block crawlers if no deal is made soon.

Note: Google searches for info on Reddit often seem more effective than searching Reddit itself.  If they are unable to make a deal, and Reddit follows through, it will be a legitimate loss for discoverability but also an incredibly interesting experiment to see what Reddit is like without Google.

Bandcamp’s Entire Union Bargaining Team Was Laid Off - 404 Media; Emanuel Maiberg

Bandcamp’s new owner (Songtradr) offered jobs to just half of existing employees, with cuts disproportionately hitting union leaders. Every member of the union’s eight-person bargaining team was laid off, and 40 of the union's 67 members lost their jobs.

Songtradr spokesperson Lindsay Nahmiache claimed that the firm didn’t have access to union membership information.

Note: This just sucks. Bandcamp is rad, and it’s hard to imagine it continuing to be rad after this. I wonder if Epic had ideas for BC that didn’t work out.

Surveillance & Digital Privacy

Mozilla Launches Annual Digital Privacy 'Creep-o-Meter'. This Year's Status:  'Very Creepy' - Slashdot

Mozilla gave the current state of digital privacy a 75.6/100, with 100 being the creepiest.

They measured security features, data collection, and data sharing practices of over 500 gadgets, apps, and cars to come up with their score.

Every car Mozilla tested failed to meet their privacy and security standards.

Note: It would be great if even one auto brand would take privacy seriously.

EPIC Testifies in Support of Massachusetts Data Privacy and Protection Act -Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

Massachusetts version of ADPPA.

Note: While it may warm my dead heart to see any online privacy protections in law, scrambling to do so in response to generative AI is unlikely to protect Americans in any meaningful way from the surveillance driven form of capitalism we’ve all been living under for decades.

Complex Spy Platform StripedFly Bites 1M Victims - Dark Reading

StripedFly is a complex platform disguised as a cryptominer and evaded detection for six years by using a custom version of EternalBlue exploit, a built-in Tor network tunnel, and trusted services like GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket to communicate with C2 servers and update its functionality.

iPhones have been exposing your unique MAC despite Apple's promises otherwise - Ars Technica

A privacy feature which claimed to hide the Wi-Fi MAC address of iOS devices when joining a network was broken since iOS 14, and was finally patched in 17.1, released on Wednesday.

Note: I imagine this bug was reported a while ago, but wasn’t publically reported until the fix was released as a term of apple’s bug bounty program.

What the !#@% is a Passkey? - Electronic Frontier Foundation

Note: I welcome our passkey overlords.

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My cousin moved from San Francisco to a very rural area on the East Coast partially to be closer to her parents, but also because she felt like she couldn't achieve progress staying in an already progressive area. She's an out lesbian and it's very important to her to be out and loud where she can. But like... no one paid her to do that. She went because she wanted to. Lmao rural communities hate big fancy new housing developments and neighborhoods, they would not respond well to liberals moving en masse to their areas to elect Dems. Shit I live in a progressive town and I get mad when people move here and the city grows!

I mean, part of the issue is the idea that these towns or areas need "improving", oftentimes in a very Victorian-esque kind of overtone when talking about the lesser areas, and there's often not much respect for or understanding of the history and culture and dynamic in those areas.

Like one of the ways that progressives and liberals failed in North Dakota a lot was because of that sentiment, that failure to connect with people and not come across as "we're importing Civilization and Ideas and Improvement to these godforsaken areas, you poor unfortunate souls", and just acting like they were inherently right and the only option.

Corporate money and conservative power and influences are also a huge part, but so much of the time liberals and progressives score own goals and concede territory.

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Kevin Hart gets serious about financial inclusion at Disrupt

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Kevin Hart gets serious about financial inclusion at Disrupt

Hollywood powerhouse, comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart makes the world laugh both onstage and on camera. But behind the scenes, he’s a serious entrepreneur building a multiplatform media empire. He is also the founder and managing partner of HartBeat Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with a focus on lifestyle, media and technology.

What’s more, Hart’s investment company seems to accomplish this while maintaining a focus on inclusion — financial inclusion specifically. These are just some of the reasons why we’re thrilled that Kevin Hart; his venture firm’s president and co-founder, Robert Roman; and Michael Elanjian, J.P. Morgan’s head of digital investment banking and digital private markets, will join us onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco.

Venture funding inequity remains a big issue. Forbes reports that while companies with white founders receive 77% of VC dollars, less than 10% go to women founders and less than 1% to Black founders. Ensuring financial inclusion is complicated. It requires a multifaceted approach to fight against homogeneous networks, deceptive warm intros and the basic need for more fluency across different demographics. Hart and Roman will discuss these complexities, and Elanjian will give us a look at how institutions are breaking down barriers.

In addition, we’re curious about Hart’s brand and how it’s expanded over the years. We’d also like to hear where, with all its different business, he plans to take his company moving forward.

Just part of Kevin Hart’s impressive Hollywood CV includes eleven No. 1 box office films that have grossed more than $4.23 billion in global revenue. A successful entrepreneur and chairman of HartBeat, a global, multiplatform media company creating entertainment at the intersection of comedy and culture, Hart’s on a mission to keep the world laughing together.

As the founder of HartBeat Ventures, Hart has partnered with or invested in various companies, including Gran Coramino tequila; plant-based, quick-serve restaurant Hart House; Fabletics Men; JPMorgan Chase; Hydrow; Nutrabolt; Sam’s Club; Old Spice, Brüush; Tommy John; and Therabody.

Hart continues to develop, star in and produce feature films, television shows and podcasts via HartBeat for his various partners, such as Netflix, Peacock, Sirius XM and Audible. He is currently touring nationally with his eighth hour of stand-up material entitled “The Reality Check Tour.”

Over the years, Robert Roman, president and co-founder of HartBeat Ventures, has invested in notable companies such as Airbnb, Hydrow and Beyond Meat. A leading financial advisor in the entertainment and sports industries, Roman focuses his holistic service model on creating and maintaining efficiencies within his clients’ finances.

Roman has more than 20 years of experience in wealth management, providing financial services to families through multigenerational, forward-thinking solutions. In 2011 he founded Legacy Private Client Group, where he built a platform that facilitated holistic solutions. Legacy PCG quickly became one of the fastest growing wealth management firms in California and the U.S.

Michael Elanjian builds new digital businesses and capabilities for JPMorgan’s clients. He is also the founder of Capital Connect, a platform that provides fundraising, networking and data to founders and investors. Acquired by JPMorgan in 2022, Global Shares, which offers cap table and share plan services, is also part of Elanjian’s organization.

Elanjian previously served as the head of digital innovation for the corporate and investment bank where he drove the digital strategy, fintech investments and acquisitions, and he created JPMorgan’s product incubation effort, AreaX.

Before joining JPMorgan, Elanjian spent nine years at Goldman Sachs, where his team led the strategy development and implementation for market structure and financial technology investments.

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Breaking Established Ideas: Indian IPTV Services Transform American Television Experience

California, USA, 2024-Mar-29 — /EPR Network/ — A trailblazer in the realm of virtual entertainment, publicizes a groundbreaking initiative to deliver the numerous flavors of Indian content material to the United States and its contemporary Indian IPTV in USA. This strategic move not only caters to the developing call for international content but also bridges the cultural hole for communities together with the Pakistani and Kannada-speaking populations in the United States. With a vision to connect people with their roots and various amusement alternatives, Best IPTV is set to redefine the landscape of IPTV services.

A Melting Pot of Cultures: The Global Appeal of Indian Entertainment

In an era in which borders blur and cultural exchange is at its height, Best IPTV Solutions takes a giant leap forward by introducing Indian IPTV inside the USA. This pass is not just about amusement; it’s a testament to the worldwide enchantment of Indian content material that transcends geographical boundaries. From Bollywood blockbusters to nearby gems, they pursue to cater to the various tastes of their audience, fostering a feeling of connection for the Indian diaspora and lovers of Pakistani and Kannada content within the USA.

They cater to the Indian IPTV in USA, ensuring an enriching culture that seamlessly integrates the meat of Indian assimilation with progressive technology. Whether you fill in vivacious urban hubs like New York or San Francisco,’ or in the self-collected Midwest, the approach to captivating Indian amusement is just a click away.

Pakistani Entertainment Here for USA

As part of its commitment to variety, it acknowledges the wealthy tapestry of cultures within the South Asian network. Recognizing the demand for Pakistani content within the USA, the organization introduces committed Pakistani IPTV channels in USA. From ultra-modern dramas to information and cultural programs, they ensure that the Pakistani diaspora inside the USA can stay connected with their homeland results easily.

Pakistani IPTV channels presented by Best IPTV Solutions give an array of picks, catering to one-of-a-kind pursuits and age businesses. Whether it’s a traditional drama collection or modern news updates, they aim to create an authentic Pakistani enjoyment experience inside the comfort of American houses.

Kannada Nostalgia: Homecoming in the USA

The Kannada-speaking community in the USA brings a slice of home with its devoted Kannada IPTV channels in USA. The platform offers an extensive range of Kannada content material, together with films, tracks, and information, designed to evoke an experience of nostalgia and reference to Karnataka. Now, Kannadigas within the USA can relish the satisfaction of Kannada leisure without missing a beat.

With the surge in recognition of Best IPTV Solutions and the developing call for Indian IPTV within the USA, the business enterprise anticipates a destiny where digital platforms facilitate the seamless convergence of diverse cultures. Beyond merely convening, they’ve surpassed the expectancies of the Indian, Pakistani, and Kannada-speaking groups within the United States, solidifying their position as a frontrunner within the IPTV industry.

Worldwide Entertainment Connecting Continents For a Global Spectacle

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[ad_1] Silicon Valley enterprise capitalist Shervin Pishevar bought his waterfront Miami Seashore property for $21.2 million, a steep low cost from the $50 million he was asking for it two years in the past. Information present Pishevar's Sofreh Fund bought the mansion at 4647 Pine Tree Drive to a Delaware entity named for the tackle. The true purchaser is hidden. Jill Eber and Jill Hertzberg of the Jills Zeder Group at Coldwell Banker Realty had the itemizing, and Ada Sasson of Cervera Actual Property introduced the customer. Pishevar is a enterprise capitalist with a star-studded observe report of investments. He's a former managing director of Menlo Ventures in California's Bay Space. He left in 2013 to launch his personal fund, Sherpa Capital. His roster of early investments contains Uber, Airbnb, Slack, Lyft, Robinhood, Snapchat, Warby Parker, Tumblr, Poshmark, Lease the Runway, Quip, Opendoor, TaskRabbit and the weed supply app Eaze, based on printed studies. He additionally co-founded Hyperloop One, a transportation startup that promised to maneuver individuals and cargo in airless tubes at airplane speeds, primarily based on Elon Musk's 2013 white paper theorizing a mode of transit that might get individuals from San Francisco to Los Angeles in half-hour . The corporate shuttered in December, based on printed studies. Pishevar purchased the waterfront Miami Seashore mansion for $17 million in 2018, property data present. Inbuilt 2013 on 1 acre, the 12,800-square-foot home has 9 bedrooms, 10 loos, three half-bathrooms, a pool and a one-bedroom visitor home. In 2021, I've tapped developer Keith Menin to renovate the 12,800 sf mansion, and listed it for $35 million. He has pulled it from the market and relisted in 2022 for $50 million, Realtor.com reveals. Since December of that 12 months, the asking worth has fluctuated between $26 million and $35 million, finally closing on the discounted worth of $21.2 million. The itemizing reveals the renovations in the primary home stay incomplete. Pishevar was a part of a wave of huge title tech traders who purchased Miami Seashore mansions within the late 2010s, together with his occasional collaborator, “PayPal Mafia” member and enterprise capitalist David Sacks. Earlier this month, Sacks was linked to the $22.5 million sale of a Venetian Islands house in Miami Seashore. One other “PayPal mobster,” Keith Raboispurchased a waterfront Venetian Islands mansion for $28.9 million in 2020. Jim Goetz, the well-known WhatsApp investor, purchased adjoining Venetian Islands properties for $29.6 million in 2017 and 2019. Billionaire PayPal and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel purchased a pair of Venetian Islands homes for $18 million in 2018, and lately gained design approval for a brand new two-story house on his property. Additionally on Pine Tree Drive, billionaire Teddy Sagi is in contract to purchase a waterfront teardown for $24 million. The Israeli Mogul, who has invested greater than $50 million in South Florida actual property developments, plans to construct himself a house on the 1.4 acre property at 4521 Pine Tree Drive. [ad_2] Supply hyperlink

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Big Libs in bed with big oil GASP!

Big Libs in bed with big oil GASP! It’s a good thing they solved the climate issue in Dubi or this might look SUPER hypocritical. The author suggests these families got intertwined prior to their “peaks of wealth and power”, they bonded over “old bones”, Science and wine AND the Getty’s only had a few billion at the time.

This is a very recent article did anyone else hear this on main stream media? It’s fascinating how privileged all of these Dems are.

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The Gettys, too, are on that list. Founded by oil baron J. Paul Getty who moved under the radar until his "outing" as the richest American by Fortune magazine in 1957, the subsequent four generations of his family have been in the spotlight navigating fields from environmentalism to fashion to business, music, digital archives, arts, LGBTQ rights and politics. With five wives, the patriarch of the dynasty, J. Paul Getty, fathered four sons who lived to adulthood, and the family tree has flowered to some 19 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.

In the wake of the sale of the company in 1985 to Texaco for $10.1 billion—at that time the biggest corporate acquisition in history—$3 billion was partitioned into four separate trusts. Currently, the family's combined net worth could be in the neighborhood of $20 billion, which will finally be divided among all the heirs upon the death of J. Paul Getty's last living son—Gordon, currently 88.

As the family has navigated personal and professional successes and failures, it has also become inextricably enmeshed into the California political fabric, with longtime close family friendships developing between the Gettys and current Governor Gavin Newsom, Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, as well as their families. William A. Newsom II, Gavin's grandfather, was a surrogate father to Getty sons John Paul Jr. and Gordon. William "Bill" Newsom III, Gavin's father, was even the bearer of the ransom money when John Paul III was kidnapped. Newsoms, Harrises, Pelosis and Gettys are godparents to one another's children and make appearances at important family events.

Left to their own devices, Paul Jr. and Gordon spent a good deal of time at the nearby home of their St. Ignatius prep school classmate, William "Bill" Newsom III, and his five siblings. This lively Irish-Catholic household was presided over by William A. Newsom II, a real estate developer and campaign manager for Edmund G. Brown, governor of California from 1959 to 1967 (whose son Jerry subsequently reclaimed the office in 1974 for the first of his four terms).

Their great affection for him endured. When Paul Jr. died at his mansion in England in 2003, a framed photograph of Newsom II was near his bed. This intimate family friendship between the Gettys and the Newsoms spanned generations, including Gordon's four sons—Peter, Andrew, John and Billy—and Bill's son— Gavin, California's 40th governor.

Since moving with her husband to the Pelosis' hometown of San Francisco in 1969, Baltimore-born Nancy had her hands full taking care of their four children; their fifth child was born in 1970. Though she'd grown up in a political household, the idea of herself taking office was still nearly two decades off.

As they grew up, Billy Getty and Gavin developed an appreciation of good wine from their fathers, both passionate oenophiles and best friends. In the years after these families met and became intertwined, as they rose to the peaks of wealth and power, there have been inevitable accusations of cronyism. But they bonded over old bones. They were all fascinated by the science—

At Billy's 1999 wedding to Vanessa Jarman, held on a ranch in Napa Valley, Judge Newsom officiated, and Gavin served as best man. Among the 165 guests was a new assistant district attorney in town, a 34-year-old up-and-comer named Kamala Harris, Vanessa's new friend. Two years later, Harris threw the shower before the birth of the couple's first son. When their daughter was born, Kamala was asked to be the godmother.

Over the years, Newsom political opponents have tried to weaponize his connections to the Gettys, portraying him as a child of privilege.

In the election cycle of 2020, some airtime was devoted to pondering Kimberly Guilfoyle's path from Gavin to fiancé Donald Trump Jr. "Life's interesting," Newsom said

Amid the pandemic, the Gettys were shaken by back-to-back tragedies. Ann, the matriarch, died of a heart attack, and son John, 52, was found dead in a San Antonio hotel room. According to the medical examiner's report, he died of "cardiomyopathy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], complicated by fentanyl toxicity."

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Slack CEO Discusses Distinctiveness Amidst the AI Wave

As AI becomes the dominant force, particularly in the field of corporate communication platforms, seismic shifts are taking place in the heart of Silicon Valley. The outstanding model is Slack, which has seen a huge upgrade since its securing by Salesforce, a conspicuous San Francisco-based corporate programming organization, for a faltering $27.7 billion.

Stewart Butterfield, the fellow benefactor and previous Chief of Slack, surrendered his position only two years post-procurement. Stepping into his shoes is Lidiane Jones, formerly from Microsoft, and a rapidly ascending executive within Salesforce. Jones’ ascension to the CEO role coincided almost perfectly with the launch of ChatGPT, which spotlighted the limitless potential of AI.

Jones, a Boston-native with Brazilian roots, expressed her awe at the AI evolution. She stated, “In the mere span of nine months, Slack has unveiled more innovative features than the total we had launched in the preceding years.” Her tenure as CEO has thus been marked by fast-paced developments, largely influenced by the capabilities of AI.

The corporate chat landscape is heating up with Microsoft as Slack’s chief rival. Platforms like Slack and Microsoft’s Teams were primarily conceptualized to enhance teamwork and streamline internal communication. However, recent iterations, supercharged by AI, envision these platforms morphing into virtual assistants, further aiding productivity.

Relaying her personal experience, Jones spoke about her post-vacation email backlog. Using “Slack AI“, she was able to get a concise summary, making her catch-up process exponentially faster. “Instead of wading through emails for a day or even an entire week, ‘Slack AI’ brought me up to speed in a mere two hours,” she recounted.

Jones firmly believes in AI’s transformative power to distill information efficiently and even handle complex administrative tasks. She highlighted how Slack provides users direct access to generative AI chatbots from diverse vendors, including the upcoming ChatGPT from OpenAI and Claude from the startup, Anthropic. Emphasizing Slack’s adaptability, Jones remarked, “Our strength lies in our openness. We’re fundamentally an open platform.“

This adaptability can be contrasted with Microsoft’s Teams. While Teams enjoys a robust user base (2019 data points to 12 million daily active users and approximately 300 million monthly users), Slack has always contended with its inclusion in Microsoft’s successful Office Suite. This contention led Slack to lodge a complaint with the European Union in 2020. Although Microsoft has made concessions to Slack in Europe, the investigation remains active, hinting at possible further actions by the European authorities.

Interestingly, Microsoft’s foray into generative AI has been bolstered by its significant investments in OpenAI. However, Jones is bullish on Slack’s AI prospects, attributing this confidence to the quality and richness of data Slack accumulates. “Slack houses a company’s collective knowledge. With employees from various departments interacting, the platform holds a goldmine of unstructured data,” Jones elaborated. This wealth of contextually-rich data is what, according to Jones, empowers their AI strategies.

While Slack doesn’t presently aim to develop its distinct language model akin to OpenAI’s famous generative AI systems, Jones hinted at the potential creation of niche models in the future. She humorously remarked, “We don’t see the need to reinvent the wheel.“

Considering the future trajectory, Jones envisions Slack possibly crafting custom AI assistants with an intricate understanding of users’ preferences and nuances. This AI-augmented future, she believes, would be a monumental boon, especially for professionals juggling work and personal responsibilities. However, Jones also acknowledges the challenges. Earning the trust of users to such an advanced degree “is going to take time,” she concluded.

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California Governor - $159 Million - Preserve 638 Affordable Homes

California Governor Newsom Announces $159.9 Million to Preserve 638 Affordable Homes. SACRAMENTO, CA (STL.News) In an ongoing effort to preserve affordable homes for lower-income Californians priced out of the market, California Governor Gavin Newsom Friday announced more than $159.9 million in awards to keep an additional 638 homes affordable for up to 55 more years.  Since 2022, $315.3 million has been awarded to preserve 1,364 affordable homes, assuring housing for nearly 27,000 people over the life of the developments’ affordability agreements.  These investments guarantee that rents in these thousands of homes remain affordable to low-income Californians for up to 55 more years rather than permanently transforming into market-rate units. What Governor Newsom said: “As California faces a critical housing shortage, it is vital that we use every tool in our toolbox to build more housing faster and preserve affordability for individuals and families struggling with the high cost of rent.  Every Californian deserves a place to call home, and we are aggressively working to secure more affordable housing throughout the state.” ABOUT THE FUNDING: Today’s awards are part of the state’s Portfolio Reinvestment Program (PRP), managed by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).  The program looks to extend affordability agreements by extending loan maturity dates, providing new low-interest long-term loans for the rehabilitation of housing, and providing forgivable loans to support short-term operating subsidies. “As we work to expand the construction of new housing, it is critical that we also preserve, invest in and maintain existing affordable housing in communities—it prevents displacement, is cost efficient and improves neighborhoods,” said Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramírez.  “These awards announced today by Governor Newsom will allow affordable housing community developers to improve the quality of living and extend the life of these buildings for many more years by making critical repairs such as fire and life safety improvements to common areas and new roof installations.” BIGGER PICTURE: Preserving existing affordable homes is part of the multi-pronged strategy laid out in the California’ Statewide Housing Plan, which calls for 2.5 million new homes by 2030, with at least one million of those homes being affordable to Californians at lower income levels. “Keeping safe, quality, affordable homes from reverting to market rate is a key component of any strategy to address the crisis of homelessness our state is facing,” said HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez.  “These strategic reinvestments – that ensure HCD-funded properties remain livable and affordable for the foreseeable future – will offer tens of thousands of Californians the housing stability and supportive services they need to be successful in a life lived off the street.” The awards announced today include: - Mission Housing Development Corporation received $12,950,076 to preserve 49 units at Dunleavy Plaza in the County of San Francisco. - Abode Communities received $26,248,920 to preserve 144 units at Centennial Place in the County of Los Angeles. - Eden Housing, Inc., received $12,075,450 to preserve 45 units at Sparks Way Commons in the County of Alameda.  They also received $5,719,492 to preserve 21 units at Hope Villa Esperanza, which was built in 1999 in the County of Santa Clara.  A third award of $19,421,950 will preserve 76 units at the Vista Verde Apartments in Santa Cruz County. - 5169 Hollywood Boulevard received $11,217,661 to preserve 44 units at Kingswood Apartments in the County of Los Angeles. - Golden Empire Affordable Housing, Inc. received $2,996,989 to preserve 16 units at Park Real Apartments in Kern County. - Community Support Network received $396,103 to preserve 6 units at DeTurk, a group home in Sonoma County. - Lutheran Social Services of Northern California received a total award amount of $4,520,577 to aid in the rehabilitation of three projects to preserve 24 units, all located in the County of San Joaquin. - Chinatown Community Development Center, Inc. received $9,821,259 to preserve 82 units at Clayton Hotel and $9,976,420 to preserve 41 units at St. Claire Residence, both in the City of San Francisco. - The John Stewart Company received $44,621,770 to preserve 90 units at The Sequoia in the City of Sacramento. Additional funding is still being offered, with a notice of availability set to be released in the early fall of this year.  For more information, please visit the Portfolio Reinvestment Program (PRP) California Department of Housing and Community Development. SOURCE: California Governor Read the full article

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Voice of America 0330 2 May 2023

6080Khz 0257 2 MAY 2023- VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) in ENGLISH from MOPENG HILL. SINPO = 55333. English, s/on with dead-carrier. @0259z Yankee Doodle int fb news anchored by Tommy McNeil @0300z. The United Nations warned on Monday that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted in the capital despite a supposed ceasefire. The White House said Monday it now estimates that just since December, Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties, including more than 20,000 killed, as Ukraine has rebuffed a heavy assault by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Monday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit as early as June 1, if lawmakers do not raise or suspend the debt limit before then. “We have learned from past debt limit impasses that waiting until the last minute to suspend or increase the debt limit can cause serious harm to business and consumer confidence, raise short-term borrowing costs for taxpayers, and negatively impact the credit rating of the United States," she said in a letter to Congress. The bodies of several children exhumed in eastern Kenya showed signs of starvation and in some cases asphyxiation, a government pathologist said on Monday, as investigators began the first autopsies on over 100 people linked to a doomsday cult. Authorities say the dead were followers of the Good News International Church, lead by pastor Paul Mackenzie, whom they accuse of instructing worshippers to starve themselves to death in order to be the first to go to heaven before the end of the world. Authorities discovered the bodies of seven people Monday while searching a rural Oklahoma property for two missing teenagers, state investigators confirmed. The bodies were found near the town of Henryetta, a town of about 6,000 located about 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesman Gerald Davidson said. He said the state medical examiner will have to identify the victims, but authorities were no longer searching for the missing teens or a man they may have been with. U.S. financial regulators have seized troubled First Republic Bank and sold its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in what is the third major American bank failure in two months. In a statement early Monday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said all depositors at San Francisco-based First Republic will become customers at JPMorgan and have immediate, full access to their money. Chinese brands are developing EVs to compete without subsidies as Beijing shifts the burden to the industry by requiring them to earn credits for selling electrics. Prices start as low as 100,000 yuan ($14,500) for a compact SUV with a 400-kilometer (250-mile) range on one charge. “The Chinese are scary,” Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn said on the analyst call. Chinese EV brands mix research and design centers in the United States and Europe with factories in China. @0305z “Daybreak Africa” anchored by male announcer (w/African accent). MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 350°, bearing 85°. Received at Plymouth, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2157.

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Events 4.18

796 – King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days. 1428 – Peace of Ferrara between Republic of Venice, Duchy of Milan, Republic of Florence and House of Gonzaga: ending of the second campaign of the Wars in Lombardy fought until the Treaty of Lodi in 1454, which will then guarantee the conditions for the development of the Italian Renaissance. 1506 – The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid. 1518 – Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland. 1521 – Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication. 1689 – Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros. 1738 – Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") is founded in Madrid. 1775 – American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements. 1783 – Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution. 1831 – The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 1847 – American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico. 1857 – "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France. 1864 – Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement. 1897 – The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire. 1899 – The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria. 1902 – The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000. 1906 – An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California. 1909 – Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome. 1912 – The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City. 1915 – French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I. 1916 – White war on the Italian front (World War I): during a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army. 1917 – The II Italian Corps in France leaves from Italy for the western front. It will distinguish itself during the Third Battle of the Aisne and the Second Battle of the Marne, in Bligny and on the sector Courmas – Bois du Petit Champ, where it will considerably contribute to stop the German offensive on Eparnay, aimed to outflank Reims. 1930 – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced that "there is no news" and plays piano music in their evening report. 1939 – Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. 1942 – World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed. 1942 – Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France. 1943 – World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island. 1945 – Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany. 1945 – Italian resistance movement: In Turin, despite the harsh repressive measures adopted by Nazi-fascists, a great pre-insurrectional strike begins. 1946 – The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands. 1947 – The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany. 1949 – The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations. 1954 – Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt. 1955 – Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference. 1972 – East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43. 1980 – The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency. 1988 – The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. 1988 – In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned. 2018 – King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini. 2019 – A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public.

#Events

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Collective marketplace "In The Black" aims to empower Black business owners in SF

San Francisco Housing Development Corporation's 12-week program, "In The Black," supports start-up businesses and Black entrepreneurs.

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What Are the Benefits of Philanthropy?

Getting involved with philanthropy can benefit you in several ways. It can improve your mental health, it can increase your social life, and can even improve your financial situation. It's important to understand how philanthropy works, so you can decide if it's right for you. Philanthropy is defined as a person's love for humanity. It's the act of providing money and time for the benefit of others. For ancient Greeks, it was an important component of a free society and played a vital role in helping foster civilization.

The word "philanthropy" is derived from the Greek "Philo" (meaning love) and "thos" (people). The Greeks considered philanthropy a crucial element of democracy. Throughout history, people have given generously. From the ancient Greeks to the modern day, philanthropy has been a means of providing humanitarian aid. As a result, it has always been an issue of moral concern.

In the Roman Empire, philanthropy was governed by laws that exalted those who donated. Those who gave were allowed to build endowments and trusts. Eventually, this practice evolved into a system of tax-exempt charities. In the Age of Discovery, a global exchange of ideas and people prompted a new wave of giving. During this time, societies raised funds to establish public education.

Research has shown that giving helps alleviate stress, lower blood pressure, and improve overall physical health. Being good for others may also lead to greater life satisfaction. The oxytocin in a person's body during an act of kindness is a neurochemical that promotes peace, tranquility, and inner harmony. Philanthropic support for social justice initiatives can address housing, employment, and education disparities. These efforts can increase access to mental healthcare, promote economic opportunities, and advance civic engagement.

Mental health needs are diverse. There is a lot of research on depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicide. However, the most significant impacts are on African-Americans, especially in the rural U.S. A growing number of foundations are dedicating resources to address racial inequities in access to mental health care.

One of the biggest trends is the rise of social enterprise. This philanthropy includes various activities, including volunteer work, stipends, and grants. It is a way of providing help to people who are struggling. Another is social capital, which can be used to build economic and human capital. Some companies, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, are partnering with universities such as Stanford and the University of California San Francisco to improve the quality of life in communities worldwide.

In a study of 36 developed nations, Johns Hopkins University found that American charitable giving dwarfs the spending of most European countries. It is more than seven times that of Italy and France. In some economies, the value of all philanthropic activity could reach 10% of GDP.

Several social benefits can be achieved through corporate philanthropy. These include a higher quality of life, sustainable development of natural resources, and improved physical infrastructure. By focusing on these areas, companies can improve their competitive context. This can enhance the long-term prospects of their businesses. One of the most important benefits of corporate philanthropy is the positive publicity it generates. This can attract new customers and boost the company's public image. In addition, it can also increase productivity. Employees are motivated when they know that their contributions support a cause.

For example, Exxon Mobil is dedicated to improving basic conditions in developing countries. It is also active in the fight against corruption. Through its support of Transparency International, the company has helped to expose corruption in the global community. Another advantage is that it allows companies to leverage the existing nonprofit infrastructure. For example, Cisco Systems has invested in the Cisco Networking Academy, a program that provides training to computer administrators. This program has increased the sophistication of users.

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Saturday Morning Coffee

The week has come to an end. Grandma, the final of the grandparents, was laid to rest Wednesday, December 7. She had a very full 96 years. We miss you already, Grandma.

Now we head home. Bug — our daughter Taylor — and I are at Fresno-Yosemite International waiting for our plane to San Francisco. Sipping my quad-grande-vanilla-mocha and typing away on my iPhone. Coffee is good. ☕️

Swift.org

When Swift began life as an open source project, we wanted to open not just the language itself, but the ecosystem around it. Foundation has been instrumental in the success of decades of software and has been an integral part of the Swift developer experience from the beginning, and we knew it had to be included in the open source offering.

This is really nice to see. Apple does have a history of open source projects.

Swift is an amazing language and I’d love to see it spread to all operating systems. To write shared code for Mac, iOS, Windows, and Android, and have it be a first class citizen would be incredible.

C and C++ are still great choices for that of course and we now have Rust, which becomes more tempting with each article I read about it.

Vox

In late November, Amazon began making what are expected to be the largest corporate staff cuts in its 28-year history, axing as many as 10,000 corporate employees, or about 3 percent of the company’s office staff.

It’s sad to see a company have to lay off so many people, especially around the holidays.

Good vibes to all those affected.

Dart Engineering Blog

Over the last four years, we’ve evolved Dart into a fast, portable, and modern language. Our next release, Dart 3, completes the journey to a fully sound null safe language.

Another interesting language getting safer by the day. This could be a really interesting cross platform choice for model, network, and data persistence code if it doesn’t rely on an interpreter. Even if it does it makes me go hmmmm. 🤔

Also, Dart Engineering folks, use Blogger instead of Medium. It is a Google property after all.

Rolling Stone

Recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal didn’t shake hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy, at a ceremony on Tuesday.

Good. Those assholes don’t deserve to be recognized by any of us. Support an insurrection and the man who instigated it and you don’t deserve any respect.

The Sacramento Bee

When a man got lost deep in the dark Alaskan wilderness, it was his iPhone’s satellite that saved him.

I’ll be darned. It worked! 🥳

ReadySet Blog

Predictably, many Rust advocates (of which I am one) pointed out that this is exactly the kind of vulnerability that can be statically prevented by Rust, and is a clear example of where “Rewrite it in Rust” can have real benefits.

Speaking of Rust. We’re seeing a movement to Rust as a low level language. Even Microsoft is going to move to it for low level stuff. It would be really great to see it treated as a first class language by Apple and Microsoft in their respective IDE’s.

The Times

The Pentagon has given a tacit endorsement of Ukraine’s long-range attacks on targets inside Russia after President Putin’s multiple missile strikes against Kyiv’s critical infrastructure.

I like the idea of tactical strikes into Russian territory. After almost a year of defending themselves it’s nice to see Ukraine go on the offensive.

Putin has succeeded in making sure Ukraine becomes part of the United Nations. Nice job dude. 🤪

Seth Abramson

I have never had my social media account at any social media platform suspended. But it just happened at Mastodon, a place I have posted so few times that I can literally count them on a single hand.

I’d love to hear the other side of this story. Since Mastodon instances are not beholden to any one corporation they can make their own rules. It could’ve been as simple as the instance admin not liking Mr. Abramson’s work.

He could’ve found a different instance to participate in. It’s really easy to move and I know of at least two instances dedicated to journalism.

It would be nice to see Post federate with other services, Mastodon being the primary one. Post could still maintain their own unique identity and allow others to at least see headlines to paid articles. Just spitballing.

Ed Bott

Nice work, Jack. Your buddy Elon has turned Twitter into 8Chan.

Elon is ruining Twitter.

Also, I’d love to see Mastodon support embedding cards in websites. Maybe it does and I don’t know how. That would be amazing.

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[ad_1] At South by Southwest this week, builders got here to Austin to speak about how they assume innovation can remedy the housing disaster. Juno, a San Francisco-based developer, has equally formidable targets, however it didn’t simply speak about them. The corporate confirmed off its answer at its first accomplished improvement, a brand new rental mission in East Austin.  Juno is a rust-colored, mass-timber mid-rise at 400 Comal Road, a gentrifying nook shared with tech firms, a espresso roaster and a light-weight rail station. Juno’s edge is digital: the corporate makes use of customized software program to interrupt a improvement down into 33 “parts,” pre-cut items that collectively make up a constructing, not in contrast to a set of gigantic Legos. The strategy has roots in modular development startups of the previous, however clears lots of the roadblocks that challenged these firms from scaling up. “It has extra legs as an strategy,” BJ Siegel, the corporate’s co-founder and head of design stated. For one, fairly than transport whole pre-built rooms, Juno is coping with elements. Architects can mix these items in additional distinctive configurations, giving every mission much less of a cookie-cutter really feel. It additionally provides the corporate extra outs if multifamily improvement markets proceed to battle. The part strategy can work simply as effectively for retail and hospitality, and the corporate has explored promoting its strategy as a product, not simply creating its personal buildings.  Siegel, who used to guide Apple’s retail design staff, introduced over a few of that firm’s design language to the brand new flats.  The interiors rely closely on wooden, pure mild and gentle colours. The residence stands on lots that’s simply one-third of an acre, and the unit footprints are pretty small. A studio is about 460 sq. toes and a one-bedroom is 685 sq. toes, however the structure maximizes area, and doesn’t really feel fairly so crammed inside. Utilities and different electrical parts run alongside the perimeters of the ceilings, maximizing free area on the partitions.   That additionally means the mission did away with the sorts of facilities equally priced leases usually embody in Austin. There’s no pool, and every ground shares a washer and a dryer. Nonetheless, the mission is about midway leased in a troublesome setting for Austin landlords.  The East Austin improvement is a prototype of types. Juno constructed a take a look at residence in a San Francisco warehouse, however it was nonetheless studying because it constructed 400 Comal Road. The corporate collected reams of information on every thing from part weights to crane utilization, and used that to replace the development course of because it went alongside. In the long run, virtually each ground took much less time to construct than the one earlier than it.  The mass-timber panels that type the skeleton of the constructing have been lasered off web site, so Juno stacked them flat on a truck and shipped them in an association that made unpacking the truck and developing with these items as straightforward as attainable. In consequence, a five-person crew constructed the bones of the mission in simply 5 weeks. The curtain wall, an auburn facade manufactured from panelized Corten metal, took one other 16 days to connect. Juno just isn't a colossal constructing, however the firm has plans to go as much as 16 tales and increase the method to different cities, like Seattle and Denver.  Development has been notoriously immune to technological disruption. Katerra, a SoftBank-backed startup that achieved unicorn standing by promising to streamline the event provide chain and use prefab development, went bankrupt in 2021. There isn't a scarcity of challenges dealing with residential and multifamily builders. Land and development prices are up, lenders have tightened their necessities, and hire development has slowed. Forms has made some cities primarily unbuildable, and foreclosures threats look like mounting. 

These are the sorts of large challenges that expertise firms have lengthy tried to unravel by discovering new approaches to outdated issues. The roadblocks are clear; what stays to be seen is whether or not tech can hack housing, too. Learn extra [ad_2] Supply hyperlink