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WWT to invest a half billion dollars in a new St. Louis AI lab

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- World Wide Technology plans to invest $500 million in the next three years to boost artificial intelligence adoption. The investment will focus on technology, infrastructure, and personnel. The move aligns with the growing demand for generative AI, with more than half of organizations already exploring the technology.The St. Louis-based technology services provider is the 27th largest private company in the U.S. with an annual revenue of $17.0 billion. David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh founded the business in 1990, and it now has over 9,000 employees.World Wide Technology sees AI as a transformative technology and aims to help organizations navigate the evolving landscape with innovative solutions. They now plan to create a lab where organizations can test and validate AI applications tailored to their specific needs. Dave Steward, founder of World Wide Technology, talks family, business, Jazz “AI will be the most impactful and transformational technology of...

Cause sought in explosion that leveled an Arlington, Virginia, home as police tried to serve warrant

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

By MATTHEW BARAKAT (Associated Press)ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Hours before a massive explosion destroyed a duplex and shook a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., a suspect inside his home fired a flare gun 30 to 40 times into the neighborhood, drawing a large police response, officials said Tuesday.All officers escaped serious injury but it was unclear what happened to the suspect who was inside when the building was leveled by the explosion Monday night, Arlington County, Virginia, police spokesperson Ashley Savage said.Officers went to the home about 4:45 p.m. after receiving reports of shots fired. The preliminary investigation showed that a suspect discharged the flare gun from inside his home, but no property damage or injuries were reported, police said in a statement.While police investigated, they obtained a search warrant for the home and tried to make contact with the suspect by telephone and loudspeakers, but he remained inside without responding, police said.As offic...

Teen arrested for suspected DUI crash that killed 2 passengers on 5 Freeway

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

A teenager was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a crash that left his two passengers dead and forced the closure of southbound lanes on the 5 Freeway through Santa Fe Springs Tuesday morning. The crash was reported at 1:39 a.m. just north of Carmenita Road, according to the California Highway Patrol's traffic incident log. A Honda Accord struck a big rig that was stopped on the shoulder of the freeway, CHP Sgt. Olivera said. Emergency crews respond to a fatal crash in Santa Fe Springs on Dec. 5, 2023. (OnScene.TV)It was unclear why the big rig was stopped but the driver of the Honda drifted onto the shoulder while driving at a high rate of speed and hit the back of the truck. The truck driver was not injured, authorities said.Three men were inside the Honda at the time of the crash. Two male passengers, including one who was ejected from the vehicle, died in the collision, Olivera said.“The driver was taken to UCI [Medical Center] and he’s been arrested for DUI,” Olivera said. ...

Man armed with crowbar vandalizes nearly 30 vehicles in Koreatown

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

An armed suspect is wanted for vandalizing approximately 30 vehicles in Koreatown. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the vandalism occurred on Monday between noon and 3 p.m. in the area of 4th Street to 7th Street and Westmoreland Boulevard to Virgil Avenue.  Suspected DUI crash leaves 2 dead on 5 Freeway Witnesses say that the man was bashing in windows and denting the bodies of the vehicles with a yellow crowbar. Video from the scene captured by KTLA shows a white Toyota SUV with a shattered back windshield.Another silver Chevy sedan had its rear driver side window completely smashed in; the vehicle owner had since covered the damage with what appeared to be a piece of cardboard, part of a garbage bag and tape. (KTLA)Video from the scene captured by KTLA shows a white Toyota SUV with a shattered back windshield.Another silver Chevy sedan had its rear driver side window completely smashed in; the vehicle owner had since covered the damage with what ap...

Daddy Yankee retires from reggaeton, devotes life to Christ

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

Daddy Yankee has retired from Reggaeton and will now devote his life to his faith. The singer made the announcement during the final show of his farewell tour, La Meta (The Goal), which took place at The Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday. Due to the sold-out event, fans were also able to watch a live stream of the performance. La Meta is a part of his La Ultima Vuelta (The Last Round) tour. "My people, this day for me is the most important day of my life. And I want to share it with you because living a life of success is not the same as living a life with purpose," he told the audience as he held back tears. In 2004, the singer burst onto the scene with his single "Gasolina." The global hit brought Reggaeton worldwide and the Puerto Rican rapper and singer into the mainstream.From that success he was named The King of Reggaeton, however, he said all that success didn't fulfill him. Jamie Foxx makes 1st public appearance since health sc...

Los Angeles City Council weighs rodeo ban 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

The Los Angeles City Council is set to vote on a ban on rodeos on Tuesday. The proposal has been floating around City Hall for the last three years and was introduced by Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who cites animal safety as a main concern, saying that rodeo animals are tortured and abused with a variety of instruments.  Animal rights activists side with Blumenfield, arguing that horses, bulls, steer and calves are “chased, wrangled, roped and tormented for spectacle and so-called entertainment.”  Calls from police impersonators increasing in Orange County community Councilmember Monica Rodriguez opposes Blumenfield’s proposal; instead, she is looking to carve out protections for “cultural events,” she says, including Charrería, a national sport of Mexico and traditional equestrian tradition in Mexican and Western United States communities. According to officials with the California Rodeo in Salinas, which operates the largest rodeo in the Golden State, the language of th...

Erick Quezada Osuna Pronounced Dead after Car Crash on 101 Freeway [Agoura Hills, CA]

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

Violent Crash Near Chesebro Road Left Male Driver DeadAGOURA HILLS, CA (December 5, 2023) – A vehicle crash along 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills claimed the life of Erick Quezada Osuna.The fatal incident occurred around 3:06 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Ventura (101) Freeway at Chesebro Road.According to CHP, a black Ford Mustang collided with a second vehicle, causing it to go off the freeway.Subsequently, the Mustang crashed into a pole and split the vehicle into multiple pieces before catching on fire.Good Samaritans at the scene tried to extricate the driver and use dirt to help put out the fire in the Mustang. Additionally, a portion of the roadway was temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.Unfortunately, the first responders declared the Mustang driver dead at the scene. He was later identified by the medical examiner’s office as Erick Quezada Osuna.Authorities did not provide the condition of the second driver involved. At this time, the inves...

Lester Matute-Urquea, One Other Killed in DUI Crash on Military Parkway [Dallas, TX]

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

Two Pedestrians Killed by Impaired Driver on Military ParkwayDALLAS, TX (December 5, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, a deadly DUI crash claimed the lives of Lester Matute-Urquea and one other person.The incident happened at the 6700 block of Military Parkway around 5:00 a.m., November 12th, involving a vehicle and two pedestrians.Upon investigation, the troopers learned that 23-year-old Joel Rosales-Perez was traveling eastbound when he drove off the highway and collided with another vehicle.Furthermore, two people were outside of the vehicle, one later identified as 21-year-old Matute-Urquea, who was then struck by Rosales-Perez. The vehicle came to rest upon hitting a light pole.Unfortunately, Matute-Urquea and the other victim succumbed to their injuries, and they died at the scene. In addition, the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office will later release the identity of the other victim.An active investigation is underway and Dallas Police will release additional inf...

San Jose Sharks undergo lineup changes for game vs. New York Islanders

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

The San Jose Sharks will have forwards Filip Zadina and Nico Sturm and defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic in their lineup on Tuesday when they play the New York Islanders at UBS Arena.Zadina has been on injured reserve since Nov. 27 and Sturm was hurt Sunday morning in the hours before the Sharks’ game against the New York Rangers. Vlasic has been scratched from eight of the last nine games and will take Matt Benning’s spot in the lineup.Kaapo Kahkonen will start in goal for the Sharks after MacKenzie Blackwood was in net for San Jose’s 6-5 loss to the Rangers. Kahkonen is 2-1-0 in three career games against the Islanders, with a .907 save percentage and a 3.01 goals-against average.Goalie Ilya Sorokin will start for the Islanders. In three career games against San Jose, Sorokin is 1-0-2 with a 1.94 GAA and a .935 save percentage.Zadina hasn’t played since Nov. 24 when he left the Sharks’ game with the Montreal Canadiens after one period with an upper-body injury. He has thr...

Angelina Jolie may quit acting and live in Asia once she’s free of Brad Pitt divorce battles

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:49:30 GMT

Angelina Jolie has hinted that she wants to quit acting, as she reveals her plans to leave “unhealthy” Hollywood and “spend more time” in Cambodia once she’s resolved her divorce battles with Brad Pitt, which she claims has limited her ability “to travel freely.”These revelations from Jolie come in a new interview with the Wall Street Journal magazine, the Daily Mail reported. The 48-year-old actor, director and humanitarian lamented that so much of her life in recent years has been centered around Los Angeles.With her actor parents, Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, Jolie grew up around the Hollywood industry. The Oscar winner told the Wall Street Journal: “I grew up in quite a shallow place. Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. So you seek authenticity.”Jolie said she would have left Los Angeles much sooner, but she explained that she’s been stuck having to deal with her protracted legal bat...