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Why human intelligence thrives where machines failOn Jan. 5, Chat GPT CEO Sam Altman blogged about Artificial General Intelligence, the next shoe to drop in the AI revolution. “We are now confident we know how to build AGI as we have traditionally understood it. We believe that, in 2025, we may see the first AI agents ‘join the workforce’ and ma...
Author: Samantha Campos
Posted: January 22, 2025, 2:02 am
Bay Area artists awarded for visual storiesBountiful artistic talent in the Bay Area challenges SFMOMA curators selecting the annual SECA Award winners with a hefty task. Initiated in 1967, the SECA (Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art) Art Award pays tribute to Bay Area artists whose unique attributes are established, but w...
Author: Samantha Campos
Posted: January 22, 2025, 1:39 am
Social Eyes: Week of Jan. 23-29THURSDAY RAP SCHOOLBOY Q After a nearly five-year hiatus, ScHoolboy Q has returned with Blue Lips, an album describing the bittersweet fruits of success: the comforts, the paranoia, the riches, the constrictions. It’s another creative evolution for Q, who spent over a decade transforming harsh re...
Author: Samantha Campos
Posted: January 22, 2025, 1:15 am
Bluesadelix records debut album in AlamedaBluesadelix recorded their first album, Neptune Beach, live at The Rathskeller in the basement of the Alameda Elks lodge. The set includes 11 tunes that have filled dance floors since the band’s inception. “We have a swinging, boppy kind of sound,” said Robert Hill, the band’s lead guitarist, fro...
Author: Samantha Campos
Posted: January 22, 2025, 12:35 am
How Facebook weeds out cannabis contentEven in this age of shamelessness, it’s been astonishing to watch business leaders bend the knee to Donald Trump as he prepares to take office. Newspaper owners like the Los Angeles Times’ Patrick Soon-Shiong and the Washington Post’s Jeff Bezos, after years of staying mostly hands-off, have sudd...
Author: Samantha Campos
Posted: January 22, 2025, 12:17 am
George’s Donuts & Merriment serves joy and charmGeorge Cawog operated George’s Laundry & Dry Cleaners on Lakeshore Avenue for decades. The self-declared “Shirt King of Oakland” made stopping by the Colonial Donuts next door to his business a daily ritual. Later in his career, he brought his grandchildren along with him on those donut runs. One...
Author: Samantha Campos
Posted: January 21, 2025, 11:25 pm
Free Will Astrology: Week of Jan. 22ARIES (March 21-April 19): Author Anaïs Nin wrote, “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” I bring this to your attention because you Aries folks now have a mandate to expand your life through courageous acts, thoughts and feelings. I suggest we make the Arctic fox your power sy...
Author: Samantha Campos
Posted: January 21, 2025, 10:38 pm
Dinner, show and a gift at Hana JapanPublished in cooperation between Hana Japan Steak and Seafood and the East Bay Express Why settle for the usual when you can make this Valentine’s Day unforgettable? The staff at Hana Japan Steakhouse is serving up more than just dinner—they are serving an experience.  Picture this: A live teppan...
Author: Rob Chalhoub
Posted: January 21, 2025, 7:59 pm
Best Offshore SportsbooksPublished in cooperation between FortuneCity and the East Bay Express The best offshore sportsbooks lead the way with the highest betting limits and thousands of sports betting markets.  They are safe, legit and stacked with excellent odds—what else could we ask for? In this guide, our team of sp...
Author: Rob Chalhoub
Posted: January 21, 2025, 7:43 pm