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Edmonton Journal: Former Royal Alberta Museum to be converted to green space
It’s the end of an era in Edmonton, as the site of the former Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) is to be demolished to make way for a new green space.
The site, which was the home of the RAM from 1967-2015, will be converted into a green space where “families can gather again,” according to a release from Alberta Infrastructure. The plan is to demolish the main building of the RAM while maintaining the Government House and Carriage House buildings.
WashPo: $10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt
Political appointees rejected efforts to search for additional evidence investigators believed might provide answers, then closed the case.
Five days before Donald Trump became president in January 2017, a manager at a bank branch in Cairo received an unusual letter from an organization linked to the Egyptian intelligence service. It asked the bank to “kindly withdraw” nearly $10 million from the organization’s account — all in cash.
Inside the state-run National Bank of Egypt, employees were soon busy placing bundles of $100 bills into two large bags, according to records from the bank. Four men arrived and carried away the bags, which U.S. officials later described in sealed court filings as weighing a combined 200 pounds and containing what was then a sizable share of Egypt’s reserve of U.S. currency.
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WashPo: An Indiana cop abused a teen in his police car. How will he be punished?
She was 16 years old when South Bend police officer Timothy Barber showed up at the Chick-fil-A where she worked in the summer of 2021. Barber, who was 20 years older, knew the girl wanted to be a police officer. He offered to give her rides home in his patrol car.
Instead, what Barber did to her in that patrol car led to him being charged with child seduction, official misconduct, public indecency and public nudity.
Very disturbing. It’s impossible to understand the position of the DA.
Tony Kahn: Morning Stories
In 2004 I heard about a new development called “podcasting” and decided to take advantage of it to put the show on the web — and it changed everything. Almost overnight our audience of 20,000 grew to hundreds of thousands of listeners around the world (over half of them from China!) eager not only to hear our stories but to tell us stories of their own.
Lots of (relatively short) interesting podcast episodes from a pioneer of the format.
It was nice to hear Oliver Sacks’ voice again in one.
[via Dave Winer]
MacRumors: Apple Says iOS 18’s ChatGPT Integration on Track for Later This Year
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday said that ChatGPT will be integrated across iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia “by the end of the calendar year.” He shared this timeframe during Apple’s quarterly earnings call with analysts.
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With user permission, Siri will be able to show ChatGPT answers directly in response to questions and other prompts. ChatGPT will also be an option for Apple’s system-wide Writing Tools feature, allowing users to generate text and images. Apple said ChatGPT will be powered by OpenAI’s latest GPT-4o model on its platforms.
iPhone, iPad, and Mac users will be able to use ChatGPT for free, without creating an account, and ChatGPT Plus subscribers will be able to connect their accounts to access paid features on these devices. Apple said OpenAI will not store ChatGPT requests made from its devices, and it said users' IP addresses will be obscured.
Business Insider: Judge Casts Doubt on Restoration of Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay Package
The Delaware judge who previously threw out Elon Musk’s $55 billion Tesla pay package has cast new doubts on whether the CEO’s massive benefits package should be reinstated despite approval from the company’s shareholders.
Tesla lawyers on Friday argued the pay should be reinstated following a June shareholder vote approving it.
Last Updated: 02.Aug.2024 23:06 EDT
