Top California universities investing as much as $17M in Chat GPT and AI for students: ‘Completely rushed into it’
California Universities Spend Millions on AI Tools Amid Faculty Layoffs Recent reports reveal that several prestigious universities in California are investing millions in artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT for their students, raising eyebrows as they simultaneously let go of faculty members. For instance, the University of Southern California (USC), a well-known private research institution, spent […]
New funding of $17M will allow NYC district attorneys to enhance staffing and investigations.
Mayor Announces Increased Funding for District Attorneys On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams shared that the district attorney’s office will receive $17 million to bolster staff and investigations, particularly in cybercrime. He noted a record-setting total of $633 million earmarked for five district attorneys and special drug prosecutor funds, part of the city’s roughly $116 billion […]
Arizona woman gets over 8 years for $17M scam involving North Korean workers
Arizona Woman Sentenced for Fraud Tied to North Korea A woman from Arizona has been sentenced to nearly a decade in federal prison for her involvement in a fraudulent scheme that assisted North Korean residents in posing as U.S. citizens to gain remote IT positions. Christina Marie Chapman, 50, received a sentence of 102 months, […]
DoorDash to pay NY delivery workers $17M for using their tips to cover wages
The ubiquitous food delivery app Doordash pays nearly $17 million to resolve allegations that drivers unfairly used wages of New York delivery workers, rather than letting them maintain tips above their guaranteed salaries . I said on Monday. James used the wage model between May 2017 and September 2019, according to Doordash. The company guarantees […]
GOP lawmakers demand release of $17M ‘congressional sexual slush fund list’
Representatives Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday called on Congress to release the names of current and former members of Congress who are on a secret list of members who have used tax dollars to settle sexual harassment lawsuits. “Congress secretly paid more than $17 million of your money to quietly settle accusations […]
NBA player AJ Griffin exits $17M contract to follow Jesus: ‘The Lord was calling me’
Third-year NBA player AJ Griffin will give up professional basketball to serve full-time. Just before the 2024-25 NBA season, Griffin announced on his YouTube page that he was stepping away from basketball after reaching a waiver agreement with the Houston Rockets. “I quit basketball to follow Jesus. I know that… It looks like a loss […]
Biden camp announces $50M ad blitz, $17M voter outreach push
President Biden’s campaign announced Friday that it was launching a $50 million advertising offensive in battleground states, a move as the president seeks to convince voters he is fit for the presidency following his disastrous performance in last week’s debate. The campaign also announced it would invest $17 million in increased voter outreach over the […]
Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter, Pleads Guilty To Fraud After Stealing Almost $17M From Him, Faces Up To 33 Years In Prison
Mizuhara Ippei leaves federal court following his arraignment in Los Angeles, California, on May 14, 2024. Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, agreed to plead guilty to illegally transferring approximately $17 million from the baseball star’s bank account to repay gambling debts. (Photo by Frederick J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images) James Myers of OANTuesday, […]
I’m Game: An Interesting TV Show Is Coming Out About Shohei Ohtani And His Translator Allegedly Stealing $17M From Him
I have already prepared the popcorn. Remember the gambling scandal surrounding Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani? It all started when former translator Ippei Mizuhara stole millions of dollars from Shohei Otani to pay off bookmakers. …It looks like that interesting story will be made into a TV show. (Related: LSU Softball’s Sydney Berzon throws […]
Ex-Shohei Ohtani translator’s alleged $17M theft inspires TV show
A live-action drama based on the gambling scandal of Shohei Otani’s former translator, Ippei Mizuhara, is about to be released into theaters. Lionsgate Television is producing a scripted series about an absurd situation involving baseball’s biggest star, and one of his closest friends tries to cover an alleged gambling debt with a California bookie. has […]