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Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral
Read full article: Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viralGoogle said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information.
Here’s what people Googled this year to help make sense of 2020
Read full article: Here’s what people Googled this year to help make sense of 2020Published: December 9, 2020, 9:25 am Updated: December 10, 2020, 9:47 amGoogle is out with its annual “year in search” list. Compiling it for 2020 was a big job considering the massive amount of newsworthy things that happened this year. Google says global queries including the word “why” such as “why is toilet paper sold out?” were searched more than in any year before. Searches for Zoom, Naya Rivera, Chadwick Boseman and Play Station 5 were also among the top 10. Election results2.
Complaints about Titusville home lead police to stolen guns, drugs
Read full article: Complaints about Titusville home lead police to stolen guns, drugsTITUSVILLE, Fla. – Complaints from residents about a home in Titusville resulted in police finding drugs and stolen firearms, officials said. According to police, half of the seized firearms had been previously reported stolen to law enforcement. Latasha Lanette Staley, 39, of Titusville is charged with felony child neglect. “This collective effort from police and community members resulted in taking multiple guns and drugs off the streets of our city”, said SIS Sergeant Troy Barbour. “This incident remains ongoing investigation by the Titusville Police Department,” officials said.
Baby Yoda coming to Build-A-Bear
Read full article: Baby Yoda coming to Build-A-BearIN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY – In a search that took longer than finding Luke Skywalker on Ahch-To, the hugely popular Baby Yoda stuffed animal will soon be available to purchase off store shelves. Build-A-Bear announced Tuesday it will start selling Baby Yoda plush toys in company stores over the next few months, Business Insider reports. The Baby Yoda character jumped to superstardom via hyperspace as one of the mysterious central figures on “The Mandalorian,” a Disney+ that takes place within the Star Wars universe. Failing to see the oncoming Baby Yoda phenomenon, Disney had no toys waiting in the wings for those who wanted to take the cute li’l guy or gal home.
Search continues for missing 73-year-old Sanford veteran
Read full article: Search continues for missing 73-year-old Sanford veteranSANFORD, Fla. – The search for a 73-year-old Sanford man who has been missing for nearly two weeks ended without his discovery Wednesday when the effort was called off for the day. Dozens of volunteers and law enforcement officers searched Wednesday morning in the area of Airport Boulevard, where Robert Ford was last seen. The search was called off after a member of the Sanford Police Department was injured, according to a person familiar with the search effort. Ford, a 24-year U.S. Navy veteran, was last seen Nov. 30 and suffers from PTSD, according to Sanford police. In recent weeks, Ford had shown signs of being disoriented, according to his daughter.