Using footage of its streets, San Jose is training algorithms to detect unwanted objects--including tents and cars with people living inside.

This experiment with automated surveillance of homelessness is the first of its kind in the country:

theguardian.com/technology/202…

A mother and her four children are being evicted from her home in El Sereno this afternoon.

Beto Flores, of Eastside Cafe, says this is being done callously, w/no regard for the family. The home is owned by Caltrans, left vacant before it was reclaimed by community members.

Last week, researchers revealed the identity of the racist, antisemitic, and homophobic cartoonist known as #stonetoss

Stonetoss appealed to Elon Musk to ban the researcher's account.

Musk complied—then locked the accounts of others sharing the details

wired.com/story/elon-mus…

For those who are listeners/fans of 'Long Shadow,' we have a new season coming next month that talks all about America's deadly fascination with guns—and how the changing gun culture has spread an epidemic of violence. Stay tuned!

A San Bernardino sheriff fatally shot Ryan Gainer, 15, who was holding a garden tool.

Ryan ran cross-country team, wanted to be engineer + had autism, family lawyer told me.

The dept released edited video but refused to share footage of actual shooting theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m…