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Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown

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A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws when they agreed to coordinate slowdown efforts, and that doing so would reduce the value consumers get for paid AI subscriptions. The coordination largely took place on Sept. 12, the lawsuit argues, when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging for industrywide cooperation on ...

Call for more air quality monitors in the UP

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LANSING – There are more than 40 air quality monitors across Michigan operated by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, but only two in the Upper Peninsula. And that raises serious public health concerns due to an increasing number of wildfires and the smoke that follows, environmental experts say. “Particulate matter can penetrate deep into lungs, and wildfire smoke exposure is an immediate acute event,” said Samantha Pickering, the public and environmental health policy manager at the Michigan Environmental Council. One is at the Seney National Wildlife ...

DNR seeks to fill vacancies on UP Citizens’ Advisory Councils

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MARQUETTE -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Councils. The councils, which were formed in 2008, advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which the department can be more effective and responsive, and offer insight and guidance from members' own experiences and the public. Members are encouraged to share information from council meetings within their communities. A Sept. 30 deadline has been set to apply for membership to the ...

Today in Sports Sept. 21

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1940 — For the first time in the history of photo finishes a triple dead heat for first place is recorded, at Willow’s Park, Victoria, British Columbia. 1955 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in the ninth round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. 1980 — Richard Todd of the New York Jets completes an NFL record 42 passes and throws for 447 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-27 loss to San Francisco. 1982 — NFL players begin a 57 day strike. 1985 — Michael Spinks wins a 15-round unanimous decision over Larry Holmes Las Vegas to win ...

Escanaba Township requests more info about DTE solar

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ESCANABA TOWNSHIP — The Escanaba Township board this week went back and forth with a representative from DTE on the question of whether and how the township would be willing to work with the energy company to bring a solar project to the community. Cooperation from the municipality is ...