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AI Program Now Being Used to Spot Wildfires in California
California firefighters are using artificial intelligence to help spot wildfires, feeding video from more than 1,000 cameras strategically placed across the state into a machine that alerts first responders when to mobilize. In an example of the potential of the ALERTCalifornia AI program launched last month, a camera spotted a fire that broke out ...
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Dog Wearing AirTag Rescued From Storm Water Drain by Firefighters: Report
Rescuers in California successfully saved a dog after he ran away from his owner and entered a storm water drain before being swept away. The dog was wearing an AirTag and a conventional ID tag, according to first responders.
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A Text Alert May Have Saved California From Power Blackouts
A timely mobile alert may have prevented hundreds of thousands of Californians from being plunged into darkness in the middle of a heat wave Tuesday night.
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Tesla 2020 California Crash: US Transportation Safety Board Closes Probe, No Action Taken
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it had closed an investigation into a fatal August 2020 Tesla crash in Saratoga, California, without taking any action.
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Google Turns Android Phones Into Earthquake Detectors
Google's Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an alerting feature first rolling out in California, US.
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Kidnapped US Teen Rescued by Police Thanks to Snapchat
A California teen who had been drugged and kidnapped was rescued by police this week after using Snapchat to alert her friends to her abduction.
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Kidnapped US Teen Uses Snapchat To Lead Police To Her, Captors In California Motel
A California teen who had been drugged and kidnapped was rescued by police this week after using Snapchat to alert her friends to her abduction.
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Forgot To Take Your Medication? A New Digital Pill Will Alert You And Your Doctor
At the Masonic Cancer Clinic, as part of a pilot program, doctors have begun pairing the sensor - made by a California company called Proteus Digital Health - with a common chemotherapy drug used to treat stage 3 and 4 colorectal cancer patients.
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"Bra Bandits" Steal $11,000 Worth Of Lingerie
A pair of "bra bandits" were caught stealing $11,000 worth of lingerie from a Victoria's Secret store in Folsom, California, USA. They even managed to run out of the store with their enormous haul after pepper-spraying an employee (don't worry, the employee wasn't hurt). Fortunately, an alert police officer spotted them just as they were making the...
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Earthquake Alert Sent... 92 Years Late
A warning for a massive earthquake off the coast of California was sent 92 years after the actual event happened due to a computer error.
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We Can Help You: Kerala College Students Put Facebook, Others On Alert
Arun S Kumar is doing pretty well for a 20-year-old. He just visited Facebook's headquarters in California and was paid 32,000 dollars for detecting bugs in a product it offers to small businesses for advertising.
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California On Alert Over Surge in Sea Lion Strandings
Wildlife experts sounded the alarm Tuesday over a surge in famished sea lions, including many pups, stranded on Californian beaches.
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California Alert After Disneyland Measles Outbreak
California is battling a surge of measles cases clustered around the famous Disneyland theme park, despite the virus being all but eliminated in the United States, authorities said Thursday.
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Mexico on Alert as Strong Hurricane Closes In
Mexico put the Baja California peninsula on high alert on Sunday as Hurricane Odile churned towards the popular Los Cabos tourist resorts with swirling 135-mile-per-hour winds.
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Mexico on Alert as Hurricane Marie Threatens Coast
Six Mexican states were on high alert on Saturday for a strengthening Hurricane Marie, warning that torrential rain could trigger mudslides and cause rivers to break their banks.
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AI Program Now Being Used to Spot Wildfires in California
California firefighters are using artificial intelligence to help spot wildfires, feeding video from more than 1,000 cameras strategically placed across the state into a machine that alerts first responders when to mobilize. In an example of the potential of the ALERTCalifornia AI program launched last month, a camera spotted a fire that broke out ...
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Dog Wearing AirTag Rescued From Storm Water Drain by Firefighters: Report
Rescuers in California successfully saved a dog after he ran away from his owner and entered a storm water drain before being swept away. The dog was wearing an AirTag and a conventional ID tag, according to first responders.
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A Text Alert May Have Saved California From Power Blackouts
A timely mobile alert may have prevented hundreds of thousands of Californians from being plunged into darkness in the middle of a heat wave Tuesday night.
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Tesla 2020 California Crash: US Transportation Safety Board Closes Probe, No Action Taken
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it had closed an investigation into a fatal August 2020 Tesla crash in Saratoga, California, without taking any action.
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Google Turns Android Phones Into Earthquake Detectors
Google's Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an alerting feature first rolling out in California, US.
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Kidnapped US Teen Rescued by Police Thanks to Snapchat
A California teen who had been drugged and kidnapped was rescued by police this week after using Snapchat to alert her friends to her abduction.
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Kidnapped US Teen Uses Snapchat To Lead Police To Her, Captors In California Motel
A California teen who had been drugged and kidnapped was rescued by police this week after using Snapchat to alert her friends to her abduction.
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Forgot To Take Your Medication? A New Digital Pill Will Alert You And Your Doctor
At the Masonic Cancer Clinic, as part of a pilot program, doctors have begun pairing the sensor - made by a California company called Proteus Digital Health - with a common chemotherapy drug used to treat stage 3 and 4 colorectal cancer patients.
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"Bra Bandits" Steal $11,000 Worth Of Lingerie
A pair of "bra bandits" were caught stealing $11,000 worth of lingerie from a Victoria's Secret store in Folsom, California, USA. They even managed to run out of the store with their enormous haul after pepper-spraying an employee (don't worry, the employee wasn't hurt). Fortunately, an alert police officer spotted them just as they were making the...
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Earthquake Alert Sent... 92 Years Late
A warning for a massive earthquake off the coast of California was sent 92 years after the actual event happened due to a computer error.
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We Can Help You: Kerala College Students Put Facebook, Others On Alert
Arun S Kumar is doing pretty well for a 20-year-old. He just visited Facebook's headquarters in California and was paid 32,000 dollars for detecting bugs in a product it offers to small businesses for advertising.
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California On Alert Over Surge in Sea Lion Strandings
Wildlife experts sounded the alarm Tuesday over a surge in famished sea lions, including many pups, stranded on Californian beaches.
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California Alert After Disneyland Measles Outbreak
California is battling a surge of measles cases clustered around the famous Disneyland theme park, despite the virus being all but eliminated in the United States, authorities said Thursday.
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Mexico on Alert as Strong Hurricane Closes In
Mexico put the Baja California peninsula on high alert on Sunday as Hurricane Odile churned towards the popular Los Cabos tourist resorts with swirling 135-mile-per-hour winds.
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Mexico on Alert as Hurricane Marie Threatens Coast
Six Mexican states were on high alert on Saturday for a strengthening Hurricane Marie, warning that torrential rain could trigger mudslides and cause rivers to break their banks.
