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Powerful Wildfires Require a New Approach, California Report Finds

2 October 2026 at 17:23
A report on the fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in early 2025 recommended that local governments take a broader approach to preparedness and emergency response.

Β© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

The clearest lesson from the Palisades and Altadena fires was the extent to which climate-driven fires are outstripping modern firefighting, a new report found.
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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

29 September 2026 at 13:55
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models β€” and make the case that Claude could be conscious.

Β© Alessandro Penso for The New York Times

β€œTo be clear,” Christopher Olah told me, β€œwe don’t know if A.I. models are conscious. I don’t know. I’m genuinely uncertain. The thing that I care about is that we get to the right answer, whatever it is.”

Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park

29 September 2026 at 13:20
Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.

Β© via LinkedIn

Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday in a parking lot at Dublin Sports Grounds, an athletic complex and playground in Dublin, Calif.
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