AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of faces
Read full article: AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of facesPolice in Edmonton, Canada, have started a pilot project using AI-equipped body cameras to detect faces on a "high risk" watch list.
CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared
Read full article: CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soaredThe typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?
Read full article: Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?Police officers are starting to use artificial intelligence to help write crime reports.
Firm proposes Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings
Read full article: Firm proposes Taser-armed drones to stop school shootingsTaser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly into schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.”.
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Operation Legend puts focus on violent crime, not politics
Read full article: Operation Legend puts focus on violent crime, not politicsAfter the Kansas City boy was killed in June by a gunshot meant for somebody else, the Trump administration launched a nationwide crackdown on violent crime named in his honor. The Associated Press obtained access to briefings and law enforcement operations for an inside look at Operation Legend as Barr visited law enforcement officials in Detroit, Kansas City and Cleveland. In Detroit, agents circled a motel that police officials said had been a hotbed for criminal activity for years. As of Friday, there had been 125 homicides in Kansas City this year, according to police statistics. He says the increases in violent crime have been triggered by high unemployment and a lack of services to deal with untreated mental health problems.
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The Houstonians we lost in 2019
Read full article: The Houstonians we lost in 2019Here, we look back at the Houstonians we lost in 2019. (KPRC)Longtime KPRC2 weatherman Doug Johnson died Thursday, January 3, 2019. (Photo: John R Lewis Photography) (©2012 John R Lewis Photography)Legendary Houston oilman and philanthropist Lester Smith died in his sleep. John Walton (KPRC2)John Walton, co-host of Houston-based radio show "Walton and Johnson" died on July 1, 2019. Joe Max Taylor (Photo: Galveston County Sheriff's Office)Former Galveston County Sheriff Joe Max Taylor died on February 10, 2019.