Governor newsom calls the statewide shelter in place order a pivotal move and the governor spoke last night and said if nothing is done, the virus will impact 56 of californians in the next eight weeks. That is a worsecase scenario there. Meanwhile Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared to say he is on board. It is critical for all people to stay inside their homes and immediately limit all nonessential movement. I think we all fantasize that our city, our state, our country has a protective mote. If we can just keep those people out and if we can have a bubble around us. Its not coming. But the history is clear and this disease is clear, we have to take steps early. None of us have the adequate infrastructure for this and our best shot is to push this out. These are acts of love for people and the precious lives we want to protect. Heres a peek at what the roads have been looking like in l. A. This week. This is video from earlier this week of interstate 405 at 6 00. If you have eve
Potential treatments including a medication currently used for malaria. Traumatized by war now terrified of the virus well look at efforts to prevent an outbreak in the camps of Northern Syria. And while more glimmers of hope are emerging from china infections and other Asian Countries are still climbing. On a virus has now killed more people in italy than anywhere else its death toll of more than 3400. 00 surpassed that reported by china where the virus 1st emerged iran spain and germany each have more than 15000 cases worldwide according to Johns Hopkins university more than 242000 people have contracted the illness almost 85000 of them have recovered all more than 9800 have died as President Trump says he is pushing regulators to fast track run a virus treatments including an antimalaria drug but his own officials later talked that down more on that in a moment will began with the situation in italy paul brennan has this report. The head of the World Health Organization has called c
Makes their company ceo. Their company so unit. So unique. Silicon valley is listening to your most intimate moments. It is the focus of bloomberg businessweeks indepth piece on how the Smart Speaker praise users vulnerable to the conversations being transcribed. Here with the story including the devices and use of contractors to transcribe those attimate conversations is m in seattle, sarah from San Francisco, and austin from new york. Let me start with you come austin. The management with you, austin. We spoke to dozens of transcribers and contractors in the stories. Everywhere from ireland to india. They really had ethical quandaries with the service, they were eavesdropping on a lot customers toexa improve speech recognition capabilities. Is really fascinating thing the profound disparity you mentioned. A lot of the contractors felt this was ethically dubious. The Silicon Valley folks that we talked to really did not think this was such an issue at all despite years of privacy issu
And a scathing report prominent shortseller andrew left of citron slaps a 5 price target on peloton. Well hear from left. But first, to our top story. Silicon valley is listening to your most intimate moments. It is the focus of bloomberg businessweeks indepth piece on how the Smart Speaker craze left users vulnerable to their conversations being transcribed. It was one of the most read stories on the terminal on wednesday. And here with the story, including the devices and use of contractors to transcribe those intimate conversations, is matt in seattle, sarah from San Francisco, and garrett and austin in new york. Let me start with you, austin. Contractors in your story seem to have a problem with this, while the management of big tech didnt. Why . We spoke to dozens of transcribers and contractors in the story, everywhere from ireland to india. They really had ethical quandaries with the service. They were eavesdropping on a lot of siri or alexa customers in order to improve the sys
Has succeeded very well. Any other comments or questions from the commission . Any comments from the public . Hearing none call the question. I have a motion to approve. So moved. All in favor. Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Thank you you, sarah. Item i. Requesting authorization to modify the existing Grant Agreement with institute on aging for the provision of the Community Living fund during the period of november 1, 2019 through june 30, 2021. In the amount of 700,000 plus a 10 contingency for a total amount not to exceed 10,564,736. Welcome, fannie. Good morning, commissioners. Program analyst for the office of community partnership. I am here to request modification to our existing contract with the institute on aging for the provision of the Community Living fund program to include a pilot for the administration of the Public Guardian housing fund. Currently, we provide the Services Using a twoprong approach of coordinated Case Management and purchases of goods and