Philip Teresi

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing for a federal tax on the ultra-wealthy, while at the same time opposing a similar proposal in California. Newsom is calling for an aggressive national tax on billionaires to address inequality and the impact of AI—but he opposes a similar California-only tax, arguing that wealth can easily move across state lines and that real reform must happen at the...

So, are chatbots politically biased? The Washington Post tested the AI models behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and others using political questions designed by researchers to gauge how chatbots respond to hot-button political issues.  We compared ticket prices across multiple major selling platforms to find the lowest to highest rates to purchase a ticket to the Round of 3...

A U.S. official, speaking anonymously to The Associated Press, revealed that Anthropic's Mythos model, in collaboration with U.S. intelligence agencies, identified these weaknesses within hours. While the model quickly pinpointed vulnerabilities, the official clarified that this did not mean it could exploit them within the same timeframe.  HBO and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment plan to rele...

A former Fresno news anchor, Alex Delgado, was scammed out of more than $70,000 after receiving a text message claiming to be from Robinhood, a stock trading app. Back in March, while getting ready for a trip and in a rush, Delgado received a text message claiming there was suspicious activity on her Robinhood account.   The FCC has received over 16,000 comments from the public as it evaluate...

Scientists have finally cracked open a 2,000-year-old mystery: using AI and advanced imaging, they’ve begun reading ancient scrolls once thought permanently lost—revealing philosophical writings and opening the door to recovering vast amounts of knowledge from the ancient world.  The world’s oldest soccer ball, found in a bedroom once used by Mary, Queen of Scots, will go on...

A study looking at the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine was published Tuesday after it was blocked from being included in a weekly report from the federal government. The findings were in line with what past studies have shown, that the COVID-19 shot can help lower the risk of serious illness.  A recording shows Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) privately urging a Libertar...

The outbreak is unfolding just two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the annual flu shot optional for troops, scrapping the military's requirement for it, which dates to 1945, a move breaking with longstanding public health directives.  A study looking at the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine was published Tuesday after it was blocked from being included in a weekly report...

Philip takes a look at a Facebook post by Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias. The Councilmember shared an unedited image of a woman using a public art sculpture as a place to sleep. After speaking with her, she agreed to move. The post was framed as a real-life encounter with a homeless individual using public art for shelter, using it to stress respect for community spaces—while sparkin...

Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed at least 188 people and left more than 200 trapped. More were feared dead from the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck Wednesday evening - among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century and felt throu...

As tech and AI companies push further into entertainment and media, their stewardship of that content (or lack thereof) is becoming a story unto itself.  Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: ---     Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify , YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts.  -- Philip T...

Over the past six decades, the words woven into popular music have drifted away from themes of care, loyalty, and purity, and increasingly toward themes of harm, degradation, and rule-breaking. Now researchers have the numbers to back it up.  Slate Auto, a Michigan-based carmaker is racing to begin production later this year of its first model: an overtly spartan, compact truck that will star...

il drilling and hydraulic fracturing could become more widespread throughout Central California thanks to two Tuesday decisions by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). One pertains to the Central Coast field office, affecting Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Joaquin counties.  Google's YouTube has settled a social media a...

The Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday unanimously approved new limits for young students, including a ban on devices in classrooms below second grade. In addition to the new limits, students will no longer be issued school computers to take home. The district will also block access to YouTube and social media sites during the school day.  Fresno Police say over 220 juveniles were...

State workers in California are challenging Newsom’s mandate requiring them to return to the office four days a week starting July 1, as lawmakers advance a bill to ensure telework options.  Gov. Gavin Newsom points to politics for a Department of Justice investigation into his and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom's finances. One critic says that explanation does little to address the co...

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper on Wednesday ordered the center’s board of trustees to file updates about the tarp-covered scaffolding and the center’s plans for maintaining operations and arts programming after July 5, the date it had intended to close for two years of renovations.  Sacramento is moving into a new phase of legal cannabis after the City Council approved a f...

President Donald Trump berated Senate Republicans during a visit to the Capitol Wednesday for allowing a vote to block his war in Iran, further escalating a feud that has diverted GOP efforts to focus on election-year affordability issues and brought much of the chamber’s business to a halt.  Donald Trump has added AI security cameras and is deploying National Guard soldiers to patrol t...

The WSJ article shows a growing national shift: after years of expanding technology in schools, many parents are now pushing for limits—arguing that too much screen time is harming kids’ learning and development, while schools struggle to balance modern tools with traditional education.  A new bill could change how the Department of Veterans Affairs tracks and studies suicides. Co...

Major Terry Slatic joins Philip Teresi discussing the latest on military news from around the world. Philip and Maj. Slatic breakdown the significance of Ukraine’s latest moved in their ongoing war with Russia. Ukraine’s TrophyLab platform turns captured Russian weapons into a shared intelligence network—allowing allies to study, test, and learn from real battlefield equipment, s...

U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, running as an independent, announced during a news conference that he is challenging Democratic congressional candidate Richard Pan to a series of debates.  Meta has lobbied Congress to include a provision in the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) that would limit companies' exposure to child safety and privacy lawsuits. The proposal comes as lawmakers and courts increasingl...

The WSJ investigation alleges that Polymarket ran a coordinated campaign of paid, misleading social media content showing fake betting wins, creating a distorted picture of how much users can actually profit—and now the company faces scrutiny over transparency and marketing practices.  Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: ---     Philip...

Savannah Guthrie is urging the public to help find her missing mother after a disturbing ransom note claimed she had died—but authorities have not confirmed that, and the case remains active and unresolved. The Greenhills Master Association (HOA) is suing the Water Resource Council (WRC), Pheasant Run Golf Club and its managing member, Martin Boone, Sierra Golf Management, The Lakes RV Park,...

Federal prosecutors say a group of seven people planned a drone-based attack on a high-profile UFC event at the White House, but the plot was disrupted—reportedly after a family member tipped off authorities—leading to multiple arrests and ongoing investigation.   Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: ---     Philip Teresi on KMJ i...

ABC viewers across the country are getting a message from the network: If you like your local stations, or “The View,” help us get the government off our back. The network launched an on-air campaign asking viewers to send comments to the Federal Communications Commission’s website pushing back on the agency and its chairman, Brendan Carr.  L.A. County District Attorney Nath...

The mother of the little girls who were with their father when an irate man confronted them in a gas station bathroom is mad -- and she just unloaded on both men from the viral encounter.  Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: ---     Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify , YouTube or wherever else you li...

In a joint statement by signals agencies for the Five Eyes, which is an intelligence-sharing alliance between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and United States, world leaders have been urged to ‘act now’.   For the first time, California’s fleet of grid batteries pushed over 12,000 megawatts onto the system at once. Inside Climate News put it in terms a normal person...