Local:
Fort Myers Beach Restaurant La Ola Ordered to Vacate or Comply with new FEMA Regulations
Popular restaurant La Ola, located in Times Square on Fort Myers Beach is now facing a difficult decision as it is being ordered to either rebuild up to the new FEMA regulations or leave the area.
The restaurant, which is made up of two mobile trailers has acted as an anchor for the nearly abandoned Times Square, was able to move off of the barrier island for 2024’s Hurricane Milton. Despite this, the restaurant is being ordered to raise itself 13 feet to avoid being fined and later ordered to vacate according to Fox 4.
The restaurant plans to fight the order and remain on the island.
State:
Man Bites Dog at Polk County Gas Station
A driver who fell asleep in their car at a 7-Eleven gas pump early last Monday was woken up by deputies and proceeded to bite a K-9 working dog on the ear.
The deputies, who were called to check on the welfare of two people asleep in their car, found a 4-year-old girl in the rear seat. When the deputies woke the two up, they became combative and an in-car skirmish commenced according to the Miami Herald. During the fight, the deputies sent K-9 officer Zorak into the car, who the driver then bit on the ear.
Also during the encounter, the passenger removed the 4-year-old from the rear seat and proceeded to run into traffic. Deputies rescued the girl and arrested both the driver and passenger.
The deputy and the dog did not suffer any serious injuries.
The driver was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, battery on a K-9, resisting arrest and driving with a revoked license.
The passenger was charged with possession of a stolen firearm and child abuse.
National:
Google Removes Policy Banning the Use of AI for Weapons
Google has removed policy bans on using artificial intelligence (AI) that prevented the technology from using cases that would be “likely to cause significant harm.”
Human Rights Watch has heavily criticized the move, claiming it could “complicate accountability” when making decisions on the battlefield according to the BBC.
One of the longest-standing ethical policies for the development of AI at Google was “don’t be evil.”
Google defended the move, claiming that businesses and governments working together on AI “supports national security.”
