Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Silicon Valley Is as Sick of AI Slop as You Are (seattletimes.com) — Menlo Park briefly takes center stage as AI experts gather there this spring to debate how to define and control the growing wave of low-quality "AI slop" online. Their concerns echo broader efforts by major tech platforms to detect, label, and remove junky AI-generated content that's cluttering search results, social feeds, and streaming services.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Where would someone undocumented go to the doctor here in the area, to treat an injured foot. Donde podría ir alguien sin documentos al doctor aquí en el área para tratar una urgencia de pie lastimado. (Nextdoor Belle Haven)
We have been patrons for DECADES and rely on J&J for consistent, generous portions of delicious Xhinese food. Usually a couple of vegetarian protein options with two full steam tables of meat dishes and noodles or rice; their HAWAIIAN MENU, though is my… (Nextdoor The Willows)
Meta Platforms posted a job opening for System Assurance Manager in Menlo Park. Apply here.
Stanford University posted a job opening for Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball in Stanford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Palo Alto
Former home of famed mountaineer sells for $21.7M in Old Palo Alto (paloaltoonline.com)
Redwood City woman identified in US 101 motorcycle crash (rwcpulse.com)
Stanford
HBM Bandwidth Grows at Half Micron's TFLOPS Rate: Wrong Metric Costs AI Buyers (techtimes.com)
Rare Russo-Dutch Red Cross Field Hospital Photo Album Comes to Hoover (hoover.org)
Woman Spots Elaborate Scam Before Handing Over Cash In SMC, Suspect Arrested: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!