🌱 Patch AM: What Kara Swisher says Jackson must demand from AI’s power brokers

What's up Jackson! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Kara Swisher says Jackson must demand from AI's power brokers
• Why a Jackson homicide is fueling a national justice push

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Hot, temps: high: 94, low: 61.
• Tuesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 95 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'We are in the new nuclear age.' Swisher and Lack meet in Jackson to discuss the future of AI (desotocountynews.com) — National tech journalist Kara Swisher joined media executive Andrew Lack at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson to unpack how artificial intelligence could reshape everything from politics to local journalism. Speaking at Mississippi Today's 10th anniversary celebration, Swisher urged Jackson and Mississippi residents to demand tougher regulation of tech companies while still embracing AI's potential benefits in areas like medical research.
   

• Black Americans Found Hanging Across The Country—Now Families Want Answers (savannahherald.com) — A recent hanging death in Jackson, now ruled a homicide, is drawing intense scrutiny as part of a wider national push to fully investigate hanging deaths of Black Americans. Jackson police say 29-year-old Tasia Fortune was killed before her body was placed in a tree, and three men face murder charges while lawmakers press federal authorities for deeper reviews of similar cases nationwide.
   

📸 Around Jackson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jackson

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Dillard's, 1200 E County Line Rd, Ridgeland
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Caregivers Support Group →
  1390 North State Street, Jackson
  10:30 am
• Oasis at Mission First FPC Tutoring Team →
  Peyton's House, 417 West Ash Street, Jackson
  3:00 pm
• Movie Mondays with Masa! →
  The District at Eastover, 1250 Eastover Drive, Jackson
  6:30 pm
• Willow Avalon →
  Duling Hall Live Music & Events, 622 Duling Ave Ste 206, Jackson
  7:30 pm
• Homecoming Got Motion →
  952 N State St, 952 North State Street, Jackson
  9:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• MHSAA Middle School Classic →
  Jackson MS
• Men's Breakfast Series →
  Miller Hall, 1390 North State Street, Jackson
  6:30 am
• Disability Friendly Day at the Mississippi State Fair →
  Mississippi State Fairgrounds, 1207 Mississippi Street, Jackson
  8:00 am
• French Camp Quilters →
  Bookstore/Library, 1390 North State Street, Jackson
  9:30 am
• Center for Pregnancy Choices - Gift Wrapping →
  Center for Pregnancy Choices, 2685 Crane Ridge Dr Suite B, Jackson
  10:30 am
Friday October 30
• Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings →
  Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium 222 North Street #2205 Jackson, Mississippi 39201
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a vet tech to express glands.
  Not just someone that knows how, but a vet tech. Thx in advance. (Nextdoor Brookleigh)
• Is anyone missing there fur baby.
  He look about 1 years old very sweet and obedient. (Nextdoor Canton Club)

• Jackson State University posted a job opening for Clinic Coordinator in Jackson. Apply here.
• University of Mississippi Medical Center posted a job opening for Dental Laboratory Technician in Jackson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jackson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Flowood

• Photos from Hartfield Academy vs Jackson Prep in high school football (clarionledger.com)
• 10 American cities that have lost the most residents since 1950 (qz.com)

Clinton

• Uncorked: Witches' Brew (theclintoncourier.net)

Raymond

• Hinds CC to cease operations of Eagle Ridge Golf Course (wjtv.com)

Ok Jackson! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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