& Rep. Brad Finstad's staffer attacked at gunpoint near US Capitol By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:33:20 GMT Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) said on Friday that one of his staffers was attacked near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night. Full Article
& Wild DC weather shuts down nation's capital early, causing traffic and travel nightmares By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 01:19:57 GMT The federal Office of Personnel Management ordered federal employees to leave the office early on Monday amid Washington, D.C., area storm warnings. The severe storms covered most of the area with a tornado watch through 9 p.m., causing many places in the Beltway area to close early or adjust hours. Full Article
& US Open: Inside the exclusive Los Angeles Country Club drawing the sporting world's attention this weekend By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:00:25 GMT The U.S. Open is being hosted at the exclusive Los Angeles Country Club for the first time in the club's history, with the world getting an up-close look at one of the most mysterious golf courses in the country. Full Article
& Blumenthal says there's a 'real risk' in PGA and LIV merger: 'Want to get to the bottom of it' By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 21:26:25 GMT Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) discussed the Senate's investigation into the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, saying there is a "real risk" with the proposed agreement. Full Article
& Trump says he believes LIV-PGA merger will go through: 'Very good for golf' By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Sun, 02 Jul 2023 20:45:52 GMT Former President Donald Trump spoke favorably of the controversial merger between LIV Golf and PGA Tour. Full Article
& Sony Music warns tech companies: Don't use our music to train your AI By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2024 20:12:45 GMT Sony Music Group is sending more than 700 letters to tech companies and music streaming services, calling on them to not use its music to train AI without authorization from the label. Full Article
& Scarlett Johansson also thinks OpenAI's new voice sounds like her. She's not happy about it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:35:28 GMT Johansson, who portrayed the voice of a computer program in 'Her,' was not behind OpenAI's 'Sky' voice assistant. Another actor provided the voice, OpenAI said. Full Article
& What's behind the anti-Biden 'wildfire' among TikTok influencers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2024 10:00:24 GMT About a third of adults under 30 get their news from short, punchy videos on TikTok, and that's a big challenge for the Biden campaign. Full Article
& How Netflix is using 'Too Hot to Handle' games to build its reality TV audience By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2024 13:30:21 GMT As Netflix continues to invest more in games, it is expanding its titles based on its popular reality shows including 'Too Hot to Handle' and 'Selling Sunset.' Full Article
& Elon Musk blasts Apple's OpenAI deal over alleged privacy issues. Does he have a point? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:37:19 GMT The Tesla and SpaceX leader's beef with OpenAI flared up again after Apple unveiled its plans to use ChatGPT to support some of its AI features. Apple said privacy is a key component of its entry into the space. Full Article
& Phishing attack hits L.A. County public health agency, jeopardizing 200,000-plus residents' personal info By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:41:18 GMT The personal information of more than 200,000 people in Los Angeles County was potentially exposed after a hacker used a phishing email to steal login credentials. Full Article
& Many California voters get their info from social media, even if they don't trust it, poll shows By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:50 GMT A new poll shows that California voters are increasingly moving to social media, such as TikTok, for election information. Full Article
& California lawmakers are trying to regulate AI before it's too late. Here's how By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:00:51 GMT California lawmakers are trying to get ahead of AI in the workplace, but are already playing catchup Full Article
& Foundation honoring 'Star Trek' creator offers million-dollar prize to develop AI that's 'used for good' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:00:35 GMT The Gene Roddenberry foundation will award $1 million to an early-stage venture focused on harnessing artificial intelligence in service of humanity. Full Article
& How Santa Clara chipmaker Nvidia became one of the world's most valuable companies in the AI boom By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:39:24 GMT Santa Clara chipmaker Nvidia has ridden the AI revolution to briefly vault over Microsoft and Apple and become the world's most valuable company. Full Article
& Opinion: Happy birthday, Amazon? Why one longtime user isn't celebrating the tech behemoth's 30th By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 10:00:53 GMT Along with Google and Facebook, the company has done more than most to undo privacy as we once knew it, creating an economy built on our personal data. Full Article
& Opinion: What's behind the AI boom? Exploited humans By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:00:32 GMT When tech companies present their products as sleek autonomous computers, that ignores the labor powering the machines. Full Article
& U.S. Olympian couldn't pay her rent. Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian took care of it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 22:24:51 GMT Veronica Fraley, a U.S. discus thrower at the Paris Olympics, was having financial trouble back home. Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian helped pay off her rent for the year. Full Article
& This controversial California AI bill was amended to quell Silicon Valley fears. Here's what changed By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:24:58 GMT SB 1047 would require AI firms to share their safety plans with the attorney general upon request and face penalties if catastrophic events happen. Full Article
& Opinion: Silicon Valley is maximizing profit at everyone's expense. It doesn't have to be this way By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:00:28 GMT Big Tech titans such as Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman are divided between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump but all too united in their selfish aims. We need a new model. Full Article
& This is what's missing in our sex lives in 2024, according to Esther Perel By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 10:00:27 GMT In "Mating in Captivity" and "The State of Affairs," Esther Perel dissects our hidden desires and impulses with intellectual rigor. Full Article
& He's training the world's next microchip leaders. Here's why he worries By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:00:13 GMT Geopolitical tensions and technological constraints make the chip industry more complex to navigate. A groundbreaking engineer talks about it future. Full Article
& 'How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter' authors say platform is 'a tool for controlling political discourse' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:00:18 GMT 'Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter' explores what went wrong under the entrepreneur's ownership of the social media platform. Full Article
& 'A stab in the back.' How Elon Musk's decision to move X from San Francisco is stirring mixed emotions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:30:32 GMT X, formerly known as Twitter, is closing its headquarters in San Francisco and moving some of its San Francisco employees to San José and Palo Alto. The departure is another blow to a city that has been buffeted by high-profile business departures. Full Article
& In 'liberal' San Francisco, the sole progressive vying for mayor is an underdog By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:00:49 GMT San Franciscans have rejected the city's far-left image in recent years, pulling it toward the center. Aaron Peskin says he wants to be the next "progressive" mayor. Full Article
& Opinion: California's AI safety bill is under fire. Making it law is the best way to improve it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:00:25 GMT If Gov. Newsom vetoes SB 1047, the forces of anti-regulation — AI companies — will have little incentive to work on alternatives. Full Article
& Social media platforms engaged in 'vast surveillance' and failed to protect young people, FTC finds By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:34:06 GMT The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other online services over privacy and youth safety concerns. Full Article
& California's digital driver's licenses now work with Apple Wallet By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:00:22 GMT Californians can now securely add their digital driver's license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app on their iPhone and Apple Watch, the company announced Thursday. Full Article
& AI? New jobs? California's local news deal with Google leaves lots of unanswered questions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:00:25 GMT Weeks after California announced a $250 million public-private partnership with Google to fund local news outlets and develop AI, many aspects of the deal remain uncertain. Full Article
& Elon Musk's X says it's policing harmful content as scrutiny of the platform grows By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:51 GMT X, formerly Twitter, released a formal global transparency report Wednesday for the first time since Musk took over the social media platform. Full Article
& We went to a gala for AI-produced movies. Here's what we saw By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT A behind the scenes look at a film gala held in San Francisco that screened movies made with artificial intelligence. Full Article
& Southern California's hottest commercial real estate market is for tenants that aren't human By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:07 GMT As artificial intelligence and cloud storage hoover up more and more space on the nation's computer servers, real estate developers are racing to build new data centers or convert existing buildings to data uses. Full Article
& Elon Musk hoped Trump would 'sail into the sunset.' Now he works frenetically to elect him By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:17 GMT The world's richest man once said Donald Trump's character didn't 'reflect well' on the U.S. Now Elon Musk is touring the country, and spending big, to put Trump and other Republicans in power. Full Article
& FTC adopts 'click to cancel' rule to make it easier to end subscriptions, mirroring California law By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:00:58 GMT A divided FTC adopted a powerful rule that requires companies to make it just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one. Full Article
& AI is supposed to be Hollywood's next big thing. What's taking so long? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:00:25 GMT As AI technology advances, industry observers expect to see more deals between tech companies and studios and talent. But major challenges remain. Full Article
& Opinion: The risks of sharing your DNA with online companies aren't a future concern. They're here now By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:06:55 GMT Turmoil at 23andMe, and a lawsuit alleging that GEDmatch shares data with Facebook, highlights how far your genetic information could travel without your consent. Full Article
& 'Blade Runner 2049' producer sues Elon Musk, Warner Bros. Discovery over Tesla Cybercab launch By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:48:53 GMT 'Blade Runner 2049' production company Alcon Entertainment sued Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros. Discovery for copyright infringement. Here's why. Full Article
& Abcarian: Former California Rep. Devin Nunes once sued media companies. Now he's struggling to run one By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:00:14 GMT The former California congressman, consummate Donald Trump lackey and Trump Media chief executive is being accused of mismanagement and cronyism. Full Article
& Apple is trying to sell loyal iPhone users on AI tools. Here's what Apple Intelligence can do By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:35:39 GMT Apple customers starting on Wednesday can go to Apple stores for sessions on Apple Intelligence — the company's suite of AI tools. Full Article
& Elwood Edwards, voice of the 'You've got mail' AOL email greeting, dies at 74 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 00:04:16 GMT Elwood Edwards, the graphics guru and camera operator who voiced AOL's iconic and once ubiquitous greeting, 'You've got mail,' has died at age 74. Full Article
& AI startup funding hit a record in the L.A. area last quarter. Here's who got the most money By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 11:00:01 GMT L.A.-area startups received $1.8 billion in the third quarter, the highest quarterly amount for the region, according to CB Insights. Most of it went to a single company. Full Article
& RGIII says 'without a doubt' being ready for start of camp is realistic By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT Robert Griffin III continued to throw during practice; he continued to run and he continued to be optimistic about his chances for being ready at the start of the season. That’s why, when asked if the start of training camp was a realistic possibility for his return, Griffin didn’t hestitate. Full Article
& Fathers’ Gut Bacteria Impact Offspring Health By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:00:23 GMT Gut microbiome disruption in male mice increases disease risk in offspring, indicating that preconception paternal health status can affect the next generation. Full Article News News & Opinion
& Newly Found Fat Cell Uses a Different Approach to Heat the Body By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:00:37 GMT Single-cell sequencing unpacked 10 varieties of fat cells, including one that uses an alternative heat-regulating strategy that protects against weight gain. Full Article News & Opinion News
& Are "Flesh-Eating" Bacteria Causing Infections in Florida? Not Exactly, Experts Clarify By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:25:25 GMT Following recent hurricanes, reports of "flesh-eating" bacteria in Florida have emerged, but these bacteria, which exist year-round, don't actually consume flesh. Full Article News News & Opinion
& Zombie Fungi Hijack Hosts’ Brains By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:00:10 GMT Mind-controlling fungi are changing the ways that scientists understand host-parasite relationships. Full Article News News & Opinion
& Introducing iQue®'s 2nd Edition High-Throughput Cytometry Handbook: Fast. Simple. Discover the Future of Cell Analysis! By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:19:58 GMT This handbook is designed to empower both new and seasoned flow cytometry users who are curious about the unique capabilities of HTS cytometry. Full Article The Scientist The Marketplace
& OHAUS Announces the launch of Next Generation of Guardian™ 5000 Series Hotplate Stirrers By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:10:10 GMT The Guardian 5000 Series Hotplate Stirrers represent a significant advancement in laboratory equipment, combining cutting-edge technology with unparalleled safety features. As the next generation of Guardian stirrers, these models offer exceptional performance and reliability for a wide range of applications. Full Article The Scientist The Marketplace
& Transforming 3D biology using AI: Tomocube’s HT-X1™ Plus accelerates cellular and organoids label-free analysis By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:12:24 GMT This new system raises the bar in high-resolution, high-throughput 3D imaging for cells and organoids, providing researchers with faster, more detailed, and more accurate insights into biological processes. Full Article The Scientist The Marketplace
& Unlocking the Metabolic Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:00:27 GMT Cellular oxygen consumption in the brain may shed new light on Alzheimer’s disease onset, progression, and treatment. Full Article Magazine Issue