ca Trump plans to raise money in California in the aftermath of felony conviction By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2024 16:51:37 GMT Former President Trump is scheduled to headline fundraisers in San Francisco, Beverly Hills and Newport Beach next week after his felony convictions. Full Article
ca Inside the race to train more workers in the chip-making capital of the world By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 09:00:11 GMT Taiwan, which makes one-fifth of the world's semiconductors, is facing a severe shortage of workers. Full Article
ca California lawmakers revive debate over bill requiring tech platforms to pay for news By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 02:09:31 GMT New amendments to the California Journalism Preservation Act aim to make it more like a similar law in Canada. Full Article
ca California plans to enlist AI to translate healthcare information By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 20:04:12 GMT State officials want to use artificial intelligence to translate public healthcare and social services documents and websites. But some experts worry AI may introduce errors. Full Article
ca 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
ca 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
ca 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
ca Will Google strike a deal with California news outlets to fund journalism? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:43:53 GMT California news publishers and Big Tech companies appear to be inching toward compromise on legislation requiring digital platforms to pay news outlets. Full Article
ca California lawmakers advance tax on Big Tech to help fund news industry By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:43:46 GMT The bill would tax Amazon, Meta and Google for the data they take from users and pump the money into news organizations in the form of tax credits. Full Article
ca This country banned TikTok. What became of its influencers? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:00:27 GMT Worried about a TikTok ban? Here's how one country dealt with it Full Article
ca Why some Silicon Valley investors are backing the Trump-Vance campaign By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:31:21 GMT Some Silicon Valley investors are vocally backing Trump due to concerns about how the government is regulating cryptocurrency, its policies on AI and the threat of an increase in capital gains taxes. Full Article
ca California lawmakers continue push to regulate social media despite legal hurdles By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:00:30 GMT California's efforts to protect children from the harms of social media have faced legal challenges from the tech industry. Full Article
ca How much does your city know about you? This Southern California city opens up By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 10:00:25 GMT Long Beach's digital rights platform consists of data privacy notices for about 20 unique city-deployed technologies that collect personally identifiable information. Full Article
ca 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
ca Google loses major antitrust case over search, declared a monopoly by judge By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 19:21:48 GMT In a major blow to Google, a federal judge on Monday ruled that the tech giant maintained and abused a monopoly on web searches. Full Article
ca Will this California bill to regulate AI protect consumers or gut tech? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 8 Aug 2024 10:00:19 GMT Legislation from State Sen. Scott Wiener would introduce standards for product safety testing and liability. Full Article
ca 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
ca Deal reached in feud between California news outlets and Google: $250 million to support journalism but no new law By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:25:18 GMT Lawmakers agree to shelve the California Journalism Preservation Act, which aimed to revive the struggling news business by forcing Google to pay for news content it distributes. Full Article
ca AI safety bill passes California Legislature By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:50:47 GMT After clearing many hurdles in the state Legislature, Sen. Scott Wiener's bill to require developers to put safeguards around their advanced AI models is one step closer to becoming law. Full Article
ca California is racing to combat deepfakes ahead of the election By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 12:00:41 GMT California lawmakers want to strengthen protections against digitally altered media ahead of the Nov. 5 election, but questions about enforcement linger. Full Article
ca '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
ca How AI might help researchers make esophageal cancer less deadly By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:29 GMT To improve survival for esophageal cancer patients, researchers are using artificial intelligence to improve screening for the disease. Full Article
ca Gov. Newsom signs AI-related bills regulating Hollywood actor replicas and deep fakes By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:21:28 GMT Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed bills that offer actors more AI protections and address AI-generated false content in political ads. Full Article
ca 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
ca 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
ca 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
ca 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
ca Careful not to stifle innovation, Newsom hesitates on major tech bills By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:00:02 GMT The governor said he seeks to balance his desire to preserve California's role as the vanguard of technology against his job to shield society from potential harm. Full Article
ca New laws close gap in California on deepfake child pornography By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 10:00:26 GMT Two bills newly signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom outlaw the possession and distribution of sexually charged images of minors even when they're created with computers, not cameras. Full Article
ca Judge blocks California law that targeted deepfake campaign ads By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 22:42:22 GMT AB 2839 aimed to label AI-generated content in political ads as "manipulated." A federal judge says the law violates the 1st Amendment. Full Article
ca Supreme Court turns down challenge of California labor lawsuits by Uber, Lyft By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 14:20:49 GMT The Supreme Court refuses to shield Uber and Lyft from California state labor lawsuits that seek back pay for tens of thousands of drivers. Full Article
ca Judge approves Fisker bankruptcy plan favored by car owners By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:59:26 GMT Fisker Inc. will wind down operations under a bankruptcy plan approved Friday that should allow owners to drive their cars for years. But it will not pay anything to shareholders wiped out investing in the defunct Southern California electric-vehicle maker. Full Article
ca 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
ca 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
ca '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
ca 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
ca To keep deepfakes from infiltrating its site, Yahoo News enlists help from McAfee By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:00:12 GMT To buttress its defenses against bogus, AI-generated images, Yahoo News is integrating deepfake-detection technology from McAfee into its system. Full Article
ca L.A. Times, Washington Post see subscription cancellations over not endorsing in presidential race By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:27:10 GMT The Washington Post has lost about 8% of its readers and the L.A. Times 1.8%. But some argue to stay with the newspapers for their roles in reality checking Donald Trump. Full Article
ca 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
ca 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
ca Redskins minicamp June 11: Notes and observations By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT …Quarterback Robert Griffin III was closer to running all-out sprints Tuesday, but the big test remains over the next month when he adds cutting to his rehab. Full Article
ca Redskins minicamp June 12: Notes and observations By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT …The Redskins signed receiver Donte Stallworth, as expected after a good two-day showing by the veteran wideout. The question is, can Stallworth make the final roster? It depends on how many receivers they keep, but the first four appear set: Pierre Garcon, Josh Morgan, Leonard Hankerson and Santana Moss. Aldrick Robinson’s speed, and the couple big plays he made last season, make him the leader at the fifth receiver spot. But Stallworth would provide insurance if one of the starters got hurt. The only drawback is that he does not play special teams. So it could be that, even if he makes the roster, he’d be inactive until a health issue arises. Full Article
ca Genetically Engineered Parasites Smuggle Therapeutics into the Brain By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 07:00:08 GMT Scientists modified Toxoplasma gondii to deliver a potential Rett Syndrome therapeutic to the mouse brain. Full Article News News & Opinion
ca Smelling Illness: Volatile Organic Compounds as Neurological Disease Biomarkers By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:53:39 GMT Scientists advance Parkinson’s disease biomarker research one sniff at a time. Full Article Podcasts
ca 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
ca Insights Into Protein Engineering: Methods and Applications By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:20:41 GMT Protein engineering is a powerful biotechnological process that focuses on creating new enzymes or proteins and improving the functions of existing ones by manipulating their natural macromolecular architecture.1? Full Article The Scientist University
ca Data by the Dozen: Consortium Cancer Maps Provide a 3D View of Tumor Evolution By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:15:12 GMT New 3D blueprints that highlight tumor complexity reveal several new discoveries, some of which challenge existing theories of cancer progression. Full Article The Nutshell News News & Opinion
ca How a Moldy Cantaloupe Took Fleming’s Penicillin from Discovery to Mass Production By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 05:00:46 GMT Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug. Full Article News News & Opinion
ca analytica expands its international network to the USA By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:46:11 GMT analytica USA picks up on analytica's unique selling point by covering the entire spectrum of laboratories in industry and research, from laboratory planning to final equipment. Full Article The Marketplace The Scientist
ca How Can Fungi Address the Global Food Waste Problem? By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:00:44 GMT Scientists are reimagining the food system, turning to fungal fermentation as a sustainable method for transforming food byproducts into tasty treats. Full Article News News & Opinion