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Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app
Search giant Google wants people to use its navigation app for more than just finding directions and avoiding traffic. The tech giant is…
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Apple is trying to sell loyal iPhone users on AI tools. Here's what Apple Intelligence can do
Apple’s new artificial intelligence tools are here. Now the company is trying to help customers understand them. The Cupertino,…
Fashion
Has Nintendo found a better way to wake up?
No one has ever applauded me for getting out of bed before. But for the last week and a half a tiny, cheery red machine has been rewarding…
News
Voters are seeing more deepfakes — and worrying more about their influence. How to spot them
Weeks after former President Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., a video circulated on social media that appeared to…
News
L.A. Times, Washington Post see subscription cancellations over not endorsing in presidential race
The Los Angeles Times and Washington Post have seen significant subscription cancellations in the days since their billionaire owners…
News
To keep deepfakes from infiltrating its site, Yahoo News enlists help from McAfee
The 2024 U.S. presidential campaign has featured some notable deepfakes — AI-powered impersonations of candidates that sought to mislead…
News
Abcarian: Former California Rep. Devin Nunes once sued media companies. Now he's struggling to run one
Who would have guessed that Devin Nunes, who left Congress to run former President Trump’s media company, would be accused of…
Business
'Blade Runner 2049' producer sues Elon Musk, Warner Bros. Discovery over Tesla Cybercab launch
A Los Angeles-based production company has sued Tesla, its Chief Executive Elon Musk, and Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging that the…
Business
Opinion: The risks of sharing your DNA with online companies aren't a future concern. They're here now
Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the resignation of every independent…
Fashion
AI is supposed to be Hollywood's next big thing. What's taking so long?
As AI technology advances, industry observers expect to see more deals between tech companies and studios and talent. But major challenges…
Business
FTC adopts 'click to cancel' rule to make it easier to end subscriptions, mirroring California law
The Federal Trade Commission continued its crackdown on businesses that deceptively market and sell subscription services, adopting a rule…
Business
Amazon, Google tap into nuclear power to fuel data centers and AI push
Amazon on Wednesday announced plans to invest in nuclear power production to fuel its data centers with clean energy, a key part of the…
News
Elon Musk hoped Trump would 'sail into the sunset.' Now he works frenetically to elect him
While he was building rockets and electric cars and becoming the world’s richest man, Elon Musk mostly stayed out of politics, donating…
Business
Judge approves Fisker bankruptcy plan favored by car owners
Fisker Inc. will wind down operations under a bankruptcy plan approved Friday that should allow car owners to drive their cars for years —…
Business
Facing skepticism, Elon Musk unveils prototype for driverless robotaxi
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk presented a lofty vision for the future Thursday night, unveiling prototypes of a self-driving taxi and…
News
Supreme Court turns down challenge of California labor lawsuits by Uber, Lyft
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear appeals from ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, which were asking to block…
Fashion
Sonos tries to get its groove back after upsetting loyal customers
Heath Evans really needed his Sonos speakers to work. He and his wife counted on one of the three wireless devices he owned to play music…
News
Judge blocks California law that targeted deepfake campaign ads
With deepfake video and audio making their way into political campaigns, California enacted its toughest restrictions yet in September: a…
News
New laws close gap in California on deepfake child pornography
Using an AI-powered app to create fake nude pictures of people without their consent violates all sorts of norms, especially when those…
Fashion
Careful not to stifle innovation, Newsom hesitates on major tech bills
SAN FRANCISCO — Backstage at one of the largest artificial intelligence conferences in the world, Gov. Gavin Newsom listened to two…
News
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill opposed by Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed SB 1047, an artificial intelligence safety bill that would have established…
Fashion
Opinion: Desperate for good news about climate change? Consider the pace of clean energy growth
Climate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change…
Business
Southern California's hottest commercial real estate market is for tenants that aren't human
Where Wilshire Boulevard begins in downtown Los Angeles, thousands of miles of undersea fiber-optic cables disappear into an…
Fashion
We went to a gala for AI-produced movies. Here's what we saw
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Film Commission Vice President Jack Song has been to many Hollywood movie premieres before, but this was a…