Autodesk to cut 1,000 workers as the tech company bets on AI

Autodesk to cut 1,000 workers as the tech company bets on AI

Software company Autodesk is slashing roughly 1,000 roles, representing a 7% cut of its global workforce. The San Francisco company, which makes software used by architects, designers and engineers, told its employees Thursday that “strategic shifts,” including its focus on expanding its leadership in artificial intelligence, fueled its latest round of cuts. Workers in “customer-facing…

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Anduril to invest another $1 billion in California with new Long Beach campus

Anduril to invest another  billion in California with new Long Beach campus

Anduril Industries, one of the leading defense companies in Southern California, will expand in Long Beach with a new $1-billion complex near the city’s airport. Anduril is developing new defense technologies that include drones, missiles, robotic submarines, and autonomous fighter jets. The Long Beach operation will include offices for designer engineers and coders, along with…

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HILL: Smith government should focus on what it can control — spending

HILL: Smith government should focus on what it can control — spending

Article content Next month, amid weak oil prices and uncertainty fuelled by recent developments in Venezuela, which could depress prices further, the Smith government will table its 2026 budget. Albertans should brace themselves; every $1 drop in oil prices is a $750 million hit to the Alberta government’s bottom line, and the outlook isn’t bright.…

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A spooky immersive game is happening at the old Griffith Park Zoo

A spooky immersive game is happening at the old Griffith Park Zoo

The remains of the original Griffith Park Zoo are imbued with memories of the past. Forgotten animal pens, decaying cages and stony backdrops now sit in various states of abandonment. It is, in other words, a prime location for a haunted narrative. “Ghost in the Machine: The Old Zoo” is just that, a site-specific interactive…

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California exceeds clean car goal despite declining federal support

California exceeds clean car goal despite declining federal support

More than 2.5 million electric vehicles have been sold in California since 2010, exceeding one of the state’s EV goals despite setbacks in clean energy brought on by the Trump administration. This week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the Golden State surpassed a target to put 1.5…

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