Technology
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr help erase $550 million in medical debt for Californians
Snap Chief Executive Evan Spiegel and his wife, supermodel Miranda Kerr, have helped pay off $550 million in medical debt for more than 261,000 Californians.The couple made a multimillion-dollar...
Kids sit in windows as Waymo travels through Westside. Witness alerts company; car doesn’t stop
Look, Ma, no hands! Three boys turned a Waymo ride into a wind-in-their-hair joyride late Friday afternoon in Santa Monica.Local resident Rojia Shahsavani, who was out around 6 p.m....
Why tech stocks are getting hammered
Tech stocks took another big hit Tuesday as investors sold off shares of companies that have powered the artificial intelligence boom.Technology companies have been spending billions of dollars investing...
‘The ability to say no’: Artists demand consent over AI use of their music
A coalition of advocacy groups for artists, songwriters and managers is warning musicians about the growing risks of artificial intelligence music.Recently, many major record labels have inked deals with...
As Hollywood leans into AI, the real battle is over likeness and who gets paid
When Brian Grazer has an idea for a movie, he now starts with a chatbot. The co-founder of Imagine Entertainment — the company behind “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13”...
Billionaire tax proposal faces hurdles as it moves closer to November ballot
A contentious proposal to tax California billionaires to alleviate federal healthcare cuts moved closer to landing on the November ballot this week, but efforts to defeat the measure before...
Snap unveils its $2,195 augmented reality glasses as rivalry with Meta heats up
Social media company Snap showcased a pair of its $2,195 augmented reality glasses Tuesday, staking a claim in a race to reshape how people interact with computers.The Santa Monica...
Anthropic shuts down Mythos access after sweeping U.S. order
Anthropic PBC has disabled access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models, including Mythos, following an unprecedented order by the Trump administration to keep the technology out of the...
