Technology
AI actor Tilly Norwood’s world is expanding with the ‘Tillyverse’
The digital world of the first AI actor, Tilly Norwood, is expanding.AI talent studio Xicoia, which created Norwood, has announced plans for a “rapid expansion” for the digitized actor....
Surveillance company Flock generates controversy — and a roster of L.A. clients
Santa Cruz tried out the surveillance company Flock Safety for a little over a year before deciding it was time to move on.Cambridge, Mass., also had enough and tore...
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI after clash with Pentagon
President Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to stop using technology from San Francisco artificial intelligence company Anthropic, escalating a high-profile clash between the AI startup and the Pentagon...
Block to cut more than 4,000 jobs amid AI disruption of the workplace
Fintech company Block said Thursday that it’s cutting more than 4,000 workers or nearly half of its workforce as artificial intelligence disrupts the way people work.The Oakland parent company...
Instagram to alert parents if their teens search for suicide or self-harm terms
Instagram, a social media platform popular among young people, said Thursday it will alert parents if their teens repeatedly search for suicide or self harm-related terms.“Our goal is to...
Outside group spends $4.8 million on TV ads backing San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan for governor
An independent expenditure committee backed by Silicon Valley executives spent $4.8 million on television ads supporting San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s gubernatorial bid that will begin airing Thursday.The two...
Battle of the AI brands: What’s behind the bad blood between OpenAI and Anthropic
As more than 100 million people watched the Super Bowl, the battle for the future of artificial intelligence spilled out into a massive public arena.In a series of viral...
Commentary: The Pentagon is demanding to use Claude AI as it pleases. Claude told me that’s ‘dangerous’