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Contributor: Why is California losing good jobs to other states? It’s not rocket science
For a century, it worked, and brilliantly. The “California model” rested on massive investments in higher education, development of industrial zones in places such as the South Bay and...
Google won’t be forced to sell its Chrome browser, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the U.S. government’s proposal that Google should sell its Chrome web browser to restore competition in online search, saving the tech giant from...
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says he cut 4,000 support roles because of AI
Artificial intelligence already is replacing certain jobs at technology companies.Last week, Salesforce Chief Executive Marc Benioff said the San Francisco software giant was able to shrink the number of...
ChatGPT pulled teen into a ‘dark and hopeless place’ before he took his life, lawsuit against OpenAI alleges
Adam Raine, a California teenager, used ChatGPT to find answers about everything, including his schoolwork as well as his interests in music, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Japanese comics.But his conversations...
Google is training its AI tools on YouTube videos. These creators aren’t happy
Santa Ana-based entrepreneur Charlie Chang spent years posting finance videos on YouTube before he made a profit.Today, Chang’s media business oversees more than 50 YouTube channels, along with other...
Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, escalating billionaire’s tech feud
Elon Musk on Monday ramped up his legal feud with OpenAI as his companies filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI and Apple accusing both of anticompetitive behavior in the...
‘Real-life nightmare for kids.’ ‘Roblox’ faces multiple lawsuits over child safety
“Roblox” faced a wave of new lawsuits this week that allege the popular gaming platform hasn’t done enough to safeguard kids from pedophiles and sexual content.One of the latest...
Over 160 Blizzard workers in Irvine join union as gaming-industry labor movement expands
More than 160 workers at video game company Blizzard Entertainment have voted to unionize.The workers, who produce in-house cinematics, animation, trailers, promotional videos and other narrative content, are just...
Trump’s unusual deal with Nvidia and AMD sparks concerns, legal questions
President Trump struck an unusual deal with Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices that allows the companies to sell certain chips to China in exchange for giving the U.S. government...
Amazon cuts 110 jobs in reorganization of Wondery audio division
Amazon on Monday said it is cutting 110 roles from its audio division Wondery as part of a restructuring effort.The cuts reflect an industry shift toward producing more podcasts...