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A $17-million bet brought ChatGPT to CSU campuses. A year later, AI distrust leaves many divided
California State University’s controversial $17-million deal to provide ChatGPT to every one of its campuses has been met with mixed results, with wide but uneven use across the system,...
Apple at 50: How a garage startup became a $3.5-trillion titan
Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea. “Five times...
Alex Warren Reacts to Song of the Year Win After iHeartRadio Music Awards Ends Before His Speech
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026: Miley Cyrus Shares How "Fake" Persona Gave Her ConfidenceThere was nothing ordinary about this awards show moment. After the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards abruptly ended...
New Jersey ‘Teacher of the Year’ Nominee Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Student in Classroom, Car
A former Washington Township, New Jersey, middle school teacher is facing charges after authorities say she carried out a sexual relationship with a minor. Ashley Fisler X Former Orchard...
Another billionaire confirms California exit: Uber co-founder Kalanick
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick said he moved to Texas in December, adding to the list of billionaires who have left California ahead of a proposed wealth tax. In an...
Hundreds of applications, no jobs and AI competition: California’s brutal tech work landscape
Laid-off tech worker Joseph Tinner has spent almost a year hunting for a job. It has been a depressing crash course on the sea change in Silicon Valley.The former...
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...
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...
Uber unveils new services as it prepares to bring robotaxis to L.A. soon
Uber announced a new set of services to support ride-hailing for autonomous vehicles ahead of its planned launch of robotaxis in Los Angeles in the coming months. Uber’s new...