U.S. Olympian couldn’t pay her rent. Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian took care of it
[ad_1] Veronica Fraley is scheduled to compete at the Paris Olympics for the first time Friday.So now probably is not a good time for distractions — like, say, rent being...
How much does your city know about you? This Southern California city opens up
[ad_1] Rain was falling steadily as the group huddled underneath umbrellas outside the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library in Long Beach in early March, equipped with their smartphones and a mission....
Get paid or sue? How the news business is combating the threat of AI
[ad_1] Journalist Javier Cabral wanted to test Google’s much-hyped, experimental artificial intelligence-powered search results. So he typed out a question about a topic he knew intimately: the Long Beach bakery...
California lawmakers continue push to regulate social media despite legal hurdles
[ad_1] California lawmakers are pursuing legislation aimed at protecting children from the dangers of social media, one of many efforts around the country to confront what U.S. Surgeon General Vivek...
Why some Silicon Valley investors are backing the Trump-Vance campaign
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — For many years, Republicans and ardent supporters of former President Trump haven’t been super popular in Silicon Valley circles. But the sentiment has shifted in recent weeks...
Opinion: What’s behind the AI boom? Exploited humans
[ad_1] When tech companies present their products as sleek autonomous computers, that ignores the labor powering the machines. [ad_2]
This country banned TikTok. What became of its influencers?
[ad_1] Is there life after TikTok?The question is front of mind for U.S. influencers and many small businesses as lawmakers threaten to ban the Chinese-owned social media app that’s become...
Keke Palmer defends Angela Simmons over controversial post with Oreo-filled bathtub
[ad_1] Angela Simmons is at the center of controversy again after posting a video on Instagram in which she’s lounging in a bathtub filled with Oreos.The post is a promotion...
Opinion: Happy birthday, Amazon? Why one longtime user isn’t celebrating the tech behemoth’s 30th
[ad_1] I had just started my master’s degree in artificial intelligence when a classmate asked if I’d heard of Amazon, a new online bookstore where you could order basically any...
