LinkedIn, Cisco and Amazon are the latest tech companies laying off more workers
Job cuts are hammering the tech industry as companies ramp up investments in artificial intelligence. This week, San Jose-based tech company Cisco said it was cutting fewer than 4,000 jobs…
Boy Scouts Volunteer at Santa Monica Homeless Services
Members of the Cougars Patrol from Boy Scout Troop 223 recently volunteered at The People Concern in Santa Monica. Scout members said one of the most important parts of Scouting…
Demi Moore says Hollywood has to ‘find ways’ to work with AI
Demi Moore is weighing into the debate over Hollywood should respond to the growing influence of AI, saying performers need to embrace the technology. “I always feel that against-ness breeds…
Why ‘House of David’ director thinks AI can save Hollywood jobs
In 1926, director Cecil B. DeMille hired hundreds of workers to build a set of Jerusalem inside the DeMille Studios in Culver City for the classic silent film “The King…
Trump-Xi talks in Beijing: What’s at stake
BEIJING — President Trump’s first visit to China in nine years is a high-stakes trip reflecting the rivalry and mutual dependence of two superpowers hoping to avoid a collision course…
EBay rejects GameStop’s $56-billion takeover offer
California online marketplace EBay said Tuesday its board rejected GameStop’s unsolicited $56-billion takeover offer. The proposal was “neither credible nor attractive,” EBay’s board said in a statement. The San José…
Santa Monica Shotgun House 10th Anniversary Celebration
The Santa Monica Conservancy will host a free, block-party-style gathering on Sunday, May 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Preservation Resource Center at…
Oversight chair seeks information from OpenAI’s Sam Altman about potential financial conflicts
WASHINGTON — The chair of the House Oversight Committee has sent a letter to OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman requesting information about potential conflicts of interest between Altman’s personal investments…
Fears of an AI breakthrough force the U.S. and China to talk
CHONGQING, China — Three years ago, in the idyllic town of Woodside south of San Francisco, the United States and China held their first high-level talks on the dangers posed…
Justin Bieber plays an A-list Montecito party with defense execs
Just weeks after Justin Bieber’s well-received Coachella headline gig, the singer played a small private event for tech, entertainment and defense industry moguls. Executives at controversial firms, such as surveillance…