Alphabet’s stock climbs after judge rules Google won’t be forced to sell Chrome
When a federal judge deemed Google a “monopolist” last year, questions lingered about how he would help restore competition in online search. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta…
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…
Look out, Hollywood. Video game franchises dominate Gen Alpha’s attention
Want to get Generation Alpha into movie theaters? Look to video games. Kids still like to go to the movies, according to a high-profile new research report. But the franchises…
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 from his schoolwork to his interests in music, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Japanese comics. But his conversations with a…
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…
Steep insurance premiums add to the cost of EV ownership, data show
As the price of buying an electric vehicle is set to soar with tariffs and the end of government incentives, drivers who want to go green have another hidden cost…
ChatGPT maker touts how AI benefits Californians amid safety concerns
OpenAI, the maker of popular chatbot ChatGPT, outlined how artificial intelligence is creating jobs and making Californians more productive as the tech company faced heightened safety concerns this week. In…
Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, escalating his legal battle
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 artificial…
Fashion models reckon with AI models and digital clones after controversial ad appears in Vogue
Fashion model Hannah James faced a dilemma as she weighed whether to digitally clone herself. On one hand, the 25-year-old worries digital replicas of models could render her job obsolete.…
Contributor: AI will be more disruptive than COVID. Which party can seize the moment?
Democrats, bless their hearts, keep trying to figure out the magic formula to stop President Trump. But here’s a cold splash of reality: If Trump’s popularity ever collapses, it will…