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Coldplay kiss-cam scandal: Merch, memes memorialize mistake

Sometimes you just want a moment back. Just one tiny moment. For example, the moment that a kiss-cam busted you and your head of HR for cheating at a Coldplay…

These California metro areas are among the most AI-ready in the nation

Despite suggestions it has been losing its edge, California is way ahead of others when it comes to the hottest technology right now: artificial intelligence. The regions around San Francisco,…

Nvidia is a $4-trillion company. Here are three things to know

SAN FRANCISCO — Nvidia is already the world’s most valuable company being one of the biggest beneficiaries of the global artificial intelligence boom. This week, the Santa Clara-based chip maker…

How Nextdoor plans to reshape its social network

Nextdoor, the once-hot social network for neighborhoods, wants to claw its way back to the top and prove that people can use the platform for more than just finding lost…

Behind the landmark trial that could reshape Meta’s future with Instagram

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg returned to Washington this week, testifying in a landmark trial that could force the world’s largest social network to break off Instagram and WhatsApp. The…

Amazon’s robotaxi effort will begin testing in Los Angeles

Zoox, the autonomous driving technology company owned by Amazon, is preparing to begin testing its vehicles in Los Angeles this summer. The city will be the sixth testing location for…

‘The anti-trust tides have turned.’ What a judge’s ruling over Google’s ‘monopoly’ on ad-tech means

In another major legal blow to Google, a federal judge on Thursday ruled that the search giant held an illegal monopoly over some advertising technology, a ruling that could reshape…

Congressmen sound alarm over data privacy following 23andMe bankruptcy

Three congressmen from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are raising concerns over data privacy weeks after the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, putting millions of customers’…

Tesla profit falls in the wake of brand controversy and tariffs

Tesla is off to a bumpy start this year. The electric vehicle giant’s profit plunged 71% in the first quarter to $409 million as the company faced a flurry of…

YouTube turns 20 years old. How it changed TV as we know it

The grainy 19-second YouTube video that started it all hardly had the makings of a viral sensation. Shot at the San Diego Zoo, the primitive video clip showed Jawed Karim,…