Scientology ‘speedrun’ TikTok trend has teens mapping Hollywood buildings
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is known for its colorful cast of characters. But even by those standards, the scenes of Jesus Christ and Sonic the Hedgehog racing past security…
Taylor Swift’s new trademark filings aim to protect voice, likeness
Taylor Swift is entering her trademark era. The global pop star’s company, TAS Rights Management, filed three new trademark applications last week, per the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Two…
Supreme Court wary of barring police from phone searches to find crime suspects
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether the police use of phone tracking data violates the Constitution’s protection against “unreasonable searches.” Most of the justices sounded…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sorry he didn’t report Canada shooting suspect
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman apologized to a Canadian community for failing to alert police about a mass shooting suspect’s conversations with its chatbot. Authorities said Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18,…
Billionaire-tax backers say they have enough signatures — times two — to qualify for ballot
Supporters of a billionaire tax said Sunday that they had gathered nearly twice as many signatures as necessary to qualify the controversial proposal for the November ballot. Opponents of the…
Why Meta is laying off 10% of its workforce
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is planning to lay off 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, in May, as it seeks to cut costs to…
Is baseball next? Ping-pong robot beats elite humans in AI milestone
A few days ago came the astonishing news that the world record in the half-marathon was obliterated by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named Lightning in Beijing. Now a robot named…
City officials ask how thousands of sensitive LAPD files got leaked
In the aftermath of a recent data breach that saw hackers make off with a vast trove of confidential police records, L.A. leaders have sought an explanation from the city’s…
Apple’s next era: After Tim Cook’s dream run, new CEO has to help the company catch up
Tim Cook had a lot to prove when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs handed over the reins as chief executive nearly 15 years ago. Jobs was known as a creative visionary,…
California releases evidence of alleged Amazon price-fixing scheme
Amazon wanted to sell Levi’s Easy Khaki Classic pants for $29.99, but Walmart had lowered the price, and the giant online retailer had matched it at $25.47 to $26.99. But…