- Tue. May 26th, 2026
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…
General Motors to pay $12.5 million to settle claims it illegally sold California driver data
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.5 million dollars to settle claims that the automaker illegally sold location and driving data of hundreds of thousands of Californians, state officials said…
Santa Monica Kids for Kololo Charity Concert
A student-run club at Crossroads School is inviting the Santa Monica community to its second annual charity concert Saturday at noon at 665 Walther Way. Kids for Kololo has raised…
California tech company Cloudflare to lay off more than 1,000 workers, cites AI
Cloudflare is laying off 20% of its staff, the latest technology company to announce big cuts as it uses more artificial intelligence-powered tools. The San Francisco web performance and cybersecurity…
IATSE strikes against ‘CoComelon: The Melon Patch’
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is striking against “CoComelon: The Melon Patch” in protest over wages and working conditions. The union representing crew members working on the live-action…
Food Festival at Barker Hangar
Santa Monica is stepping further into its role as a national stage for experience and next weekend that stage is food. As EEEEEATSCON Los Angeles 2026 returns to the Barker…
Santa Monica Elks Honor Youth Community Service Award
Ilene Knebel, Exalted Ruler of Santa Monica Elks Lodge 906, presents the Elks Legacy of Service Bronze Award to Mason Jacquelin. Published: May 07, 2026, 9:06 am Mason Jacquelin, sophomore…
If you’re an iPhone user, you could get $95 from this Apple settlement
Some iPhone users could be eligible to collect up to $95 per device as part of a settlement over allegations that Apple misled consumers about the abilities of its artificial…