A rep said the 94-year-old executive is “in good spirits and happy to be recuperating at home” Clive Davis was discharged on Thursday after being hospitalized in New York City on May 29 following an upper respiratory issue, a representative for the music mogul confirmed to Rolling Stone. The rep said the music mogul is … Read more
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Luz Rivas, Democrat, Assembly member It was a bit of a surprise when Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Pacoima), who has held the seat since 2013, announced his retirement last fall. The longtime San Fernando Valley politician tried and failed to gain a spot in congressional leadership. He has endorsed a longtime ally, Assemblymember Rivas … Read more
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen) for $180: This is a solid smart speaker with Amazon’s latest physical design and Alexa+ right out of the box, but it’s not a sound improvement over the older model, so I’d personally pick the third-gen option (see above) while it’s still available or upgrade to the Echo Show … Read more
“The Daily Show” host Jordan Klepper went down South to celebrate America’s 250th birthday for a new installment of “Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse.” Airing during tonight’s episode of “The Daily Show,” the segment finds the host in New Orleans during Sail250, a traveling maritime celebration featuring ships and military vessels. Klepper wanders the streets … Read more
Google is the latest Big Tech company to do layoffs this year. Employees working at Google Cloud have been hit by cuts over the last two weeks, two people familiar with the matter told Business Insider. One team, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, which is one of Google’s top security units and regularly publishes research about … Read more
Private investors have been falling over themselves to get a piece of Anthropic, given the AI model maker is growing at a dizzying pace. Multiple investors told TechCrunch that the company’s $65 billion fundraise at a $965 billion valuation, announced last week, was greatly oversubscribed. Now, with that private demand still strong, Anthropic has revealed … Read more
As members of Congress launch yet another effort to wield control over college athletics, advocates for student-athletes are making it known that they strongly oppose new legislation being considered. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., held a hearing Wednesday for the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, which would give the NCAA an antitrust … Read more
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> San José Mayor Matt Mahan speaks during a California governor candidate forum at Skirball Cultural Center. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times) Mahan says the high cost of housing is pushing Californians out of the state and is the main driver of homelessness. To address these issues, Mahan wants to lower development fees … Read more
Southeast Saskatchewan doesn’t have a Co.Labs like Saskatoon or a Cultivator powered by Conexus like Regina. What it does have is Estevan, a city of about 11,000 anchored in energy and mining, and a four-year-old hub that’s been building a startup ecosystem without the infrastructure bigger cities built first. Innovation Saskatchewan recently announced that it’s … Read more
It’s not just data centers. Residents in a small Texas county are also now protesting SpaceX’s proposed Terafab semiconductor facility in another sign of growing backlash against AI across the country. Elon Musk’s rocket company has submitted proposals to build the first phase of its chipmaking moonshot, which will cost at least $55 billion, in Grimes County. … Read more
As the Trump administration seeks to steady U.S. relations with China, the issue of Taiwan has once again made its way to the front pages. Skeptics of a U.S.-China detente worry that any attempt to cozy up to Beijing will undermine hopes of maintaining Taipei’s independence. So what alternative approach would these China hawks provide? … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte, his pick for acting director of national intelligence, would not be his “permanent” choice for the critical security post. The Republican president’s disclosure that he was ruling out installing Pulte in the position full time came after bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill in recent … Read more
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has had enough of merely being an artificial intelligence kingmaker. He now plans to back a new AI lab of his own. The news, broken by Bloomberg and confirmed to TechCrunch by a person familiar with the situation, marks Chesky as one of many Silicon Valley machers who are unsatisfied with … Read more
In the race for Los Angeles mayor, incumbent Karen Bass secured a place on the November ballot. But who will challenge her is yet to be determined, as votes are still being tallied. With 62% of the expected vote counted, reality television personality Spencer Pratt sits in second place and City Councilmember Nithya Raman trails … Read more
Well, it seems securing tickets for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming epic The Odyssey turned into its own arduous journey. On Thursday, as tickets went on sale for special formats like IMAX and PLF, moviegoers faced long wait times in online queues, and in person outside of theaters, trying to secure tickets to the highly-anticipated blockbuster. Unfortunately, … Read more