Colleges are failing to prepare students for an AI-driven workplace by teaching many of them to treat the technology as cheating, according to Rob Hillard, the CEO of Deloitte’s Asia-Pacific branch. Speaking about the future of work in an interview with Bloomberg this week, Hillard said recent graduates were entering the workforce with a “negative … Read more
Fusion startup Xcimer Energy on Wednesday flipped the switch on its Phoenix laser system, which the company says is the largest privately owned example in the world. Xcimer’s approach to fusion power is modeled after the National Ignition Facility (NIF), which proved in December 2022 that a controlled fusion reaction could release more power than … Read more
A rule intended to prevent rent gouging in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires has lapsed in Los Angeles County, possibly exposing some renters to hikes. The executive order that blocked rent increases was issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom amid the devastating wildfires last year. Under the order, landlords couldn’t increase rents by … Read more
Brooke McCree, a 22-year-old recent UCLA graduate, is the first to admit she’s been going to the movies a lot less. Back when Regency operated the local Village and Bruin theaters in Westwood Village, she would often take advantage of the student discount and see as many movies as possible. But in the two years … Read more
They’re more productive than ever. They’re inspired. And some of them are terrified. Software engineers have spent decades in one of tech’s most lucrative and in-demand roles. Now, they’re watching their jobs change irrevocably. In the space of a few weeks late last year, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all released new AI models that drastically … Read more
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Abhijay Vuyyuru, a product manager at Google. He lives in San Francisco and is in his early 30s. The following has been edited for length and clarity. My goal was always to work in Big Tech, but the journey wasn’t easy — even with a Harvard … Read more
It was late January when Bill Law realized something had shifted in San Francisco’s real estate market. That month, the longtime tech worker and his wife submitted an offer on a $1.3 million home in the Sunset District, a west-side neighborhood that boasts good schools and easy access to both the ocean and Golden Gate … Read more
Sonja Shaw — a Trump-aligned conservative Republican whose public profile rose as she became identified with culture-war causes, including banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports — has emerged as the leading vote-getter in the June primary for California’s superintendent of public instruction. With more than 80% of precincts at least partially reporting, Shaw was well … Read more
Legendary graffiti artist Daniel “Chaka” Ramos once claimed he had tagged more than 40,000 locations around Los Angeles. He can now add seven more. And unlike decades ago — when Ramos had to sneak around in darkness to spray-paint his nickname in large, block letters all over the city and surrounding areas — this time … Read more
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading to a Nov. 3 runoff, with challengers Spencer Pratt and City Councilmember Nithya Raman battling for the second spot, according to partial election returns posted Tuesday night. Pratt was in second place, while Raman was in third, those returns showed. The Associated Press declared that Bass had enough … Read more
The outcome of the hotly contested race for California governor remained uncertain Tuesday night, but Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra held leads in the large field running to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom. Hilton, a former conservative commentator, and Becerra, a longtime elected official who served in the Biden administration, were roughly tied … Read more
The boy didn’t want to talk at first. It was flu season in early 2014, no visitors allowed in the rehab center at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Manny Gomez, a 15-year-old with an incomplete spinal cord injury, grew lonely. Most patients would stay for a week, faces cycling in and out, nobody going … Read more
Ukrainian troops released new details of the secretive mid-range drone they’re using to batter Russia’s R-280 logistics highway far behind the southern front lines. The 412th Nemesis Brigade, of the Unmanned Systems Forces, published close-up and pre-launch footage on Saturday of the strike aircraft, dubbed the Morrigan. The fixed-wing drone, sporting a single-propeller engine on … Read more
Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park opened up a commanding lead over public interest attorney Faizah Malik in the race to represent the city’s coastal neighborhoods, according to early election returns Tuesday night. Park has been a close ally of the police and fire unions in the city, calling for more cops and firefighters. Malik … Read more
CIF SOCAL BASEBALL REGIONALS TUESDAY’S RESULTSFirst Round DIVISION I #8 San Diego Cathedral 4, #1 St. John Bosco 2#5 La Mirada 7, #4 Bakersfield Liberty 6#6 Chula Vista Eastlake at #3 Corona, Wednesday#7 Huntington Beach 10, #2 Patrick Henry 3 DIVISION II#8 Arroyo Grande 4, #1 Loyola 3#4 Bakersfield Christian 3, #5 St. Francis 1#3 … Read more