Meta invests $14.3B in AI firm Scale and recruits its CEO for ‘superintelligence’ team
What Scale offered to AI developers was a more tailored version of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.
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Coinbase hires top political strategist as crypto industry flexes its newfound political might
The crypto industry was among the largest spenders in the 2024 election.
Massive Google Cloud outage disrupts popular internet services
An incident with their systems affected clients in the U.S. and abroad.
Judge denies Elon Musk’s request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial
Musk, an early OpenAI investor, began a legal offensive against the ChatGPT maker and CEO...
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian s bid to acquire TikTok
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has ed billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok.
Batten down the batteries: Energy storage project coming to Naval Base San Diego
The $8 million project will use zinc-based batteries that the manufacturer touts as non-flammable.
School cellphone bans spread across states, though enforcement could be tricky
Banning cellphone use in schools is rare, bipartisan common ground.
Smartphones in schools: Do they help students learn?
Using smartphones in school classrooms with some specific guidance can assist students with learning, bridging...
Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who’s to blame when something goes wrong?
AI-powered chatbots grew rapidly in use and popularity over the last two years.
Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your ‘best friend in a digital world’ for a monthly fee
The voice assistant will have more personality and even plan romantic dates.
Nvidia sales surge in the fourth quarter on demand for AI chips
The tech giant posted revenue of $39.3 billion, up 12% from the previous quarter.
Apple to fix iPhone dictation glitch that suggests replacing the word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’
Apple says it’s fixing a bug with its dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly...
Musk has inside track to take over contract to fix air traffic communications system
Equipment from Musk’s Starlink has been installed in FAA facilities.
How one startup wants to bring an innovative solution to the plastic bag problem
Discarded plastics are killing marine animals including turtles, fish, and seabirds, who can die from...
What is cryptocurrency and how do I avoid scams when investing?
The Baltimore Sun interviewed a crypto expert about what cryptocurrency is and what investors should...
Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company’s diversity programs
Apple announced shareholders had rejected it without disclosing the vote tally.
Why Nvidia’s earnings are important to the entire U.S. stock market
Nvidia stock’s movement carries more weight on the S&P 500 and other indexes than every...
Apple announces $500 billion investment in US amid tariff threats that could affect the iPhone
Trump noted the company was doing so to avoid paying tariffs.
Robinhood says SEC has closed its investigation into the company
The Robinhood news comes days after Coinbase said the SEC dismissed a case against them.
Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone
The iPhone 16e will boast the souped-up chip needed to run Apple's AI features.
As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
Israel's military has called AI a “game changer” in yielding targets more swiftly.
Do you know what to do if an active shooter enters your workplace? Virtual reality can help
An augmented reality program trains workers on how to react when a shooter enters a...
TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
Trump signed an executive order to extend the enforcement of a ban on TikTok to...
Musk says he’ll withdraw $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI if ChatGPT maker remains nonprofit
Musk and a group of investors made their offer earlier this week.
Apple changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America based on Trump’s order
Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps Tuesday.
Google Calendar s no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History Month
Google says it made the change midway through last year.
Vance offers an ‘America First’ argument on AI deregulation in his first foreign policy speech
Vance’s remarks contrasted sharply with the overall tenor and content of the summit.
Self-driving car company Waymo is testing its tech in these San Diego neighborhoods
Waymo is conducting test drives in San Diego but doesn’t have immediate plans to offer...
Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris
Challenging diplomatic talks are expected while tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology...
What’s it like to use Elon Musk’s brain chip? How does it work? ‘Like using the Force’
Musk wants to merge humans with AI, a goal that starts with a brain chip.
San Diego’s Illumina placed on China’s ‘unreliable entity list’ following Trump tariffs
The local gene-sequencing company and a U.S. clothing company face sales restrictions in China as...
Researchers link DeepSeek’s blockbuster chatbot to Chinese telecom banned from doing business in US
Experts say DeepSeek has computer code that could send some information to a...
Silicon Valley’s brilliant young techies help Musk, Trump penetrate government, drawing Democrat fury
Bay Area of Congress blasted incursions by Elon Musk's team into government's sensitive data...
Once a Trump critic, Mark Zuckerberg pivots toward the president
Zuckerberg isn't the only tech leader trying to appease Trump.
China launches an antitrust probe into Google. Here’s what it means
The investigation was part of Chinese retaliatory measures in response to Trump's tariffs.
Google makes its appeal to overturn jury verdict branding the Play Store as illegal monopoly
Google also faces penalties that could include being forced to sell its Chrome web browser.
AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office
An AI-assisted work could be copyrightable if an artist’s handiwork is perceptible. A human adapting...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according...
AI-driven power boom will drive demand 38% higher on top US grid
Power usage in PJM and the U.S. more broadly is expected to climb at an...
Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok
Trump says Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok
DeepSeek’s new AI chatbot and ChatGPT answer sensitive questions about China differently
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek's chatbot appears to censor answers to sensitive topics about China.
Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government for names on its...
How China’s DeepSeek shook up US markets, by the numbers
A company called DeepSeek said it had developed a large language model that can compete...
New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake
Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal for TikTok that would allow the U.S. government...
Viasat one of four companies selected by NASA for $4.8B satellite contract
The Carlsbad company will use its global network of satellite ground stations to NASA...
TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here’s what you need to know about the RedNote app
A large number of American s say they’ve received a warm welcome from the community,...
Apple pulls error-prone AI-generated news summaries in its beta iPhone software
Apple is suspending an error-prone feature that used artificial intelligence to deliver bogus news alerts...
SEC sues Elon Musk, saying he didn’t disclose Twitter ownership on time before buying it
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued billionaire Elon Musk, saying he failed to...
Biden signs executive order aimed at growing AI infrastructure in the US
The executive order seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations can be...
The ‘Worst in Show’ CES products put your data at risk and cause waste, privacy advocates say
The worst overall? A refrigerator.
TikTok’s fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the fate of TikTok, a digital age cultural...
Sam Altman’s sister accuses OpenAI CEO of sexually abusing her
She accused the OpenAI chief executive officer of sexually abusing her for almost a decade,...
Nvidia’s new GPU series led an avalanche of entertainment-related announcements at CES
The chipmaker and AI darling unveiled its GeForce RTX 50 Series desktop and laptop GPUs,...
Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump
Zuckerberg has been a target of Trump and his allies since he donated $400 million...
What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter
Meta glasses, made in partnership with Ray-Ban, are frames with a built-in camera, speakers and...
Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns
Privacy data experts say the deep dive by Elon Musk’s company was impressive, but also...
Tech giant PayPal accused of fraud over Honey online-shopping coupon finder
Lawsuit alleges PayPal uses Honey browser extension to steal money from internet content creators.
CES 2025 is here. What can we expect from the annual show of all-thing tech?
Swaths of the latest gadgets and advances across industries like personal tech, transportation, more are...
Court throws out Biden FCC’s net neutrality rule
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel called on Congress to act on legislation to put net neutrality...
Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years
Overall demand for electric vehicles in the U.S. and elsewhere slowed in 2024
An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition
The argument previews fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House.
Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots
Bluesky’s growth trajectory — with a base that has more than doubled since October...
The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer websites, such as Amazon and Yelp. But...
Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the US if it’s not sold
The law, enacted in April, set a Jan. 19 deadline for TikTok to be sold...
What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?
NEW YORK (AP) — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social...
Japan’s Softbank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years
The investments by Softbank, Trump said, are “a monumental demonstration of confidence in America’s future.”
OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment
A former OpenAI researcher who raised concerns about the company is dead at 26.
Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
YouTube was the single most popular platform teenagers used — 90% said they watched videos...
How to protect your communications through encryption
Law enforcement officials had resisted this type of encryption because it means the technology companies...
US updates a science and technology pact with China to reflect growing rivalry and security threats
Pact has narrower scope and additional safeguards
North Korean nationals indicted in scheme using IT workers to funnel money for weapons programs
The scheme involving thousands of IT workers generated more than $88 million for the North...
TikTok files challenge against Canadian government order to dissolve its business in the country
The Canadian federal government last month announced it was ordering the dissolution of TikTok Technology...
California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites
Warning labels for social media gained swift bipartisan from dozens of attorneys general after...
As data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows
Some residents are pushing back against the world’s most powerful corporations over concerns about the...
Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?
What’s not clear is how, if at all, they will be able to enforce it.
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a 23-page document calling for punishments.
AI is everywhere. How should schools handle it? Teachers’ different approaches show its potential — and limits
'We’re trying to teach the ethical use of these new tools that are just going...
When we asked these candidates questions, they answered with AI. Here’s why — and what we learned about AI’s limits
I learned some people running for school board had used AI to respond to my...
Qualcomm asked chip rival Intel if it would consider a sale
Qualcomm has not yet made an official offer for Intel, and the obstacles to a...
Big battery storage project in Poway gets the final OK
Some residents, worried about fire risk, wanted the Poway City Council to rescind approval of...
Qualcomm partners with company that sued Apple – and won – over its smartwatch technology
Qualcomm's expertise in chips will help power Masimo's smartwatches running on Google operating systems.
Do this right now if your Social Security number was snared by hackers
Follow these steps from San Diego experts to protect yourself after a data breach.
The great unknown: How will AI affect energy demand — and your utility bill — in California?
Some predict artificial intelligence will revolutionize every facet of our lives. What will it mean...
Developer retooling plan for Costa Verde Center near UTC
Life science real estate developer Alexandria has scrapped its plan for the shuttered strip mall...
Turning California’s oil fields into energy storage sites
The big conversion: Turning California's depleted oil fields into geothermal power and storage sites
How tech industry’s tumble cooled California’s economy
The stall of one industry – creator of cutting-edge products and sky-high salaries – is...
Should San Diego County sue social media companies? Supervisors are split, for now
The board rejected Tuesday a proposal to explore suing social media companies over their platforms’...
Intuit lays off 215 San Diego employees as it pivots to AI investments
Intuit is leaning into artificial intelligence resulting in 1,800 North America layoffs.
San Diego’s Dexcom cuts 500 jobs, moves manufacturing to Arizona
Dexcom is converting its San Diego manufacturing operations to research and development lab space.
San Diego biotech making melanoma skin patch files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
While DermTech's melanoma test has gained insurance coverage with many groups, including Medicare, it has...
San Diego’s life science sector contributed $56.6B to the regional economy, despite tight financing and layoffs
Hiring in San Diego’s life science sector was down last year as a result of...
San Diego biotech news: Startup gets funding for drug that tackles overeating
Aardvark Therapeutics raised $85 million for its obesity-related drug and to a potential IPO...
San Diego COVID-19 test maker Cue Health files for bankruptcy following company closure
Cue Health filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy shortly after the abrupt shutdown and layoff of...
San Diego battery technology startup moves into the fast lane with a partnership with Porsche subsidiary
A San Diego tech company that specializes in improving battery performance has just announced a...
San Diego gene-sequencer Illumina spins off blood testing startup Grail – for the second time
San Diego gene-sequencing giant Illumina said Monday that its board approved the spinoff of early...
OpenAI starts training a new AI model to power ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence company OpenAI said Tuesday that it has started training its newest AI model...
San Diego’s life science industry has a new challenge: Too much space
San Diego's labs and life science offices hit record vacancy this year.
Upgrades in place, San Diego’s nuclear fusion facility is back up and running
The DIII-D National Fusion Facility, located on the San Diego campus of General Atomics, is...
San Diego COVID-19 test maker Cue Health – once worth $2.3B – lays off entire company and shuts down
Cue Health, the once high-flying San Diego biotech supplying rapid COVID-19 test kits to the...
Pharmaceutical giant Takeda is shutting down its San Diego office
Pharmaceutical giant Takeda is shutting down its research and development hub in San Diego that...
San Diego’s Cue Health had the first FDA-approved home COVID-19 test. Now the agency says to throw them out.
The U.S. Food and Drug istration told consumers Monday to throw out any at-home COVID-19...
San Diego will create a sprawling citywide network of electric vehicle chargers
SAN DIEGO — Advice from San Diego's independent budget analyst prompted the City Council on Monday to...
Illumina competitor Pacific Biosciences is closing its San Diego office, laying off workers
Genome sequencing company Pacific Biosciences, a competitor of Illumina, is shutting down its San Diego...