Beverly Hills Unified expels five students after sharing AI-generated nude photos
School officials said 16 eighth-grade students at Beverly Vista Middle School were victimized by the fake nude photos.
Cinequest 2024: Silicon Valley's largest film fest focuses on uplifting filmmakers and A.I.
Silicon Valley’s biggest film festival held its opening night ceremony Thursday night in San Jose. Cinequest Film and Creativity Fest will screen dozens of films over the next two weeks, debuting films from multiple movie genres.
Silicon Valley Congressional District 16 race too close to call as ballot count continues
With more than 209,000 people casting a vote on Tuesday, Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters says it’ll be counting ballots for days.
Chinese citizen, Google employee arrested for stealing trade secrets
A Chinese citizen living in Newark was arrested and charged on Wednesday morning with stealing confidential artificial intelligence (AI) files from Google while he was employed as a software engineer.
OpenAI releases emails with Elon Musk; 'We're sad that it's come to this'
The leadership team at OpenAI has released a set of private emails with Elon Musk in response to a lawsuit he filed against the company and its CEO Sam Altman.
Instagram joins the edit club: Users can now correct DMs
Instagram, owned by Meta, has introduced a new feature allowing users to edit direct messages within 15 minutes of sending.
Facebook, Instagram down: Outage, 'session expired' reported; users logged out
Why did Facebook log me out? Facebook and Instagram users reported outages amid issues logging in. Some got messages saying "session expired. The issue has been resolved.
Facebook, Instagram back online after widespread outages
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for over an hour on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.
Warner Bros. Discovery's Max has password-sharing crackdown in pipeline
Warner Bros. Discovery will reportedly take after two other streaming giants and implement its own password-sharing crackdown on its Max platform.
CPUC clears path for Waymo robotaxi expansion to Peninsula and LA
Waymo's driverless taxis are a common sight on San Francisco streets, and now the company has received a green light to expand its robotaxi service.
Waymo expansion into San Mateo, Los Angeles counties gets approved
Waymo has won approval to expand its driverless taxi service into San Mateo and Los Angeles counties.
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker’s founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.
No, AI chatbots like ChatGPT can't do your taxes, and here's why
A lot of people have heard of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and other services, even if they have never used it. While some may think the technology could help file your taxes, there are a number of drawbacks. Here's what to know.
Apple scrapping electric car project
Apple is reportedly abandoning efforts to build an electric car after spending nearly a decade and billions of dollars on the project.
Artificial Intelligence used to cut down on emergency response times
Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI, has blasted onto the scene with concerning results and discussions about federal oversight and regulation.
Supreme Court's social media decision for Texas and Florida will have national impact
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday about Florida and Texas laws passed to prohibit social media platforms from removing controversial or political posts that violate rules of the road those companies enforce. Their ultimate decision will affect every state in the country.
Supreme Court hears major social media cases on content moderation and free speech
The Supreme Court social media cases center on Texas and Florida laws that aim to prevent platforms like Facebook, TikTok and others from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
'Mychal the Librarian' leaves job to prioritize mental health
'Mychal the Librarian' often posts inspiring videos on social media promoting literacy, kindness and messages about mental health.
Cybersecurity issues in Contra Costa County, one city declares state of emergency
Two East Bay cities are investigating cybersecurity issues, including a ransomware attack that happened this week.
AT&T outage: Key things to know after thousands lose service nationwide
AT&T’s network outage left tens of thousands unable to call, text, and access the internet for hours. Here’s how AT&T and U.S. government officials responded.