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Robot named Lightning blows past human runners to set half-marathon record in Beijing22:24 Lightning, one of more than 100 robots running the Beijing E-Town, avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in a record 50 minutes, 26 seconds. Amazon pressured Levi's, other retailers to hike prices, California A.G. says22:23 California AG Rob Bonta, in a court filing Monday, offered evidence to support allegations that Amazon pressured Levi Strauss and other vendors to raise prices at rivals like Walmart to stifle online competition. Supreme Court weighs phone searches to find criminals amid complaints of 'digital dragnets'19.dubna Does the 4th Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches extend to your smartphone and its tracking data? California's gas prices push Uber and Lyft drivers off the road18.dubna Rising gas prices are eating into the profits of gig workers who drop off people or pick up deliveries. Hollywood editors get new AI tool16.dubna Avid Technology, the editing software company behind industry-standard platforms like Media Composer and Pro Tools, inked a multi-year AI deal with Google Cloud. Snap is cutting 1,000 workers in the latest tech layoff15.dubna Snap Chief Executive Evan Spiegel told employees that the company is trying to cut costs and cited AI tools. How Waymo and Waze are pitching in to help solve L.A.'s pothole problem14.dubna Waze, a GPS navigation company, is teaming up with Waymo to use the company's self-driving cars to detect potholes in Los Angeles and four other major metro areas. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses Molotov cocktail attack on his home and AI backlash13.dubna Questions linger about what motivated the attack against OpenAI's Sam Altman. "We should de-escalate the rhetoric and tactics," Altman wrote in a blog post. Rain — and maybe thunderstorms — are expected in Los Angeles this weekend12.dubna Weather forecasts for Los Angeles and Southern California predict rain this weekend, which could linger through Monday. There's also a 15% to 25% chance of thunderstorms. Chabria: Wipe out a 'civilization'? Minor stuff compared with what just happened in AI10.dubna A real strike on civilization as we know it occurred in Silicon Valley, where a new AI super-brain was locked up because it's too powerful — and unpredictable. How thousands of sensitive LAPD files got leaked online — and what happens next10.dubna A data breach at the city attorney's office led to a massive cache of LAPD files being dumped online. Here's what we know about how it happened, what got leaked and what the fallout could be. Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California9.dubna Recent filings to the California Employment Development Department provide more details about job cuts at major tech companies. AI boom catapults San Francisco median home price above $2 million8.dubna Home prices in San Francisco hit a record $2.5 million in March as wealth from the AI boom flowed through the city. |