Posts by Liam Redmond
Is Long Beach ready for a floating nuclear power plant? Here’s what to know
Worried about all the demand from artificial intelligence making power too expensive? The Port of Long Beach has an answer: little, floating nuclear power plants. America’s second largest port and its partner are trying to tap into the energy that powers nuclear submarines and build power plants on barges. The idea is to develop the…
Read MoreApple’s rare Bay Area layoffs hit Vision Pro and Siri teams amid AI shakeup
Apple is laying off close to 150 employees, the latest tech titan to reduce staff amid the artificial intelligence boom. Recent government filings showed that the iPhone maker is cutting 147 positions, mostly from its headquarters in Cupertino. It also disclosed layoffs in Sunnyvale. Many of the roles were in software engineering and machine learning,…
Read MoreMeta to pay $17 billion, overhaul Facebook and Instagram in teen addiction settlement
Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion and make changes to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark settlement to resolve a child safety lawsuit that involved California and other states. The proposed settlement, which still needs approval and would be the largest legal action against the tech titan, cuts short…
Read MoreWhat to know about the big ‘Grand Theft Auto’ leaks
In the video game world, it’s one of the biggest releases of 2026. For years, fans have been eagerly awaiting the sixth installment to the “Grand Theft Auto” franchise. But the much-anticipated release of the game has been disrupted by a flurry of leaked scenes — such as a plane flying over a metropolis and…
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg buys an Irish castle
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s latest home purchase appears fit for a billionaire who runs the world’s largest social media empire. Zuckerberg, who is married to Dr. Priscilla Chan and has three children, bought the Strancally Castle in Waterford, Ireland, a spokesman for the tech executive confirmed Friday. “Mark and his family look forward to…
Read MoreSan Francisco Bay Area dethroned as largest tech talent market
The San Francisco Bay Area, epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, is home to a massive number of tech workers employed by some of the world’s most valuable companies, from Apple to Nvidia. But for the first time, New York has eclipsed the Bay Area as the home of the largest “tech talent workforce,” a…
Read More‘Brazen act of self-dealing’: Democrats seek to block a Trump-linked crypto bank
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have given preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture tied to President Trump and his family to operate a digital-asset bank, a decision that has drawn immediate condemnation from Senate Democrats who are now pushing legislation to bar such an action. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, and…
Read More‘The young ones are the best ones’: Meta on trial for alleged effort to hook kids
California launched a salacious opening to its hotly anticipated multistate lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday morning, detailing the tech titan’s focus on its preteen users in language that could have been lifted from Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita.” “You’re going to hear how Meta desperately tried to hold on to those kids, how it wanted them so…
Read MoreOpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as AI safety concerns mount
OpenAI, the maker of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, is rolling out an experience for teens that includes safety and learning features. The global introduction of “ChatGPT for Teens” comes as OpenAI and other tech companies face lawsuits that allege AI chatbots are harming young people by providing information used to plan mass shootings and suicides.…
Read MoreHollywood strikes first AI copyright truce with ByteDance
The Motion Picture Assn. has struck its first agreement with an artificial intelligence company, saying Monday that ByteDance has strengthened copyright guardrails into its AI video and image tools that drew legal threats from every major Hollywood studio in February. ByteDance, a Chinese company, is the former majority owner of TikTok’s U.S. operations. The MPA,…
Read MoreMeta, fighting accusations of hurting kids, is dealt major blow over key witness
California can keep a star witness and introduce key evidence during opening statements in its case against Meta, a federal judge has ruled, dealing a blow to the tech titan on the eve of the landmark trial. In a brief order Sunday morning, California Northern District Chief Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers formally resolved two key…
Read MoreNetflix plans to close two gaming studios, including one in Hollywood
Netflix said it is in the process of closing two of its gaming studios, as the division is making another round of organizational changes. The Los Gatos, Calif., streamer said it closed the Hollywood-based gaming studio Night School, the maker of narrative games like “Oxenfree,” on Thursday and has proposed to close Helsinki, Finland-based gaming…
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