Tech billionaires help bankroll Trump’s inauguration. What to know
Tech executives, attempting to ease tensions with President-elect Donald Trump, are opening up their wallets after the former president staged a historic return to the…
How does Robert Downey Jr. fare in his Broadway debut?
NEW YORK — A friend texted soon after I arrived in New York to see “McNeal,” the new play by Ayad Akhtar at Lincoln Center Theater’s…
Mark Hamill, J.J. Abrams, sign letter in support of AI safety bill SB 1047
More than 125 Hollywood actors, directors, producers, music artists and entertainment industry leaders have added their names to a letter released Tuesday urging Gov. Gavin…
AI helping shape 2024 presidential race. But not how experts feared
WASHINGTON — With the 2024 election looming, the first since the mass popularization of generative artificial intelligence, experts feared the worst: social media flooded with AI-generated…
California’s local news deal with Google is mired in uncertainty
Early this summer, California seemed poised to play a leading role in shaping a new frontier of tech regulation as lawmakers considered bills to force…
AI can rescue people from conspiracy theory rabbit holes
Roughly half of Americans subscribe to to some sort of conspiracy theory, and their fellow humans haven’t had much success coaxing them out of their…
Opinion: How to avoid AI-enhanced attempts to manipulate the election
The headlines this election cycle have been dominated by unprecedented events, among them Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, the attempt on his life, Joe Biden’s disastrous…
Tom Hanks alerts fans about AI ads selling ‘wonder drugs’
Nearly a year after Tom Hanks denounced a notorious deepfake dental endorsement that stoked striking SAG members’ fears about artificial intelligence, the actor has once…
AB 2602: SAG-AFTRA celebrates passage of California AI bill
Performers union SAG-AFTRA is celebrating a key victory this week: the passage of a bill that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the…
‘Romulus’ director re-created Ian Holm ‘with a lot of respect’
(Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen “Alien: Romulus” — or, for that matter, the original 1979 “Alien” — consider holding off on this one.)A familiar…
AI stocks lose appeal amid heavy spending and slowing earnings growth
The one-month selloff in technology stocks might indicate sector rotations by major funds as the investment cycle shifts. Quarterly earnings reports also suggest a slowdown…
Trump makes false claims over crowd photo from Harris rally at airport
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been spreading false claims that an image that showed thousands of people waiting at Detroit’s airport as Democrat…
Video game strike: SAG-AFTRA actors picket Warner Bros.
It was déjà vu in Burbank on Thursday as hundreds of striking video game actors carried picket signs and marched outside the Warner Bros. studio…
Video game actors strike explained: SAG-AFTRA takes a stand
Video game performers are officially on strike.The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists called a walkout this week on behalf of roughly…
Big tech shares set to waver as Tesla and Alphabet disappoint markets
The two major tech earnings are pressuring Wall Street, with futures pointing to a lower opening on Wednesday. The souring sentiment may ripple through the…
Disney allegedly hacked by NullBulge over ‘approach to AI’
A group of hackers says it recently leaked internal communications at Walt Disney Co. over the company’s handling of “artist contracts, its approach to AI,…
In ‘Sunny,’ Rashida Jones and Hidetoshi Nishijima ponder AI’s humanity
Rashida Jones had an unsettling encounter with a Furby back in the 1990s.The popular birdlike talking toy that belonged to her sister suddenly started saying…
AI companies Suno and Udio sued over alleged music copyright theft
Major record labels have sued two artificial intelligence companies for allegedly stealing copyrighted sound recordings to generate music. Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner…
NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley on AI: ‘We’ve got to get the ethics of it right’
Artificial intelligence is “exciting,” but guardrails must be put in place to protect labor, intellectual property and ethics, NBCUniversal Studio Group Chairman Donna Langley said…
California lawmakers are trying to get ahead of AI
For four years, Jacob Hilton worked for one of the most influential startups in the Bay Area — OpenAI. His research helped test and improve…