A report on the fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in early 2025 recommended that local governments take a broader approach to preparedness and emergency response.
The clearest lesson from the Palisades and Altadena fires was the extent to which climate-driven fires are outstripping modern firefighting, a new report found.
Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
Riders experienced up to four times the force of gravity on X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif. The ride had attracted criticism and lawsuits claiming it caused severe injuries.
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models β and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
βTo be clear,β Christopher Olah told me, βwe donβt know if A.I. models are conscious. I donβt know. Iβm genuinely uncertain. The thing that I care about is that we get to the right answer, whatever it is.β
Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.
Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday in a parking lot at Dublin Sports Grounds, an athletic complex and playground in Dublin, Calif.
In response to an exodus of movie and TV production, a bill is being introduced in Congress that would use tax credits to subsidize filming in the United States.
Group tech houses have proliferated across the San Francisco Bay Area in the artificial intelligence boom. One of the most prominent has also racked up an extensive police record.
The entrance to AGI House in Hillsborough, Calif. AGI House is one of the most prominent and notorious tech group homes in the artificial intelligence boom.
Group tech houses have proliferated across the San Francisco Bay Area in the artificial intelligence boom. One of the most prominent has also racked up an extensive police record.
The entrance to AGI House in Hillsborough, Calif. AGI House is one of the most prominent and notorious tech group homes in the artificial intelligence boom.
The prolific producers Michelle and Robert King target tech bigwigs in their newest show. βTheyβre really the stupidest and dumbest people,β Robert King said.