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Possible burglary tourism suspects targeting dozens of Irvine homes

The Irvine Police Department revealed a startling statistic indicating that there has been a dangerous rise in residential burglaries in the community. Over the past 35 days, there have been 34 home burglaries, the police department said on social media Friday evening. Suspects’ main tactic is knocking down or disabling cameras, officials said, adding that [...]

Worker killed in forklift accident at Port of Los Angeles

A worker who became pinned under a forklift at the Port of Los Angeles was killed Monday morning. Firefighters received reports of a person trapped at Berth 270 shortly after 10:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department said. "Upon arrival, firefighters found the trapped person to be deceased," the Fire Department stated. No details about [...]

L.A. firefighters free horse trapped in deep mud

Officials freed a horse that had gotten stuck in mud in the Shadow Hills area of Los Angeles on Monday afternoon. As of about 1:35 p.m., the horse was stuck in about 2 feet of water and mud in "a remote area of the Hansen Dam Recreation Area," the Los Angeles Fire Department said in [...]

Nearly 100 students, teachers, chaperones from Southern California elementary school stranded at LAX 

A large group of students, teachers and chaperones were stranded at LAX on Monday after their flight was delayed for several hours. The students, all fifth graders from Paradise Canyon Elementary School in La Cañada, were supposed to leave L.A. for Philadelphia early Monday morning, but according to the school’s principal, they were told by [...]

Disneyland's Critter Country to temporarily close beginning in May

Disneyland’s Critter Country area will temporarily close beginning on May 1 as officials work to reimagine two retail shops, theme park officials announced Monday. “Add another stop to your trip down to the bayou because two reimagined retail stores inspired by Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 'The Princess and the Frog' are coming to Disneyland Resort,” [...]

LeBron James, J.J. Redick partner for new weekly basketball podcast

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is wading into the podcast waters alongside 15-year NBA veteran J.J. Redick. The NBA's all-time leading scorer and the sharpshooter-turned-media personality announced Monday that their new podcast, "Mind the Game," will release everywhere this week. James and the former Los Angeles Clippers guard will delve into the finer points [...]

Southern California poised for another wildflower 'superbloom'

While it may be too early to predict exactly how the season will unfold, experts say conditions are ripe for another spectacular wildflower "superbloom" in California. The state enjoyed (endured) an especially wet February, and state measurements show precipitation is above average in many regions, including Los Angeles County, which is home to the popular [...]

Smashburger releases new sweet and spicy fried chicken sandwich

Smashburger is adding some sweet heat to its menu for a limited time. The Mango Habanero Crispy Chicken Sandwich is the newest fried chicken entree from the national burger chain. It was released nationwide last week. The fast food company says the chicken sandwich features a crispy breaded chicken breast hand-tossed in a "delicious sweet [...]

Big Bear bald eagle fends off unwanted visitor as experts wait for nest to be vacated 

Experts announced last week that the three eggs belonging to famous Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow will not hatch, but that didn’t stop Jackie from defending the nest from a potential intruder on Saturday. No pips were confirmed in any of the eggs last Monday, Friends of Big Bear Valley posted on their [...]

Thunderstorms could bring tropical feel to Southern California Monday

Monday could have a tropical feel to it as warm and humid conditions bring a chance of thunderstorms, hail and lightning to Southern California. An upper-level low-pressure system centered near Phoenix is expected to drift west today, bringing moisture into the region, according to the National Weather Service. As the hot and cold air mix, [...]

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  • LeBron James, J.J. Redick partner for new weekly basketball podcast March 18, 2024
    Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is wading into the podcast waters alongside 15-year NBA veteran J.J. Redick. The NBA's all-time leading scorer and the sharpshooter-turned-media personality announced Monday that their new podcast, "Mind the Game," will release everywhere this week. James and the former Los Angeles Clippers guard will delve into the finer points […]
  • Smashburger releases new sweet and spicy fried chicken sandwich March 18, 2024
    Smashburger is adding some sweet heat to its menu for a limited time. The Mango Habanero Crispy Chicken Sandwich is the newest fried chicken entree from the national burger chain. It was released nationwide last week. The fast food company says the chicken sandwich features a crispy breaded chicken breast hand-tossed in a "delicious sweet […]

Media

What Elon Musk Said in Testy Interview on Don Lemon’s New Show

The former CNN anchor released a wide-ranging interview with the billionaire about business, politics, online hate speech and more. [...]

What Must Nelson Peltz Do to Get Some Respect?

The longtime corporate agitator feels misunderstood. Maybe his fight with Disney could change that. [...]

TikTok Bill’s Progress Slows in the Senate

Legislation to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the app or have it banned in the United States sailed through the House, but the Senate has no plans to move [...]

Former Apple Executive to Lead Sports Streaming Service

Pete Distad, the former executive in charge of distribution of Apple TV+, will run a new joint venture from Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery. [...]

AMC Theaters, Looking for Movies, Turns to Blumhouse

The theater chain and the entertainment company are teaming up for a five-day festival of old horror films in 40 cities, compensating for a lack of new films. [...]

Barbara Walters’s Wardrobe Was For Sale This Week in NYC

Women in media recently had a chance to browse and buy clothes owned by the trailblazing TV news anchor. [...]

Sports Illustrated’s Employees Are Told Print Edition Will Close in May

Its operators made a newsroom announcement, but the outcome is uncertain since the owner has signaled it wants the magazine to endure. [...]

U.K. Moves to Bar Foreign State Ownership of Newspapers, a Blow to Telegraph Bid

A roughly $1 billion bid from the former CNN chief Jeff Zucker and his Emirati backers raised concerns among lawmakers over a storied conservative newspaper. [...]

Reddit’s Long, Rocky Road to an Initial Public Offering

The site, a throwback to an earlier era of social media, is poised to go public as soon as next week. It hasn’t been easy to reach this point. [...]

What to Know About the TikTok Bill That the House Passed

The bill, which would force TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell the popular social media app, faces a difficult path in the Senate. [...]

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Health

When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home

Federal law requires states to seek reimbursement from the assets, usually homes, of people who died after receiving benefits for long-term care. [...]

The Surprise Ending of ‘Dune,’ the Popcorn Bucket

What’s in the $24.99 tub, exactly? Lindsay Moyer, a nutritionist, reviews the contents of the movie-snack “vessel.” [...]

Teen Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Earlier Death in Adulthood, Study Finds

A large analysis in Canada finds that teenagers who had babies were twice as likely to die before age 31. [...]

Colon Cancer Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Detection

Many patients are reluctant to undergo colonoscopies or conduct at-home fecal tests. Doctors see potential in another screening method. [...]

Overdose or Poisoning? A New Debate Over What to Call a Drug Death.

Grieving families want official records and popular discourse to move away from reflexive use of “overdose,” which they believe blames victims for their deaths. [...]

With Cyberattack Fix Weeks Away, Health Providers Slam United

Hospitals, doctors and clinics expressed frustration that they will have to wait even longer for reimbursements after hackers paralyzed the largest U.S. billing clearinghouse. [...]

A New Film at SXSW Warns of the Potential Harm of Microplastics

At SXSW, a documentary traces the arc of plastics in our lives, and highlights evolving research of the potential harm of its presence in our bodies. [...]

F.D.A. Delays Action on Closely Watched Alzheimer’s Drug

Eli Lilly’s donanemab was expected to be approved this month, but the agency has decided to convene a panel of independent experts to evaluate the drug’s safety and efficacy. [...]

A.L.S. Drug Relyvrio Fails Clinical Trial and May Be Withdrawn From the Market

Leaders of the treatment’s manufacturer, Amylyx, said they would announce their plans for it within eight weeks. [...]

A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns. [...]

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Science

Storing Renewable Energy, One Balloon at a Time

To decarbonize the electrical grid, companies are finding creative ways to store energy during periods of low demand. [...]

A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns. [...]

For Ytasha Womack, the Afrofuture is Now

The writer and filmmaker discusses the blend of theoretical cosmology and Black culture in Chicago’s newest planetarium show. [...]

The observation suggests that seals join cobras, archerfish and other animals known to spit, although researchers can only speculate about the reason for the mammal’s expectoration. [...]

SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship for a Third Time

The third test flight of the most powerful rocket ever built achieved a series of milestones before the spacecraft was lost as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere. [...]

Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight

The powerful rocket, a version of which will carry astronauts to the moon for NASA, launched for the third time on Thursday morning. It achieved a number of milestones before [...]

Why Do Whales Go Through Menopause?

A new study argues that the change brought these females an evolutionary advantage — and perhaps did the same for humans. [...]

An 11th-century astrolabe, a complex instrument for precisely mapping the heavens, recently turned up in an Italian museum. [...]

Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies

The Apollo-Soyuz mission, amid the Cold War, broke new ground in space cooperation when an American capsule docked with a Soviet craft 140 miles above the earth. [...]

New Havana Syndrome Studies Find No Evidence of Brain Injuries

The findings from the National Institutes of Health are at odds with previous research that looked into the mysterious health incidents experienced by U.S. diplomats and spies. [...]

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World of Tech

Quick Tips to Save Time on the Telephone

The latest smartphone software includes tools to help you more easily connect with the people you want to contact — and avoid those you don’t. [...]

The Youths Have Spoken: Wallets Are Uncool. Go Digital.

A wallet-free lifestyle relying on your phone is attainable, but it requires preparation and some compromise. [...]

How to Manage Streaming Subscriptions As Service Prices Rise

Canceling is simple. The tough part is remembering to do it. [...]

How to Make Your Digital Smartphone Photos Look Old

Retro-photography apps that mimic the appearance of analog film formats make your digital files seem like they’re from another era. [...]

Apple Vision Pro Review: First Headset Lacks Polish and Purpose

Billed as the future of computing, the $3,500 goggles can’t replace a laptop for work. At times, wearing them also made our columnist feel nauseated. [...]

Vision Pro Goggles Are Not Safe While Driving a Tesla, U.S. Says

Videos, many of them stunts or jokes, of people wearing Apple’s new virtual reality headset while driving Teslas in Autopilot mode prompted officials to issue warnings. [...]

Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Costs Closer to $4,600 With Necessary Add-Ons

The new headset teaches a valuable lesson about the cost of tech products: The upsells and add-ons will get you. [...]

The music-streaming platform’s new “daylist” feature serves users three personalized playlists a day, with titles ranging from quirky to bewildering. [...]

Making VR Headsets Cool Won’t Be Easy, Even for Apple

Starting with Google Glass, all have been plagued with the same issues, even as Apple plunges into the market with its Vision Pro. [...]

Walking and Using a Phone is Bad for Your Health

Hunching over a device can mess with your gait, slow you down and poison your mood. And that’s before you trip and fall. [...]

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Throughout history, each new technological advance has precipitated the next, in a continuous loop of faster, better and more powerful technology. This principle has been the cornerstone for the IT [...]

Knowing and thoroughly understanding the terminology associated with the metaverse will be vital to business decision makers as they assess whether a metaverse strategy will best serve their business needs [...]

One of the primary characteristics that has propelled video gaming to become a multibillion-dollar worldwide industry is the story each game tells, regardless of genre. This unique narrative, with the [...]

Reducing stereotyping, providing mentorship and more can help women thrive in IT careers. [...]

Understand the key sustainability trends in the UK, and how – or why – business leaders are taking note. [...]

Green technology has emerged as a driving force for positive change. Find out what it means in this summary. [...]

Europe's AI legislation, adopted March 13, attempts to strike a tricky balance between promoting innovation and protecting citizens' rights. [...]

As worldwide energy needs and concerns about climate change continue to increase, environmentally responsible business practices are critical for the successful future of a company and the markets in which [...]

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft were named influential gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. [...]

Data management has become critical to drawing value from generative AI, according to research from Informatica. Senior VP for the Asia-Pacific region Richard Scott argues cloud architecture is key. [...]

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  • Hiring Kit: Video Game/Quest Writer March 17, 2024
    One of the primary characteristics that has propelled video gaming to become a multibillion-dollar worldwide industry is the story each game tells, regardless of genre. This unique narrative, with the player taking the role of protagonist, creates the necessary context and framework for every player-driven decision and action. To achieve this emotional and intellectual player […]
  • Quick Glossary: Metaverse March 17, 2024
    Knowing and thoroughly understanding the terminology associated with the metaverse will be vital to business decision makers as they assess whether a metaverse strategy will best serve their business needs and, if it does, how and when they will deploy it. This quick glossary, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provides a practical […]
  • Quick Glossary: 5G Technology March 17, 2024
    Throughout history, each new technological advance has precipitated the next, in a continuous loop of faster, better and more powerful technology. This principle has been the cornerstone for the IT industry since its inception. For mobile telecommunications, the latest great technological advance in this cycle has been given the moniker fifth-generation wireless. Businesses that can […]
  • Women in Tech: Steps Leaders Can Take to Improve Retention and Career Opportunities March 14, 2024
    Reducing stereotyping, providing mentorship and more can help women thrive in IT careers.
  • Top UK Sustainability Trends in 2024: 4 Key Challenges & Insights March 14, 2024
    Understand the key sustainability trends in the UK, and how – or why – business leaders are taking note.

Artificial Intelligence

Taskio can help you get your life in order, no matter what you do. Right now, a lifetime subscription is on sale for just $19.99 until 3/17. [...]

On March 12, Microsoft added OpenAI's powerful GPT-4 Turbo generative model to the free tier of the Copilot AI assistant. [...]

According to Gartner, the Australian government is enthusiastic about AI; however, Robodebt and other mistakes of the past, as well as small budgets, are forcing them to be selective. [...]

Microsoft’s AI chatbot and data aggregator is open for security business on April 1, with a new per-unit pricing model. [...]

Europe's AI legislation, adopted March 13, attempts to strike a tricky balance between promoting innovation and protecting citizens' rights. [...]

APAC IT leaders will need to be pragmatic about data management, budgets and roadmaps to deliver AI-powered CRM, says Rimini Street. [...]

AMD CEO Lisa Su and VP of Product Management Jason Banta expressed optimism about the hot on-device AI market. [...]

3 AI Strategies for Cybersecurity and Observability As organizations embrace dispersed architecture, grapple with an evolving threat landscape and heavily rely on digital systems, AI steps in as a promising [...]

Australia’s private practice law firms are recruiting next-generation AI lawyers in the form of custom legal AI models. This could allow them to deliver accurate legal advice faster and at [...]

Micmonster is an AI-assisted text-to-voice tool with a library of over 600 voices that can record audio in 140 different languages and save time and money; it’s a tool no [...]

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