AI data centers could nearly triple San Jose's energy use. Who pays the bill?
The Santa Clara County seat is touting its partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric, claiming the city is “the West…
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AI Ads Fail at McDonald's
People don't love it. McDonald's was forced to remove an AI-generated Christmas commercial from YouTube after some consumers said the…
Contributor: Universities oversold education. Now they must sell connection.
Universities now face two crises. Artificial intelligence is rapidly eroding its monopoly on instruction and young adults are experiencing historically…
Surveillance of Border Patrol drivers raises terrifying questions
November 22, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: What a terrifying story that leaves so many unanswered questions…
Column: AI can perform a song, but can it create art?
The most insulting thing about the success of Breaking Rust, an artificial intelligence “artist” who finished off This week's Billboard…
Spotify eliminates millions of spam music tracks generated by AI
Spotify has eliminated more than 75 million “spammy” musical tracks generated by the platform in the last 12 months, said…
Collaborator: Internet made us stupid. He promises to get worse
Floating on my bicycle in a dream of a rural road, behind me came a man in a whistling electronic…
Why United CEO warns of Olympic Games could be “negative net” for airlines in Los Angeles
Business and leisure trips show signs of a truck after a weak start of the year. Scott Kirby, executive director…
Letters to the editor: If AI will replace human workers, where will payroll taxes come from?
September 4, 2025 8 am pt To the editor: Salesforce has eliminated 4,000 jobs due to artificial intelligence (“The Salesforce…
Collaborator: How do we prepare university students for the world of AI?
The emergence of artificial intelligence threatens the foundations of education: how we teach, how we evaluate and even how students…