A massive data breach involving Social Security numbers could be even worse than suspected
The company whose data breach potentially exposed every American's Social Security number to identity thieves has finally acknowledged the data…
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The last 25 years have been the driest in centuries in the American West
Three years ago, climate researchers shocked drought-weary Californians when they revealed that the American West was experiencing its driest 22-year…
Amateur astronomers will help document the explosion of stars
Every clear night for the past three weeks, Bob Stephens has pointed his home telescope at the same two stars…
Los Angeles Superior Court Disables Network Systems Following Ransomware Attack
The Los Angeles County Superior Court system was hit by a ransomware attack Friday morning, prompting officials to disable network…
The Republican Party claims that the United States is awash in crime caused by immigrants. What does the data say?
One after another, Republican leaders painted a grim picture of America from the stage of the Republican National Convention in…
Opinion: What's behind the rise of AI? Exploited humans
When tech companies present their products as sleek, autonomous computers, they ignore the labor that powers the machines.
LAUSD moves forward with its troubled AI initiative despite the collapse of the host company
Los Angeles Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said he is moving forward with his venture into artificial intelligence — a platform…
Happy birthday, Amazon? Why I won't be celebrating the company's 30th birthday
I had just started my master’s degree in artificial intelligence when a classmate asked me if I’d heard of Amazon,…
Sacramento police violated state privacy protocols, grand jury says
License plate information and perhaps even more sensitive material on Sacramento County's 1.3 million registered vehicles and their drivers was…
42 buildings in Beverly Hills are not seismic adapted
If you live or work in Beverly Hills and your building was built before 1978, you may need a seismic…