Teen's family fights for change after sextortion scam leads to death
Elijah Heacock's parents had never heard of sextortion before their son died by suicide. Now, they're fighting to protect other families.
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Elijah Heacock's parents had never heard of sextortion before their son died by suicide. Now, they're fighting to protect other families.
Pope Leo XIV identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity during his first formal audience.
A new chatbot will be able to give updates on wildfires.
A robot bartender is mixing up more than just drinks in the Bay Area — it's blending cutting-edge technology with a dash of novelty, drawing curious passersby like local construction worker Dianha Jones.
The county has started using a chatbots to answer questions about civil cases, small claims court, and traffic infractions.
Instagram is expanding its use of AI to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta said on Monday.
Real estate software company RealPage has filed a federal lawsuit against city officials in Berkeley that have become the latest to try to block landlords from using algorithms when deciding rents.
The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at the parent company of Facebook and Instagram at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology.
The companies are being combined in an all-stock deal that values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, factoring in the social network's $12 billion debt.
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, especially here in the Bay Area, one lab is working to use AI technology to find the next effective weight loss drug.
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, especially here in the Bay Area, one lab is working to use AI technology to help people lose weight without the common unwanted side effects. Sooji Nam reports.
Several newspapers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
Reed Cowan talks to PC Magazine senior reporter Emily Forlini about the U.S. Defense Department's Signal group chat leak and other tech developments.
The Berkeley City Council recently voted to ban rent pricing technology that uses artificial intelligence, saying the tools are being used to unfairly manipulate the rental market and drive prices up.
The agreement comes after the cybersecurity startup rejected Google owner's original $23 billion proposal last July.
More than 420 entertainment industry insiders, led by Natasha Lyonne, signed an open letter urging the government to uphold copyright laws that apply to artificial intelligence.
A Northern California lawmaker has introduced a proposal seeking to regulate artificial intelligence used to manage employees in the workplace, including a ban on using software to hire and fire employees without human oversight.
Meta appears unable to keep up with the spread of sexualized, deepfake images of stars including Miranda Cosgrove and Scarlett Johansson on Facebook.
OpenAI attorney William Savitt said the proposal "is not in the best interests of OAI's mission and is rejected."
Elon Musk called for the government to "delete entire agencies" at home and "mind its own business" abroad in a speech via video link to the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
A San Francisco tech startup is developing an artificial intelligence tool to help immigrants around the world, including the estimated 10 to 12 million who are undocumented in the U.S., navigate red tape and bureaucracy.
Kenny Choi reports on a San Francisco startup that is developing an AI tool to navigate the bureaucracy of the immigration system.
A Chinese national who has been indicted for allegedly stealing AI secrets from Google is facing additional charges, federal prosecutors said.
The sudden emergence of DeepSeek in the global artificial intelligence competition has sparked questions about its impact on Silicon Valley giants like Nvidia and fledgling startups across the Bay Area as well.
Kenny Choi reports on how DeepSeek and other Chinese AI apps are changing the game for Bay Area artificial intelligence tech.
