“I wanted to be on it all the time,” plaintiff says in landmark social media addiction trial
A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to…
“I wanted to be on it all the time,” plaintiff says in landmark social media addiction trial
A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms as she was growing up, saying she was on social media “all day long” as a child. The now 20-year-old, who has been identified in court documents as KGM, says her early use…
CHRB dashes hopes of Northern California horse racing
The hopes of Northern California racing and breeding interests were once again dashed when the California Horse Racing Board refused to license short racing dates to the Tehama District Fair and the Humboldt County Fair on Thursday. Rather than a discussion about how to grow the sport, the 2-hour 45-minute meeting was mostly about how…
Sky News forms consortium to drive push for AI standards | UK News
THE FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER An Open Letter to Our Fellow Leaders in Global Media From: Tim Davie, BBC Director-General; Jon Slade, CEO, Financial Times; Anna Bateson, CEO, The Guardian; David Rhodes, Executive Chairman, Sky News; Anna Jones, CEO, Telegraph Media Group We write to you at a pivotal moment for our industry. We…
Group spends $4.8 million on TV ads for Matt Mahan’s gubernatorial bid
An independent expenditure committee backed by Silicon Valley executives spent $4.8 million on television ads supporting San Jose Mayor Matt Mahanβs gubernatorial bid that will begin airing Thursday. The two 30-second ads highlight the Democratβs life story β being raised in a working-class family and working on a grounds crew and as a middle school…
‘The Gray House’ review: An uninspired Civil War drama
βThe Gray House,β a limited series now streaming on Prime Video, purports to tell the fact-based story of Elizabeth Van Lew, who spied for the Union in the Civil War while living in the midst of Southern society in Richmond, Va. And in very broad terms it does, though it fills up the space within…
Police apologise to second parliamentary Speaker in two days over Mandelson arrest leak | Politics News
The Metropolitan Police has apologised to a second parliamentary Speaker in two days after he was incorrectly named as the person who passed on information about Lord Mandelson, which led to his arrest. Michael Forsyth, the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, was named in reports as having warned the police that Lord Mandelson…
Instagram to alert parents when teens search for info on suicide or self-harm
Meta-owned Instagram will soon alert parents if their teenage child uses the app to search for content related to suicide or self-harm, the technology company’s latest effort to shore up safety features as it faces heat over how social media impacts young people.Β Meta said that, starting next week, parents who use Instagram’s supervision tools…
Prep talk: Early season look at City Section’s top baseball teams
Who are the top teams to watch in City Section high school baseball and likely contenders to reach Dodger Stadium? 1. BIRMINGHAM: The Patriots have two quality starting pitchers, led by sophomore Carlos Acuna, plus an experienced closer, so if they play defense and get a little hitting, reaching Dodger Stadium will be no surprise….
Ocado to cut 1,000 jobs under restructuring plan | Money News
Ocado is to cut around 1,000 jobs as part of a plan to slash costs and restructure its operations. The company, which provides automated technology for distribution centres and runs its own UK online grocery business through a joint venture with Marks & Spencer, said two-thirds of the job losses would be in the UK….
In ‘Vladimir,’ Rachel Weisz navigates fantasy and reality
LondonΒ βΒ Itβs been almost six months since Rachel Weisz wrapped filming on βVladimir,β and sheβs still unsure how to discuss her character on the series. The unnamed protagonist, known in the scripts as βM,β was so complexly drawn that Weisz is now struggling to externalize the experience of playing her. βThis is the first time Iβve…