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San Francisco Democrats break with their party over the billionaire tax???and reveal how deeply Prop 40 has split the left
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (323+ words) “A unique feature of these 10b startups is that even if they raise a billion, little, if any of that money goes to the founders, who are now worth billions of dollars overnight,” Mark Cuban wrote on X regarding how the…...
Apple CEO John Ternus started Tuesday. His $55 million award starts next year
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (532+ words) fortune.com Apple CEO John Ternus started Tuesday. His $55 million award starts next year Another day, another dollar. But for John Ternus, who started Tuesday as Apple’s CEO, the amounts come with a lot more zeroes after them. The Apple…...
California lawmakers stall Newsom's wildfire liability bill, saying it doesn't go far enough for victims
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (768+ words) The California Assembly opted not to vote Tuesday on legislation meant to help wildfire victims, deciding at the last minute to push back a decision on a bill that some Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, said wouldn’t meaningfully address the…...
Meta's $18 billion settlement bets on AI to tell which users are kids, raising new privacy questions for kids and adults alike
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (779+ words) Of the child safety measures agreed to in Meta’s landmark legal settlement, no category contains more detailed requirements than its commitments on age assurance — and for good reason. No matter how well the protections work, they are of little use…...
PBR promises thieves who return 40,000 pounds of stolen beer by next Tuesday "no questions asked." That won't stop California prosecutors
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (469+ words) Sometimes, there’s nothing better than an iced cold beer in the summer heat. Other times, there’s nothing more anxiety-inducing than trying to drink 4,496.33 gallons of beer before the police come knocking on your door. That’s exactly what’s happening this week…...
Google Maps changes Lake Ontario label to Lake America in U.S.
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (180+ words) Google Maps relabeled Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the US, Alphabet Inc. announced, after President Donald Trump said he would rename the lake amid a trade spat with Canada. The decision was prompted by a change in…...
The mayor of this desert city likens the U.S. West's water crisis to planning for a meteor. 'You can see it coming, but you can't get out of the way"
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (645+ words) On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado River has capped growth, revived old wells and struck water deals. But Cave Creek Mayor Robert Morris can’t shake the real possibility that it’s not…...
With 'virtual speed bumps,' these cities have reduced crashes by rewarding slower drivers with fewer red lights
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (593+ words) What ultimately did was rewarding the law-abiding ones with fewer red lights. “We’re finding that the technology itself is kind of its best advertisement,” Jennifer Turner, Albuquerque’s director of municipal development, said of the strategy the city deployed on Lead…...
Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules, saying speech and press freedoms are 'foundational to America???s enduring democracy"
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (611+ words) Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel’s war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration ‘s quest to deport noncitizens who it says…...
Meta's $17 billion teen safety settlement is really a 1% tax??? and a play to box in TikTok and YouTube
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1062+ words) Meta has agreed to pay up to US$17 billion over 10 years to settle claims brought by a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general. The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its…...