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Pokémon is booming as World Championships open in S.F. So are card thefts
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (573+ words) Shohei Akamune of Irvine takes a picture of the trophies during the Pokémon World Championships and PokémonXP fan convention at San Francisco’s Moscone Center on Friday. An elaborate stage displays a number of competitors during the Pokémon World Championships and…...
California insurers and utilities are in epic legislative fight
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (1629+ words) An aerial view of Altadena five months after the destructive Eaton Fire. Experts believe that eventual claims from the fire, which investigators said was caused by sparks from Southern California Edison equipment, could bankrupt the original Wildfire Fund. Carmen Balber,…...
Meta’s blockbuster child safety settlement is a warning sign for AI companies, experts say
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (494+ words) Meta’s blockbuster settlement of up to $17 billion over allegations of child safety failures could influence the regulation of another tech product drawing regulator scrutiny: artificial intelligence chatbots. Experts told the Chronicle that the tech giant’s landmark settlement could reverberate through…...
FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (504+ words) FDA officials gave expedited approval to the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, which blocks a mutated protein that fuels tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases. It's an approach that previously eluded drugmakers for decades. The daily pills will…...
Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (952+ words) The settlement resolved a pivotal case years in the making that sought to hold the tech giant accountable for the role its platforms played in undermining children’s mental health. The effort targeted features designed to hook young people’s attention. The…...
US stocks and bonds drift following the latest update on inflation, while oil prices fall
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (642+ words) The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% but remains near its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 43 points, or 0.1%, following the first few minutes of trading, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% lower. Wall Street…...
Record World Cup crowds cost this Bay Area transit agency $11 million
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (661+ words) Switzerland fans are seen in the stands before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B match between Qatar and Switzerland at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara in June. Bay Area transit agencies have often bragged that the World…...
California shouldn’t limit wildfire liability for public utilities like PG&E
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (456+ words) Southern California Edison crews lift part of a transmission line suspected of sparking the Eaton fire in 2025. Investigators concluded that the utility's equipment sparked the Los Angeles County fire that killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,400 structures. Hours after the…...
The US and Canada could pull back from an all-out trade war. It's not clear that they will
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (706+ words) The prospects for compromise looked bleak Tuesday, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reacting to new 50% U.S. tariffs on certain Canadian goods by responding in kind on about $20 billion worth of American imports, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment....
Here's all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm elections
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (723+ words) It's a dramatic shift from two years ago, when few people had even heard of a data center. But the late 2022 debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT ignited worldwide demand for chatbots and other generative AI products that typically require large amounts…...