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☆ Former students say a California school district 'ignored and concealed' sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Three former students have filed suit, saying a SoCal school district failed to protect them from "rampant" sexual abuse. AdvertisementA group of sexual abuse survivors have filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying their high school district failed to protect them from predatory teachers for years. Administrators failed to properly supervise employees, the lawsuit claims, and repeatedly "ignored and concealed the sexual abuse of minor students." "It's about protecting the interests of the school district over protecting children." After leaving a job as PE teacher in the Lake Washington School District outside of Seattle, Scott Nelson was coaching basketball in the Issaquah school district.

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☆ Rivian shares surge as company reveals new EV models, $2.25 billion in cost savings
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, in announcing the company's upcoming R2 SUV, also revealed two additional crossovers called the R3 and R3X, a performance variant. The Rivian R3 electric vehicle is unveiled at the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach, California, on March 7, 2024. The Amazon -backed company has been burning through cash to improve current EV production and narrow losses. Shifting production of the R2 from the in-development plant in Georgia to the company's plant in Normal, Illinois, will save $2.25 billion, Rivian said in a press release. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe speaks at an event to unveil a smaller R2 SUV during an event in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., March 7, 2024.

Persons: RJ Scaringe, Mike Blake, It's, Patrick T, Fallon, CNBC's Phil LeBeau, Scaringe, Rivian Organizations: Reuters, Rivian Automotive, Coast Theater, AFP, Getty Locations: Laguna Beach , California, U.S, Georgia, Normal , Illinois

☆ Opinion | Reflections on a Trump-Biden Rematch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Trump and Biden Pile Up Victories on Super Tuesday” (front page, March 6):I listened to Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday victory speech that he gave from Mar-a-Lago. True to form, the former president laced his comments with old grievances and false statements. This won’t be the last time Donald Trump makes false statements about the 2020 election results specifically or the 2024 results generally. Denny FreidenrichLaguna Beach, Calif.To the Editor:Why didn’t viable Democrats like Gavin Newsom and Gretchen Whitmer challenge President Biden and throw their hats in the ring for the primaries a year ago? What is the nature of the specific politics of Democrats challenging a Democratic incumbent?

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☆ The Tesla Cybertruck is impressive and worrying
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Then, in 2019, Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck, a bare metal box on wheels. Even when I parked a rented Tesla Cybertruck next to a hot-pink McLaren supercar in a shopping center parking lot in California, the people in the McLaren couldn’t stop talking about the Cybertruck. Peter Valdes-Dapena/CNNThe Tesla Cybertruck looks like nothing else on the road. There’s a lot to like about the Cybertruck, but it also embodies a disturbing level of individual arrogance in hard, unforgiving steel. The Tesla Cybertruck's simple interior is nice enough but, with hardly any switches or knobs, this is the easy part.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Multimillionaire Republican businessman Eric Hovde is planning to launch a bid for U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin next week. Hovde campaign spokesperson Ben Voelkel said Thursday that Hovde, 59, will get into the race next week after months of preparation. Hovde previously ran for Senate in 2012, describing himself then as a free-market conservative, losing in the Republican primary to former Gov. Photos You Should See View All 22 ImagesIn that race, Hovde ran as a supporter of overturning the Affordable Care Act, the national health care law signed by former President Barack Obama. Baldwin has already said she plans to highlight abortion rights in this year's Senate race.

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☆ Why Shari Redstone is trying to sell Paramount — and why she needs the right deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

When Redstone's father, Sumner Redstone, the founder of National Amusements, died in 2020, Shari Redstone inherited his shares. Paramount Global has a market capitalization of nearly $10 billion and about $13 billion of net debt. If she agrees to sell either National Amusements or all of Paramount Global, she'll need buy in from other investors. Talks are further along with Redstone regarding NAI than they are with Paramount Global, two of the people said. Paramount Global charges $5.99 per month for Paramount+ with advertising.

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☆ 19 things you probably don't know about 'The Hills'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Arielle Tschinkel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Both of Brody Jenner's big relationships on the show were mostly smoke and mirrors. Getty/Michael Buckner"Brody and I were always more friends than anything," Conrad told Us Weekly in 2016. "It was one of those things where producers really wanted us to be together, and we both knew we didn't have that kind of chemistry." "Literally, we would film a scene of us kissing and being in this lovey-dovey scene, and then right after it'd be like, 'Cut!' and we'd be like, 'OK, good to see you,' and go our separate ways," he told Entertainment Tonight in 2011.

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☆ THEN AND NOW: 'The Hills' cast over 17 years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Jessica Booth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Lauren Conrad was the show's star for most of its run. Lauren Conrad on "The Hills." MTVAfter rising to fame on the MTV reality show "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County," Conrad got her own spin-off series, "The Hills." The show detailed the fashion-focused star's platonic and romantic relationships until she left during season five.

Persons: Lauren Conrad, Conrad Organizations: MTV Locations: Beach, Orange County

☆ David Ellison's Skydance Media explores acquiring all of Paramount Global, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

David Ellison's Skydance Media and its financial backers are exploring a deal to take private all of Paramount Global , people familiar with the matter told CNBC. It is unclear if Redstone would demand a different premium for selling National Amusements than the remaining shareholders of Paramount Global would obtain. Skydance isn't interested in a deal where it would only acquire National Amusements but not all of Paramount, said the people. Spokespeople for RedBird, Skydance, Paramount Global and National Amusements declined to comment. Discovery has also had preliminary discussions about acquiring Paramount Global, according to people familiar with the matter.

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☆ A city famous for its beaches is helping residents age in place. What to know if you want to stay in your home
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

About 10,000 baby boomers are expected to turn age 65 every day until 2030. An estimated 70% of those individuals will need long-term care services at some point, according to Genworth Financial. 'Forever grateful' for communitySylvia Bradshaw, an 84-year-old Laguna Beach resident who moved to the city in 1983, describes it as "paradise." "Anything that I've needed, I've gotten help," Bradshaw said. That has included help sorting through insurance choices, legal advice, transportation assistance and classes and social events, said John Bradshaw, Sylvia's son.

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☆ Hundreds of OpenAI employees threaten to follow Altman to Microsoft unless board resigns, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hundreds of OpenAI employees, including co-founder and board member Ilya Sutskever, have signed a letter demanding that either OpenAI's remaining board members resign or those OpenAI employees will join Sam Altman's new venture at Microsoft , reports said. Five hundred and five OpenAI employees have signed the letter, Kara Swisher reported, representing the overwhelming majority of OpenAI's headcount. Multiple OpenAI employees voiced their support on social media as well. Altman was forced out Friday by OpenAI's board, including Sutskever, which cited unspecified issues with his communications. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Sunday announced that Altman and fellow OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman would join the company in a new, largely independent venture.

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☆ Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman welcome in France, minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 17, 2023. Ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is welcome in France, France's digital minister said in a statement on X, a day after the board of the company behind ChatGPT fired Altman without giving a reason. "Sam Altman, his team and their talents are welcome in France if they want to," Digital Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in a statement on X on Saturday. It uses generative AI meaning it can learn from past data to create new content including text, images and computer code. In a video message to tech leaders on Friday, Macron said generative AI has huge potential and that France plans a conference about AI in Paris next year.

Persons: Sam Altman, ChatGPT, Altman, Jean, Noel Barrot, Emmanuel Macron, OpenAI, Macron, Xavier Niel, Rodolphe Saade, Eric Schmidt Organizations: OpenAI, Tech, Conference, Digital, Microsoft, French CMA, CMA, U.S Locations: Laguna Beach , California, France, Europe, Paris, French

☆ OpenAI's Sam Altman exits as CEO because 'board no longer has confidence' in his ability to lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

OpenAI's board of directors said Friday that Sam Altman will step down as CEO and will be replaced on an interim basis by technology chief Mira Murati. "The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI," the statement said. The board also said that Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president, "will be stepping down as chairman of the board and will remain in his role at the company, reporting to the CEO." Before taking over as CEO, Altman, 38, was president of startup accelerator Y Combinator and gained prominence in Silicon Valley as an early-stage investor. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made a surprise guest appearance during the event, joining Altman on stage to discuss the startup's AI technologies and its partnership with Microsoft.

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☆ DoorDash shares jump 16% on guidance, narrowing net loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DoorDash shares jumped over 16% Thursday, a day after the company beat Wall Street's top- and bottom-line expectations. The company reported $2.2 billion in revenue, ahead of the $2.1 billion analysts were expecting, according to LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. It posted a loss per share of 19 cents, beating the consensus expectation of a loss per share of 40 cents. DoorDash reported a net loss of $73 million, an improvement from the $295 million net loss, or a loss of 77 cents per share, it reported in the year-ago quarter. DoorDash also reported 543 million total orders, up 24% year over year from 439 million orders, though that's down from the 27% growth in the year-ago quarter.

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☆ Amazon's grey cloud is the new blue sky
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Amazon.com’s (AMZN.O) cloud business is offering a small sliver of light. The performance matches last quarter’s growth and is in-line with what analysts were expecting, according to LSEG. Alphabet, in its earnings on Tuesday, said its similar unit’s growth rate slowed. Shares in the company led by Sundar Pichai declined by a tenth in two days. It’s not exactly a cloudless sky - AWS growth is slowing relative to last year, and its growth rate is still 10 percentage points below Alphabet’s.

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☆ Netflix wants its own version of 'The Bear' and more 'Dahmer'-style true crime. Here's its series wish list, per Hollywood insiders and leaked agency documents.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Several producers, agents, and other dealmakers also weighed in for this story about the content market and what the streamers are looking for. In short, broadcast network-type shows that will grab broad viewership are the top priority for Netflix and all its competitors. Netflix wants another 'Squid Game' and more true crime, but 'nothing too political'"Squid Game." And for its version of Hulu's "The Bear," it wants a series set in a fast-paced world, but not a restaurant. In unscripted and non-fiction programming, per both documents and Insider's sources, true crime remains a big area of focus for series as well as films.

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☆ To Go Viral on TikTok, Do This
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Madison Malone Kircher | More About Madison Malone Kircher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

If this story were a TikTok video, the writer would be applying lip gloss right about … now. Unscrewing the cap on a tube of mauve goo and giving it a generous swipe across puckered lips. And once you see it, you won’t be able to unsee it. A clip of the “Laguna Beach” star Kristin Cavallari sitting in her car lip-syncing. A nutritionist offering tips on how to curb your cravings.

Persons: won’t, Kristin Cavallari Locations: Erewhon, Los Angeles

☆ Billionaire VC Vinod Khosla was one of the first investors in OpenAI. Now he thinks most AI startups have become way overvalued.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Instead of AI, Khosla says he is "making lots of fundamental investments in esoteric areas." Funding for AI companies climbed 27% globally in the third quarter compared to the year before even as overall deals for startups fell 31%, according to PitchBook data compiled for Bloomberg. (seeking a valuation of more than $5 billion), Hugging Face ($4.5 billion valuation) or Adept (reported $1 billion valuation). The firm invested earlier this year in Replit, a generative AI tool for software development, at a $1.16 billion post-money valuation. There is also OpenAI itself, which arguably has benefited as much as any startup from the AI hype.

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☆ OpenAI's Sam Altman has 'deep misgivings' about people becoming friends with AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he had "deep misgivings" about friendships with AI. "We named it ChatGPT and not a person's name very intentionally," he said during WSJ's Tech Live event on Tuesday. AdvertisementAdvertisementOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has misgivings about friendships between humans and AI. AdvertisementAdvertisementAltman's comments come amid a growing number of AI companies putting out chatbots with human-like personality and friendliness as a key feature. When AI startup Replika disabled their chatbots' "erotic role-play" feature, it caused an uproar among users who felt their AI companions had been "lobotomized."

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☆ The Adobe exec behind the Figma deal expresses frustration over slow pace of regulatory approval
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Adobe has said it expects to close the Figma deal in 2023. Adobe has agreed to pay Figma $1 billion if regulators reject the deal, or if it isn't completed by mid-March 2024. Tools for creative expression, documents and marketing all represent growth opportunities for Adobe, and Figma is the fourth leg of the stool, Wadhwani said. Since revealing its intent to buy Figma, Adobe has been busy releasing and promoting tools for generative artificial intelligence that can develop images and other content in response to a few words of human input. Adobe replied that "in an innovative and dynamic market XD cannot be considered a 'material' competitor to Figma."

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The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is struggling with a flood of posts sharing graphic media, violent speech and hateful conduct about the Israel-Hamas war. But it has received a broadside of criticism, including from a top European Union official, questioning the adequacy of the response. One former member of Twitter’s public policy team said the company is having a harder time taking action on posts that violate its policies because there aren’t enough people to do that work. “X believes that, while difficult, it’s in the public’s interest to understand what’s happening in real time,” its statement said. “With the global crisis unfolding, Linda and her team must remain fully focused on X platform safety,” X told the organizers of the WSJ Tech Live conference being held next week in Laguna Beach, California.

Persons: Elon Musk, ”, Thierry Breton, ” Breton, Musk, we’ve, Emerson Brooking, Brooking, Ukraine ”, “ Elon Musk, monetization, “ Musk, Theodora Skeadas, “, ” Linda Yaccarino, Linda, ” X, Ali Swenson Organizations: Twitter, European Union, “, Atlantic Council, Journalists, Pentagon, X, WSJ Tech, Associated Press Locations: Israel, San Francisco, Ukraine, Laguna Beach , California

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A male nanny who worked for families across Southern California was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his care and showing another boy child pornography, prosecutors said. Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski was arrested in May 2019 after a couple told Laguna Beach police he touched their son inappropriately. More alleged victims were identified, and Zakrzewski was ultimately charged with 34 felonies, including lewd and lascivious acts with a minor. A jury convicted the 34-year-old on all counts, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. “These young boys were forced to endure unimaginable terror as a result of the ultimate betrayal by a babysitter,” said District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement.

Persons: Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski, Zakrzewski, ”, Todd Spitzer, manny Organizations: SANTA ANA, Calif, Laguna, Attorney's Office Locations: SANTA, Southern California, Laguna Beach, Orange County, Costa Mesa

☆ Was Linda Yaccarino 'sandbagged?' What happened behind the scenes at the X CEO's disastrous coming out party.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

X CEO Linda Yaccarino appeared rattled during her most high-profile appearance to date. Some criticized tech journalist Kara Swisher and Code for "sandbagging" Yaccarino. Months earlier, Boorstin had secured a coveted interview with Linda Yaccarino to make her first major public appearance after being named CEO of X, formerly Twitter. Later, Boorstin pressed Yaccarino on the Anti Defamation League's feud with Musk and accusations that X is encouraging antisemitism. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Everybody deserves to speak their opinion," Yaccarino said, before nervously glancing at her watch and saying she had to leave.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, Yoel Roth, Kara Swisher, —, Julia Boorstin, Boorstin, Yaccarino, Yaccarino's, Elon Musk, Teslas, Roth, Swisher, Mary Barra, Linda, Yoel, X, Julia, Musk, Tesla Organizations: Service, CNBC's Senior Media, Tech, oceanside Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel, GM, Twitter Locations: Laguna, Detroit, LA, Meta, San Francisco, Laguna Beach, Los Angeles

☆ DoorDash will switch to Nasdaq from the NYSE in blow to Big Board
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DoorDash said on Thursday that it will transfer its listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq, a potential blow to the NYSE. "We are delighted to join a community of leading technology companies with our transfer to Nasdaq," DoorDash Chief Financial Officer Ravi Inukonda said in a statement. The NYSE has been attempting for years to secure more tech company listings and gain share against the Nasdaq. DoorDash initially began trading on the NYSE in December 2020, with a price of $182 per share. Its debut came at a popular time for tech IPOs, within months of the IPOs of Airbnb , Roblox and Wish , the discount marketplace.

Persons: Tony Xu, DoorDash, Ravi Inukonda, University of Florida's Jay Ritter, DoorDash's, Instacart Organizations: DoorDash Inc, Street, Tech, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, NYSE, University of Florida's, Cloud, Big Board Locations: Laguna Beach , California

☆ Majority of US dog owners hesitant about canine vaccines, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Rollo Ross | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The study of Canine Vaccination Hesitancy (CVH) by Boston University's School of Public Health was released on Aug. 26. It found 37% of owners consider dog vaccines to be unsafe, 22% of dog owners view them as ineffective, and 30% deem them unnecessary. In all, 53% of dog owners held one of these three views, according to the study, which was conducted in partnership with the market research and data analytics company YouGov. However, veterinarians also try to persuade dog owners to get their pets vaccinated against other diseases. In California, vets recommend vaccines against parvovirus, canine hepatitis and distemper.

Persons: Mike Blake, Matt Motta, " Motta, Todd Calsyn, hesitancy, that's, it's, Calsyn, Patty Sosa, " Sosa, Sandra Stojanovic, Rollo Ross, Jorge Garcia, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Boston University's School of Public Health, Reuters, Laurel Pet Hospital, UNICEF, Thomson Locations: Encinitas , California, U.S, California, Laurel, West Hollywood, Laguna Beach, Los Angeles

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