Opinion: Biden’s executive order on AI is ambitious — and incomplete

Opinion: Biden’s executive order on AI is ambitious — and incomplete

Last month President Biden issued an executive order on artificial intelligence, the government’s most ambitious attempt yet to set ground rules for this technology. The order focuses on establishing best practices and standards for AI models, seeking to constrain Silicon Valley’s propensity to release products before they’ve been fully tested — to “move fast and…

Mom and pop shops are cutting software spending, creating jitters on Wall Street

Mom and pop shops are cutting software spending, creating jitters on Wall Street

Nick Martin, co-founder and CEO of Joe Coffee, is so concerned about the state of the economy that he’s looking for ways his company can save money. One main area for cuts: software. Martin started the Seattle-based company with his brother, Brenden, to help local coffee shops better compete with Starbucks, by making it easier…

Elliott: The Kings need Pierre-Luc Dubois to lead with urgency in order to earn more wins

Elliott: The Kings need Pierre-Luc Dubois to lead with urgency in order to earn more wins

When Pierre-Luc Dubois is playing his best within the Kings’ well-defined structure, he’s tough to stop. “He’s driving a group of players. He’s not reacting to a group of players. And whether that’s what we’re doing or the other team is doing, he’s just in charge of the situation,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said of…

Mattel stiffed UCLA on $49-million children’s hospital donation, lawsuit claims

Mattel stiffed UCLA on $49-million children’s hospital donation, lawsuit claims

Mattel, the company behind Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price and Barbie, pledged in 2017 to donate $49 million to UCLA to support its children’s hospital. But now the hospital says Mattel never came through with the money. According to a new lawsuit, the El Segundo toy company made “the inexplicable decision a few short years later to…

Starbucks Is In Hot Water — This Time For Allegedly Breaking The Law

Starbucks Is In Hot Water — This Time For Allegedly Breaking The Law

Ella Clark didn’t have much time to goof around after she graduated from high school in June. The 18-year-old had to prepare for a federal hearing in San Francisco where she would square off with corporate lawyers representing the biggest coffee chain in the world. Clark believed Starbucks had violated her rights as she tried…

It’s open enrollment season for health coverage. If you’re self-employed, you can’t afford to ignore it

It’s open enrollment season for health coverage. If you’re self-employed, you can’t afford to ignore it

Open enrollment season can be a time of trepidation for the self-employed.  The stakes are especially high because if you need to buy individual or family coverage, the next few weeks could be your only chance for 2024, barring certain exceptions such as moving to a different state, getting married, divorced or having a child. …

Opinion: Kids have been used like guinea pigs on Big Tech’s platforms. How much harm will we tolerate?

Opinion: Kids have been used like guinea pigs on Big Tech’s platforms. How much harm will we tolerate?

After more than a decade of uncontrolled experiments by internet platforms on millions of users, there is an emerging possibility that one group of users — kids — may gain some protection. A wave of court cases has an opportunity to fill a void left by the inaction of the executive and legislative branches of…

Elliott: Energized by a historic U.S-Canada rivalry, women’s hockey embraces its PWHL moment

Elliott: Energized by a historic U.S-Canada rivalry, women’s hockey embraces its PWHL moment

Women’s hockey is ready for its big moment. With Team USA lighting up Crypto.com Arena in a 5-2 victory over Canada on Saturday in their heated Rivalry Series and the Professional Women’s Hockey League set to open training camps Wednesday in advance of a January launch, this is the sport’s best opportunity yet to make…