Technology

PS/NExT Summit 2026 offers first look at upcoming AI conference

May 21, 2026 7:34 PM Shay Lawson

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Organizers of PS/NExT Summit 2026 offered a first look at this year’s conference, highlighting programming, featured speakers and interactive experiences aimed at expanding economic opportunities in Palm Springs. The two-day summit is designed to bring together community members and leaders in artificial intelligence to explore how emerging technology can support

Local expert shares artificial intelligence’s role in climate change

March 29, 2026 10:02 AM Daniella Lake

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Artificial intelligence is slowly becoming the norm in classrooms, workplaces, various industries and in everyday life. Research has found our use of artificial intelligence can have negative impacts on the environment. “A lot of people think that AI comes out of their laptop. It doesn’t happen there. It happens in

Disney Co. and NBCUniversal Sue AI Image Generator in LA

June 11, 2025 10:53 AM City News Service

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The Disney Co. and NBCUniversal sued an artificial intelligence start-up today in Los Angeles, alleging in federal court that Midjourney illegally uses copyrighted works to create images that “blatantly incorporate and copy Disney’s and Universal’s famous characters.” The lawsuit alleges that Midjourney uses AI-generated characters from the studios’ “Star Wars,” “The

How firefighters are leveraging artificial intelligence technology to detect wildfires faster than humans

February 4, 2025 9:34 AM Gavin Nguyen

CAL FIRE personnel are using artificial intelligence to detect wildfires. The technology has been developed using the University of California, San Diego’s Alert California wildfire cameras. It has been deployed across all 21 CAL FIRE dispatch centers across the state, including here in Southern California. Here’s how it works: Artificial intelligence, which has been trained

Twitter threatens to sue Meta after rival app Threads gains traction

July 6, 2023 1:58 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 06 JUL 23 16:43 ET By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Twitter is threatening Meta with a lawsuit after the blockbuster launch of Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads — in perhaps the clearest sign yet that Twitter views the app as a competitive threat. On Wednesday, an attorney representing Twitter sent Meta CEO

Facebook Inc. rebrands as Meta to stress ‘metaverse’ plan

October 28, 2021 12:29 PM Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future — what Zuckerberg calls the “ metaverse.” Skeptics point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove

UC Riverside participating in state pilot program using mobile app to track Covid-19

November 10, 2020 11:00 AM Tom Tucker

At UC Riverside and UCR Health, some students staff and faculty are trying out a new tool designed to slow the spread of Covid-19. Developed by Google and Apple, the app notifies a user when they’ve had contact with another user who has indicated they’ve tested positive for the virus. “The technology allows the notification

Hasbro launches website to keep families busy

April 2, 2020 9:39 AM KYMA

Hasbro is pointing parents and caregivers to its new website, BringHomeTheFun.com.

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