Two major bits of news reverberate in Disney’s world
Disney’s theme parks enjoyed a big week last week, with a long-awaited announcement, debuts of several new attractions and a big political win. First up, Disney fans got the news …
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Red Lobster abruptly closes dozens of restaurants around US
By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNN Struggling Red Lobster is abruptly closing at least 48 of its restaurants around the country, according to a leading restaurant liquidator. TAGeX Brands is conducting …
Dropped cellphone leads to felony charges against four in $54K Union City dispensary burglary, but cops say 13 were involved
UNION CITY — Authorities have arrested four suspects on charges of burglarizing a cannabis dispensary in Union City last January, but say there are still nine other suspects who have …
Two San Jose office buildings stabilize loan as lender cancels default
SAN JOSE — A lender has canceled a loan default involving two San Jose office buildings, a welcome reversal that enables the owners of the buildings to stabilize their financing …
Is California’s unemployment rate really 9.5%? – The Mercury News
Is California’s unemployment problem double what’s commonly discussed? Ponder a quarterly employment report from the BLS that contains for Californians another bit of discomforting data: a jobless measurement using a …
California moves closer to requiring new pollutant-warning labels for gas stoves
By SOPHIE AUSTIN | Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO — California could require all new gas stoves sold in the state to carry a label warning users about pollutants they …
Iconic Asian Square restaurants losing money due to ongoing parking lot construction
The parking lot at Asian Square in Doraville has been under construction for years. (Photo by Logan Ritchie) Credit: Logan C. Ritchie Owners of shops and restaurants at the iconic …
Tornado Cash Developer Found Guilty of Laundering $1.2 Billion of Crypto
A panel of judges in the Netherlands has found Alexey Pertsev, one of the developers behind crypto anonymizing tool Tornado Cash, guilty of money laundering. Over the course of two …
East Bay office property is bought by Silicon Valley real estate firm
PLEASANTON — A big office complex in the East Bay has been bought for more than $150 million in a deal that shows investors still hunger for some Bay Area …
Generative AI Is Totally Shameless. I Want to Be It
AI has a lot of problems. It helps itself to the work of others, regurgitating what it absorbs in a game of multidimensional Mad Libs and omitting all attribution, resulting …