California’s population grew 0.6% in 2024, adding nearly 250,000 residents to reach 39.43 million, according to Census Bureau estimates. The growth came entirely from a rebound in international immigration, which surged to over 300,000 people after plunging to 44,000 during the pandemic’s worst year. Without immigration, the state would have Read more…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an online child safety bill, bucking a lobbying push from big tech companies that included a personal phone call from from Apple CEO Tim Cook. The measure requires app stores to verify users’ ages and secure parental approval before minors can download most apps or Read more…
The European Commission warned Chinese e-tailer SHEIN on Monday that it must address multiple consumer law violations or face fines across EU member states. Regulators found SHEIN’s website displayed fake discounts not based on actual prior prices, used pressure-selling tactics with false purchase deadlines, provided misleading information about consumer return Read more…
Pakistan will allocate 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the first phase of a national initiative to power bitcoin mining and AI data centres. The allocation is part of Islamabad’s plans to use its surplus electricity to bitcoin mining and AI data centres.
Amazon software engineers are reporting that AI tools are transforming their jobs into something resembling the company’s warehouse work, with managers pushing faster output and tighter deadlines while teams shrink in size. Three Amazon engineers told the New York Times that the company has raised productivity goals over the past Read more…
It’s America’s biggest box office for a Memorial Day weekend ever. And it’s been more than a decade since this many Americans went to see a movie during a three-day weekend… Families turned out in force for Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Stitch” remake, which collected a blockbuster $145.5 million in Read more…
AI’s downside for software engineers for now seems to be a change in the quality of their work. Some say it is becoming more routine, less thoughtful and, crucially, much faster paced… The new approach to coding at many companies has, in effect, eliminated much of the time the developer Read more…