Facebook’s new corporate name, Meta, is a nod to the “metaverse,” a concept from science fiction that combines virtual, augmented and mixed reality.
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Posted inBusiness & Technology
Tech workers are no longer afraid to go public. Here’s how they found their voices
Silicon Valley long had a keep-it-in-the-family ethos. But recent episodes at Facebook and Netflix suggest employees seeking change from the inside face daunting obstacles — unless they’re willing to go public.
Posted inEnvironment
Major California earthquake would knock out cell service, communications, study finds
A major earthquake in California is likely to knock out many communications services, including cellphones, for days or weeks, imperiling the public’s access to 911 operators and leading to delays in reporting fires and calls for medical help.
Posted inK-12 Education
‘Educators beware!’ TikTok challenge to slap a teacher prompts urgent warning
Following a trend that encouraged school vandalism last month, the California Teachers Association cautioned that while TikTok has not authorized or sponsored the challenge, “it is important to be aware that students here in California may be coerced by social media or their peers to participate.”
Posted inEducation
Cabrillo College receives $5 million grant to assist Latino and low-income STEM majors
Cabrillo College officials announced Tuesday that it has received a five-year, $5 million federal grant to boost its STEM programs as well as its outreach to Latinos and low-income students. The money will be used to encourage PVUSD students to enter STEM fields, create a new biotechnology degree and improve transfer rates to four-year universities.
Posted inPandemic Life
Anxious the Delta variant will pause life again? This therapist can help you cope
“There isn’t really a way to get through this time period other than generally accepting that we are mortal,” TikTok therapy guru Dr. Courtney Tracy says, “and that we exist on a planet that is uncertain and unprecedented things happen.”
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Recall gives Netflix’s Reed Hastings a chance to mend fences with Newsom
The $3.1 million in contributions that Hastings has given Newsom marks a political reconciliation after supporting opponent Antonio Villaraigosa in 2018.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Why do Tesla cars keep crashing into emergency response vehicles? Feds are investigating
The top federal traffic safety regulator says Tesla’s partially automated driving system, Autopilot, failed to spot parked police cars and fire trucks. It wants to know why.
Posted inEnvironment
Newsom asks Biden to ensure Pentagon OKs use of satellite data for wildfire program
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants President Joe Biden to urge the Pentagon to continue providing sensitive satellite information to firefighters so they can spot and track wildfires — and Biden pledged to take up the issue.