Ethan Baron

Business reporter

Ethan Baron

Ethan Baron is a business reporter for the Bay Area 色情论坛 Group and a native of Silicon Valley before it was Silicon Valley. Baron has worked as a reporter, columnist, editor and photographer in newspapers and magazines for 25 years, covering business, politics, social issues, crime, the environment, outdoor sports, war and humanitarian crises. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a BA in humanities and MA in journalism.

Solar power, widely seen as humanity's best hope for avoiding catastrophic climate change, can carry a heavy environmental cost, depending on where panels and transmission lines are built.

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Use solar power, kill a tortoise? Climate change solution carries environmental costs

May 13, 2024 at 11:06 a.m.

Solar power, widely seen as humanity's best hope for avoiding catastrophic climate change, can carry a heavy environmental cost, depending on where panels and transmission lines are built.

The OC Register and 7 other newspapers sued Microsoft and OpenAI, claiming the companies illegally harvested millions of copyrighted articles to create their generative AI products.

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Orange County Register sues OpenAI, Microsoft

April 30, 2024 at 2:22 p.m.

The OC Register and 7 other newspapers sued Microsoft and OpenAI, claiming the companies illegally harvested millions of copyrighted articles to create their generative AI products.

Graphic shows Tesla stock price since 2023

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Is Musk controversy responsible for Tesla's struggles?

April 22, 2024 at 10:42 a.m.

CEO has spread extremist views, but does it matter to car buyers in an increasingly competitive EV market?

American employers find great value and little friction in moving a worker unlucky in the H-1B draw to Canada, former Silicon Valley entrepreneur says.

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H-1B: Bad luck in the skilled-worker visa lottery pushes workers from Silicon Valley and other U.S. regions to Canada

February 7, 2024 at 11:53 a.m.

American employers find great value and little friction in moving a worker unlucky in the H-1B draw to Canada, former Silicon Valley entrepreneur says.

"Google has made itself an unaccountable trove of information so detailed and expansive that George Orwell could never have dreamed it," says the class-action filing.

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Surfboard-stealing otter of Santa Cruz appears with tiny pup

October 27, 2023 at 11:10 a.m.

The sea otter that shot to fame after photos spread worldwide of her stealing and riding on surfers鈥� boards has been photographed with a tiny newborn pup at her side.

Plan to expand the types of jobs not subject to the 85,000 annual visa cap draws fire.

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H-1B: Government鈥檚 proposed visa changes are murky but could mean big changes

October 25, 2023 at 12:11 p.m.

Plan to expand the types of jobs not subject to the 85,000 annual visa cap draws fire.

Both sides cited progress in negotiations but not enough to call off the planned walkout.

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Kaiser workers set for massive strike Wednesday: What to know

October 3, 2023 at 10:17 a.m.

Both sides cited progress in negotiations but not enough to call off the planned walkout.

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Environment |
Use solar power, kill a tortoise? Climate change solution carries environmental costs

色情论坛 |
Orange County Register sues OpenAI, Microsoft

Business |
Is Musk controversy responsible for Tesla's struggles?

Business |
H-1B: Bad luck in the skilled-worker visa lottery pushes workers from Silicon Valley and other U.S. regions to Canada

Business |
Google makes deal in lawsuit over 鈥榩otentially embarrassing鈥� Incognito mode data grab

Business |
Roblox fails to protect child gamers from predators, sexual content, lawsuit claims

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Protests erupt in San Francisco as Biden, Chinese leader meet for APEC trade summit

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Environment |
Surfboard-stealing otter of Santa Cruz appears with tiny pup

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Business |
H-1B: Government鈥檚 proposed visa changes are murky but could mean big changes

Business |
Kaiser workers set for massive strike Wednesday: What to know