LOS GATOS, California, Jan. 9 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Netflix has started the year by unveiling one of its best-kept secrets, despite the attempts of the very pink guards from Squid Game to keep it under lock and key. Aitana: Metamorphosis, the documentary series starring the international singer and star, which will provide exclusive and unprecedented access to her daily life, will arrive on Netflix next February 28. Directed by Chloe W more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 8:30-9:02 p.m. EST - Abbott Elementary: "Strike" (411) Logline: City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O'Shon strike up a friendship. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** O more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, JAN. 26 8:01-8:31 p.m. EST - AFV: So Many Laughs, So Little Time: "3207A" (3207A) Logline: This week's all-new episode of "America's Funniest Home Videos" features hilarious pranks, including kids who are tricked into thinking frozen mashed potatoes and beans are ice cream and poorly executed magic tricks Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original  more PR

PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Theoretical chemist Martin Karplus (PhD '54) passed away December 28, 2024, at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Karplus was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013 for work that laid the foundations for the field of computational chemistry, which uses advanced software to predict chemical processes using quantum mechanics. He was the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemist more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, JAN. 26 7:00-8:01 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "3505" (3505) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/20/24) Logline: It's a night of laughs when a mother finds her young daughter sporting an unexpected haircut -- courtesy of her little brother. Elsewhere, a squirrel breaks in and wreaks havoc in a home. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text h more PR

CUPERTINO, California, Jan. 9 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following company statement on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * At Apple, we are committed to protecting user data, and our products and features are built from the ground up with innovative privacy technologies and techniques. Privacy is a foundational part of the design process, driven by principles that include data minimization, on-device intelligence, transparency and control,  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 -- Bechtel issued the following news release: * * * Renewable Project Adds to Bechtel's Growing Clean Energy Portfolio * * * Construction on a utility scale solar project is now underway in Lincoln County, Nevada, where Bechtel has been selected by Estuary Power to design and construct a new 226 megawatts direct current photovoltaic (PV) solar facility. The Escape Solar project will consist of approximately 389,000 PV solar panels across 900 acres to produc more PR

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside the U.S. Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 10 bipartisan attorneys general, filed an amended complaint against RealPage and the nation's largest property management companies for maintaining an unlawful pricing alignment scheme that artificially raised rents and increased rent revenue across the board. To more PR

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert following the Governor's declaration of a state of emergency in response to the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County. The Palisades Fire has burned over 1,200 acres, threatening structures, homes, and critical infrastructure, including power lines and water tanks. The fire and ongoing windstorm conditions have more PR

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the publication of the final report on the San Francisco Police Department's (SFPD) implementation of 272 reforms recommended by the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ). The report finds that SFPD has implemented 96.7% - or 263 of 272 - of the recommended reforms, with the remaining nine reforms in progress and expected to  more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 9:02-10:02 p.m. EST - Celebrity Jeopardy: " Quarterfinal #3: Rachel Brosnahan, Seth Green, Margaret Cho" (303) Logline: Celebrity contestants compete for the $1 million grand prize for charity with Rachel Brosnahan (Covenant House NY), Seth Green (LA Regional Food Bank) and Margaret Cho (Friendly House Inc.). Ken Jennings hosts. Watch episodes more PR

CAMARILLO, California, Jan. 9 -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: College was at times overwhelming for CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Psychology major Arisay Diaz, whose family immigrated from a small village in Mexico when she was a child. Having programs in place, such as Peer Education & Equity Programs (PEEP), made all the difference to students like Diaz, who was the first in her family to attend college. "We needed to have that sens more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 9 -- The Walt Disney Company issued the following news release: * * * Numbers Include An Estimated 157 Million Global Users Across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ * * * Disney Advertising, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), is sharing its estimated global and domestic (U.S. and Canada) ad-supported MAU numbers, cumulative across its streaming portfolio, and its detailed calculation methodology. At the 5th annual Tech and Data Showcase at the Consumer Elec more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 8 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Devastating wildfires in Southern California have prompted widespread evacuations, destroyed more than 1,000 structures and burned thousands of acres. The strong winds and dry conditions have been cited as major contributing factors to the widespread weather event. Two Syracuse University faculty experts weigh in on the historic natural disaster impacting California this week. Their comments below can be quoted direc more PR

COSTA MESA, California, Jan. 9 -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * Latest integration designed to help employers reduce errors, avoid penalties and create a positive employee onboarding experience * * * To help more employers across the U.S. maintain compliance and prevent costly errors, Experian today announced it has achieved Workday Certified Integration status for its innovative I-9 Management solution. With this new inte more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 9 -- The University of San Diego issued the following news release: On January 16, 2025, the 41st Annual San Diego Economic Roundtable will bring together the region's top economic experts to explore how recent election results -- both locally and nationally -- could impact jobs, businesses and opportunities in San Diego and beyond. Hosted by the University of San Diego (USD)'s Knauss School of Business, San Diego Workforce Partnership and San Diego Regional Policy & more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SATURDAY, JAN. 11 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: "The Hutson Family" (102) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 1/9/25) Logline: A deserving family of six in a small three-bed, two-bath home in Lakeland, Florida, meet The Home Edit's hosts, Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, who provide them with a new-build house, all while battling their daughter's devastatin more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 9 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2025: Gibson Dunn today announced that a pro bono team of litigators has secured a settlement on behalf of client Dr. Bidisha Rudra, who was the victim of an unprovoked and violent assault unleashed on a group of Indian American women. While the terms of the settlement were not disclosed, the matter has been resolved to the parties' satisfaction. The suit arose from an August 24, 2022 more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, JAN. 21 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST - High Potential: "Chutes and Murders" (Episode Ten) Logline: A nanny is found bludgeoned to death in the park. Elsewhere, Morgan interferes when Elliot admits to not being invited to his classmate's party. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/high-potential-chu more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Jan. 9 -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2025: Intel Corporation today announced that it will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, promptly after close of market. Intel will then hold an earnings conference call at 2 p.m. PST that day to discuss the results. A live public webcast of the earnings conference c more PR

PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: John O. Dabiri (PhD '05), Caltech's Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, has been honored by the Biden White House with the National Medal of Science, the country's highest honor for exemplary achievement and leadership in science and engineering. In a ceremony held at the White House on January 3, Dabiri received his award from Arati Prabhakar (PhD '85), director of the more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 9 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitates sale of premier community retail center on the San Francisco Peninsula * * * SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured the $127 million sale of Bridgepointe Shopping Center, a trophy 231,700-square-foot community retail center in San Mateo, California. JLL represented the seller, more PR

PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: courtesy Corey Gray. Caltech's Corey Gray honored by the Siksika Nation for his work in gravitational-wave science.by Whitney ClavinCorey Gray, a senior operations specialist for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, or LIGO, remembers the excitement that occurred after the observatory directly detected ripples in space-time, or gravitational waves, for the first time. He had b more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.VA./MINNEAPOLIS/PITTSBURGH (January 8, 2024) - Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed two new office managing shareholders (OMS). Shareholder and Littler OnDemand Program Director Stephanie D. Sarantopoulos will head the firm's Minneapolis office, while Shareholder Emilie R. Hammerstein will lead its Charleston, West Virginia,  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Brown's Leadership to Focus on Continued Business and Digital Transformation * * * Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is thrilled to announce Lori Brown as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective January 1. Brown succeeds Robert Domingues, who has transitioned into the role of Chief Strategic Advisor after more than 25 years of trans more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news release: LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (January 8, 2025) - Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Samantha DeRuvo as an associate and William Kang as of counsel in its Long Island office. DeRuvo and Kang have joined the firm from Mitchell Sandler LLC and Jackson Lewis P.C., respectively. "I am thrilled to have added Sam and Will to our talented bench of attorneys i more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 -- The Blue Shield of California issued the following news release: * * * Nonprofit health plan announces new corporate structure to better serve Californians * * * OAKLAND, Calif. (January 8, 2025) - The Board of Directors of Blue Shield of California, the nonprofit health plan serving the state's residents since 1939, today unveiled a new corporate structure designed to improve health care for Californians and make it more affordable for its nearly six mil more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- The Maryland Department of Labor issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: The Maryland Department of Labor today announced Christopher L. Merz has joined the agency as executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission. Merz has more than a decade of experience as a leader in horse racing operations, compliance, business strategy, and oversight. He previously served as senior director of racing operations at Canterbury Park in Minnesota, director of r more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Jan. 9 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2025: The third season of the comedy created by the Caballero brothers, Alpha Males, arrives on Netflix in just a few days: on Friday, January 10, all ten episodes will be available on Netflix. Get ready to laugh with the Alpha Males with iconic moments from this season, such as 'the hetero pat' (that pat you inevitably give after a hug) or while they discover new concepts op more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Jan. 9 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2025: Faced with life-and-death situations where every second counts, one team is ready to do whatever it takes to save lives. The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, Netflix Korea's first original medical series, is set to hit screens on January 24. The teaser dropped today, offering a sneak peek at its unique blend of action, drama, and humor. Ju Ji-hoon (Kingdom, Along with the G more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Jan. 8 -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Adopted and Backed by Automotive Manufacturers and Safety Authorities, Latest Iteration to Feature DRIVE Thor on NVIDIA Blackwell Running NVIDIA DriveOS * * * CES -- NVIDIA today announced that its autonomous vehicle (AV) platform, NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Hyperion, has passed industry-safety assessments b more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 9 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Next-generation intelligent data architecture delivers up to 55 percent faster AI Vector searches, 2.2X faster analytics scan throughput, and 25 percent faster transaction processing--at the same price as the previous generation * * * Oracle today introduced Oracle Exadata X11M, the latest generation of the Oracle Exadata platform. Starting at  more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 9 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Cloud payment management system helps construction companies accelerate payments while mitigating risk and improving productivity and cash flow * * * Oracle Textura Payment Management Cloud Service has now processed over $1 trillion in construction payments to subcontractors. This milestone represents work on more than 120,000 projects from over 800 general co more PR

PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: On November 8, astronomers at Caltech's Palomar Observatory in the mountains above San Diego directed a brand-new spectrograph instrument to capture data from a newfound supernova. The resulting spectrum--a detailed look at the rainbow of different light wavelengths emanating from the erupting star--delighted many of the Caltech team members, who have been working on the instrument since 2017. "It more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 8 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University experts are available to provide insights into the environmental, infrastructural and societal impacts of the windstorms and wildfires threatening Southern California. Stock image. Strong Santa Ana winds continue to fuel fast-moving and destructive wildfires across Southern California, prompting mandatory evacuations for at least 80,000 residents. The fire near Pacific Palisades has burned nearly 3,00 more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Salk scientists discovered that plant cells enter a rare immune state to fight pathogens and sound threat alarms throughout the plant * * * Human bodies defend themselves using a diverse population of immune cells that circulate from one organ to another, responding to everything from cuts to colds to cancer. But plants don't have this luxury. Because plant cells are im more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 8:00-8:30 p.m. EST - Shifting Gears: "Job" (102) Logline: Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt's shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt's vision on a high-stakes restomod project. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/shifting-gears-job- more PR

STANFORD, California, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment issued the following news: * * * A novel machine learning pipeline developed by a Stanford student team is accelerating analysis of aerial drone imagery - and monitoring of an endangered shark species. * * * By Madison Pobis Shark conservation has a new high-tech ally. Working in Costa Rica, a Stanford Student Robotics team analyzed drone footage of endangered Pacific nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma unami) more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: MONDAY, JAN. 27 8:00-10:01 p.m. EST - The Bachelor: "2901" (2901) (Season Premiere) Logline: Love awaits 25 extraordinary women preparing to open their hearts to Grant Ellis on the season premiere of "The Bachelor." With a bold, new twist on the traditional first impression rose, making a strong connection has never been more crucial. Watch episodes next day on  more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Jan. 8 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2025: Sao Paulo, January 7, 2025 - Ready for the final hustle? Today Netflix releases the official trailer for the fifth season of Sintonia, premiering February 5. In the final episodes of the series, Nando (Christian Malheiros), Rita (Bruna Mascarenhas) and Doni (Jottape) will face critical challenges that could change the course of their lives forever. The first images of t more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, JAN. 21 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST - The Rookie: "Out of Pocket" (703) Logline: Ahead of Bailey's return home, John looks for clues to locate Jason Wyler. Then, Tim and Lucy swap rookies; a friendly face resurfaces at the station, and Wesley feels unsettled over Angela. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/p more PR

IRVINE, California, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Molecular mechanisms revealed that drive RNA processing defects leading to disorder * * * A University of California, Irvine-led research team has discovered intricate molecular mechanisms driving the RNA processing defects that lead to Huntington's disease and link HD with other neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal lobar deme more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Collaborative research paves the way for future treatments to alleviate autism and epilepsy symptoms * * * The gene neuropilin2 encodes a receptor involved in cell-cell interactions in the brain and plays a key role in regulating the development of neural circuits. Neuropilin2 controls migration of inhibitory neurons as well as the formation and maintenance of synaptic con more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New Trends Emerge * * * A recent study analyzing data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that past-year recreational ketamine use among adults has increased dramatically since 2015, including significant shifts in associations with depression and sociodemographic characteristics such as race, age and education status. Ketamine use has shown promis more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Emily Cerf The agricultural industry has long faced challenges to berry harvesting, from the delicate nature of picking the fruit off the plant, to labor shortages and the physical impact of this labor on workers. To investigate innovative methods to support the berry growing and harvesting process, UC Santa Cruz Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ricardo Sanfel more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 8 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Dan White In 2004, while she was still a meticulous young graduate student, Elaine Sullivan made a discovery that would deepen the history of human writing. Using trowels and brushes to remove ancient soil at an Early Bronze Age burial site in Umm el-Marra, Western Syria--35 miles from modern-day Aleppo--Sullivan unearthed a pivotal clue: four small clay cylinders inscribed with mys more PR

MERCED, California, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: Understanding how bacteria and other organisms stick to surfaces in wet environments could help develop better products ranging from medical adhesives to specialized boat paint. UC Merced chemical and materials engineering Professor Roberto Andresen Eguiluz has been awarded $168,700 from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the central research and development organization of the Dep more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UCLA physicist John Miao pioneered a new form of microscopy with unprecedented precision and field of view Key takeaways * Computational microscopy has rapidly advanced in the last quarter-century, enabling researchers to visualize the extremely small and ultrafast by applying advanced algorithms to interpret scattering patterns of photons and electrons. * UCLA physicist John Mi more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, JAN. 21 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST - Will Trent: "You're the One I Want Watching My Back" (303) Logline: A dispute within a family-owned business leads to multiple poisonings, pulling Will and Faith into a tangled web of secrets and corporate intrigue. Meanwhile, Angie, eager to rejoin the force, makes a discovery at Waldorf Estates. Watch episodes next day on  more PR