MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Build interactive mini apps with Opal in the Gemini app. By Megan Li Opal -- our tool for building AI-powered mini apps -- is now directly available in the Gemini web app as a way to create experimental Gems. You can find it in your Gems manager and start creating reusable mini apps to unlock even more customized Gemini experiences. If you're more PR

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Build with Gemini 3 Flash, frontier intelligence that scales with you Gemini 3 Flash is rolling out to developers now. Learn more about this smarter, scale-ready model and how -- and where -- you can use it now. By Logan Kilpatrick, Group Product Manager, Google DeepMind Today we're introducing Gemini 3 Flash, our latest model with frontier in more PR

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Complying with Japan's Mobile Software Competition Act Careful enforcement of the MSCA is key to promoting innovation, as well as the safety and security of the mobile ecosystem in Japan. By Felicity Day, Senior Counsel, Competition Today, the Japan Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) comes into force for companies who have been designated. more PR

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Gemini 3 Flash: frontier intelligence built for speed Gemini 3 Flash is our latest model with frontier intelligence built for speed that helps everyone learn, build, and plan anything -- faster. By Tulsee Doshi, Senior Director, Product Management, on behalf of the Gemini team Today, we're expanding the Gemini 3 model family with the release o more PR

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Gemini 3 Flash comes to the Gemini app By Josh Woodward Introducing Gemini 3 Flash, a major upgrade to your everyday AI. It delivers next-generation intelligence at lightning speeds. For too long, AI forced a choice: big models that were slow and expensive, or high speed models that were less capable. Gemini 3 Flash ends this compromise. Gemi more PR

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Gemini 3 Flash is rolling out globally in Google Search By Robby Stein, VP of Product, Google Search Today we introduced Gemini 3 Flash, our latest model with frontier intelligence built for speed, and we're rolling it out globally in Search in AI Mode. Gemini 3 Flash brings the incredible reasoning of our Gemini 3 model at the speed you expect more PR

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Top holiday deals, games and updates from Google Play Celebrate the holidays with top offers, featured games and platform updates from Google Play. By Doug Lucas, VP, Play Commercial Operations Whether you're shopping for a tech enthusiast, a bookworm or someone who loves to stay entertained, we've gathered a few simple ways to celebrate this  more PR

CUPERTINO, California, Dec. 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple announces changes to iOS in Japan * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced changes impacting iOS apps in Japan to comply with the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA). These updates create new options for developers to distribute apps on alternative app marketplaces and to process app payments for  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 18 -- California State University Sacramento campus issued the following news: * * * Renaissance Society and Gerontology mentorship program reaches beyond classroom By Jennifer K. Morita Sacramento State student Kirsten Ortega, 21, didn't expect to bond with the 82-year-old Renaissance Society mentor she'd been assigned to as part of her Gerontology class. "I was extremely nervous at our first meeting," Ortega said. "I didn't feel I'd be able to connect because  more PR

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18 (TNSrep) -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following news: * * * Caring for the Future: a Council of Europe expert reads "The Future Report" By Brian O'Neill, Council of Europe expert on digital citizenship education Google's important new study, The Future Report (https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/the-future-report/), in conjunction with youth consultancy Livity, is an extensive survey of young Europeans more PR

LOS ANGLES, California, Dec. 18 -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news: * * * Celebrating Avatar Fandom on TikTok TikTok partners with Disney to Create First-of-its-Kind Immersive Experiences for Avatar: Fire and Ash * As we count down to one of the biggest cinematic events of the year, TikTok and Disney have partnered to launch first-of-its-kind creator-fueled, immersive experiences for 20th Century Studios' Avatar: Fire and Ash, inviting TikTok's more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, Dec. 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Chickasaw actor Brent Charles' journey to the stage * Brent Charles emits an aura of gratitude. He is grateful for his parents and his teachers all the people who have encouraged and believed in him but also for the help and support of the Chickasaw Nation. He realizes that, without this support, it would not have been possible for him to succeed when he move more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Dec. 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * City of Manhattan, Kansas Selects Oracle Permitting and Licensing to Streamline Regulatory Services and Improve Citizen Experiences * The City of Manhattan, Kansas, has selected Oracle Permitting and Licensing (OPAL) to transform regulatory services, streamline review and approval processes, and foster local economic growth. more PR

FULLERTON, California, Dec. 17 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * Community Health Ambassador Program Prepares Students to Inform Policy * With no major hospitals located within the 3.1-square-mile city of Stanton, Cal State Fullerton public health students noted that residents may face challenges in accessing certain types of medical care. The findings, presented on a geographic information systems map, were part of a health care needs assessm more PR

POMONA, California, Dec. 18 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona issued the following news: * * * CPP Announces SB 98 Campus Alert Process in Event of Immigration Enforcement Following recent changes to federal immigration policy and enforcement actions, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 98, which mandates that state universities notify the campus community about the presence of immigration enforcement action or routine immigration compliance activity on campus. Per more PR

NORTHRIDGE, California, Dec. 18 -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * CSUN University Library Announces Completion of Jewish Community Archives Processing (1921-2000) The University Library at California State University, Northridge has completed the processing and cataloging of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation Community Relations Committee (CRC) Archives, spanning from 1921 to 2000, providing researchers and the public access to one of the more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 17 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Bourns, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, issued the following news release: * * * Designed to Protect Sensitive Power Semiconductors, Bourns Announces 500 VDC/690 VAC-rated Fuse Series * RIVERSIDE, Calif., December 17, 2025 \- Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced that it continues to expand its industry-l more PR

FULLERTON, California, Dec. 17 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * Discarded Restaurant Oyster Shells Used to Restore Native Oyster Habitats * Marine biologist Danielle Zacherl is teaming up with collaborators from Orange County Coastkeeper and Cal State Long Beach to use nonnative oyster shells discarded by restaurants to restore native Olympia oyster habitats and eroding Southern California shorelines. For the past 20 years, Zacherl, her stude more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 17 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * From Navy to Numbers: How UM Helped Katie Martin Find Her New Mission * Originally from California, with strong ties to Florida through her Navy service, Martin served as an aviation electrician's mate. She worked as an aircraft battery technician and reached the rank of petty officer second class. While in the Navy, she met her husband, Josh, a fellow sailor. Martin's long-term goal was to bec more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 17 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Gut bacteria have evolved rapidly to digest starches in ultra-processed foods * Key takeaways * Species of bacteria in the gut microbiome are evolving differently in industrialized and non-industrialized parts of the world, researchers have found. * One adaptation that has become prominent in industrialized regions may help the bacteria digest novel starches, such as maltodextrin,  more PR

MERCED, California, Dec. 17 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Hundreds of UC Merced Graduates to Cross the Stage at Fall Commencement * Hundreds of UC Merced students will be celebrated this weekend at the university's fall commencement ceremonies in downtown Merced. Nearly 400 undergraduate students and 40 Graduate Division students are set to cross the stage in the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre during three ceremonies. Commencement weeken more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 17 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * In Memoriam: William H. Steier, Pioneer in Fiber Optics and PhotonicsIn Memoriam: William H. Steier, Pioneer in Fiber Optics and Photonics * William H. Steier, holder of the William M. Hogue Professorship in Electrical Engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and an internationally recognized pioneer in polymer photonics and fiber optics, died N more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 18 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Inside The Unseen World Of Indian Customs: Netflix Reveals The Brave Heroics Of The Customs Officers In Taskaree Neeraj Pandey and Emraan Hashmi unite for Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web, exploring the high-stakes world of Indian customs. * Attention all units: prepare for clearance. Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web, produced by Friday Storytellers, created by Neera more PR

ENCINO, California, Dec. 18 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4.03M Sale of Mixed-Use Property in Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 17, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of 3060 W. Armitage Ave., a 13-unit mixed-use property in Chicago for $4.03 million. "The buyer recognized the opportunity more PR

ENCINO, California, Dec. 18 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 19-Suite Retail Property in Richardson, Texas RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 17, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Campbell Junction, a 19-suite retail property in Richardson, Texas. "Campbell Junction sits at a hig more PR

ENCINO, California, Dec. 18 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers $4.7M Sale of Baptist Health Medical Office Property in Pike Road, Alabama PIKE ROAD, Ala., Dec. 17, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a 12,800-square-foot medical office building, occupied by Baptist Health, in Pike Ro more PR

ENCINO, California, Dec. 18 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Facilitates Sale of 236-Unit Self-Storage Property in Laredo, Texas LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 17, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Sandoval Storage, a 236-unit self-storage property in Laredo, Texas. "Marcus & Millichap assisted t more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 18 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Netflix announces PAPARAZZI KING: Docu series coming to Netflix on January 9th Communication genius or shameless manipulator? Victim or perpetrator? "Paparazzi King" is a five-episode docuseries - coming only on Netflix on January 9th - that spans the Berlusconi era, the rise of social media, and the contradictions of Italian justice, with an unfiltered story t more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 18 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Netflix Unveils First Look at 'Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole' Premiering on March 26, 2026 Step into the shadowy streets of Oslo, where nothing is as it seems and every clue draws you deeper into the city's dark heart. Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole (Norwegian title: Jo Nesbos Harry Hole) brings the legendary Norwegian anti-hero Harry Hole to life in a gripping nine-epi more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 18 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Netflix Welcomes Warner Bros. Discovery Board Recommendation After Careful Review, Warner Bros. Discovery Board Urges Stockholders to Approve Netflix Agreement, Calling it the Best Option for Long-Term Value Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters Send Letter to Warner Bros. Discovery Stockholders Visit NetflixWBtogether.com for More Information on How Netflix and Warne more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 17 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New Combat Robotics Club Goes Head-to-Head in First Competition, Invites Students to Join the Fun * They might be tiny "antweight bots," but they are amped up and out to destroy their competitors. They are under-1-pound, 3D-printed, and remotely controlled robots designed and created by the newly formed Caltech Combat Robotics club, and they have started taking on challengers in local com more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 17 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Qualified * Salesforce, the world's #1 AI CRM, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Qualified, a leading provider of agentic AI marketing solutions. Qualified provides an agentic AI marketing product designed to engage and convert inbound buy more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 17 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Salesforce's Agentforce Life Sciences Selected by Novartis to Drive More Personalized Customer Engagement Globally * SAN FRANCISCO - December 17, 2025 - Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 AI CRM, announced today that Novartis (NYSE: NVS), a leading global innovative medicines company, has selected Salesforce's Agen more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * How do brains stay stable, and when might a dose of flexibility be helpful? Salk Institute neuroscientists find brain cells called astrocytes stabilize circuits in the adult mouse brain using the protein CCN1, which could be targeted to restore plasticity in injury, disorder, or diseas * Young minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circui more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 17 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Satellite Data Reveals New Insights into Sustainable Groundwater Usage in the Hollywood Basin * Groundwater is a critical resource in Southern California, where long-term drought and climate change place increasing pressure on local aquifers. Some regions, like the Hollywood Basin (a small region in and around the West Hollywood neighborhood), are increasing their reliance on these aquife more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 17 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Saturn's Moon Titan May Not Have Global Ocean * A key discovery from NASA's Cassini mission in 2008 was that Saturn's largest moon Titan may have a vast water ocean below its hydrocarbon-rich surface. But reanalysis of mission data suggests a more complicated picture: Titan's interior is more likely composed of ice, with layers of slush and small pockets of warm water that form near its r more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 17 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Tax-defaulted parcels could be used for affordable housing * As California's housing crisis intensifies, tax-delinquent properties in the Inland Empire may offer overlooked opportunities for affordable housing developmentif coupled with broader policy and planning support. A report from UC Riverside's Center for Community Solutions (CCS) maps out tax-defaulted parcels across Riv more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 18 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * Teaser for 'Can This Love Be Translated' Previews a Heartwarming Romance To Open 2026 The new year opens on a note of heart-fluttering romance with the Korean rom-com series Can This Love Be Translated?. Arriving January 16, the story follows a delightfully topsy-turvy romance between Joo Ho-jin, a multilingual interpreter, and Cha Mu-hee, a world-famous celebrity -- and the ne more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 17 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * The #1 AI CRM Meets ChatGPT * At Dreamforce, we introduced Agentforce Sales, reimagining the CRM with autonomous agents that help you sell faster, smarter, and more efficiently. It has already begun transforming how teams work within Salesforce. But modern work doesn't happen in just one tab. We all know the "Toggl more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 18 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Can a retinal implant reverse macular degeneration? Clinical trial explores if stem cell-derived patch can help replace cells damaged by the disease and restore vision * Age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness for Americans 65 and older, is a progressive disease affecting central vision. Over time, faces, book pag more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 18 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Without campus leftovers to pick through, the beaks of this bird changed shape during the pandemic Key takeaways * Dark-eyed juncos, a bird that typically live in mountain forests, have established thriving populations in Southern California cities, where they eat food people leave behind. * A UCLA biologist studying the biological adaptations that help them survive an urban environme more PR