Santa Barbara County welcomes its first family from war-torn Ukraine
GOLETA, Calif. – News Channel 3-12 shares a glimpse of the indestructible bond between two families, separated by war and 6,000 miles, in this…
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Apple will now sell you parts to fix your own iPhone
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Apple has officially opened its self service repair store, which provides manuals and parts for users seeking…
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Musk ordered to abide by SEC settlement over 2018 tweets
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk’s request to scrap a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he…
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Pollinating grasses and trees hit allergy sufferers hard this season
If your allergies are in full bloom, you’re not alone. No, it’s not COVID-19 in most cases. But, it is a particularly rough allergy season thanks to…
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Hawaiian teams with Elon Musk company for in-flight internet
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is moving into the business of providing internet service to airline…
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Busy bees keep Southcoast beekeeper on the move
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Spring is in the air and so are swarms of bees. News Channel 3-12 caught up with Nicholas Wigle, owner and operator of Super…
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Judge rejects gag order in suit over 2018 Elon Musk tweets
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge in California has rejected a request from shareholders in a lawsuit to force Elon Musk…
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Shareholders await Musk’s next move in Twitter takeover bid
By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to…
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Santa Maria Public Library to temporarily close for computer system upgrade
The Santa Maria Public Library will be closed on Saturday, April…
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Crafters’ crocheted sunflowers help Direct Relief’s efforts in Ukraine
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Sunflowers are sprouting up on people’s lapels in one area of Santa Barbara thanks to a group of crafters in the Samarkand…
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Elon Musk accused of breaking law while buying Twitter stock
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a…
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Direct Relief ships out Project Joint Guardian firefighting gear for Ukraine
A coalition of firefighters from abroad and around the U.S., including some from Santa Barbara County, will deploy to Ukraine over the next…
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Local Op-ed appears in Polish news magazine
Wszystko Co Najwazniejsze, a news magazine in Poland, just published an op-ed written by Mark Juergensmeyer, Interim Director of the Orfalea Center…
Continue Reading Twitter says it’s testing edit button, day after Musk poll
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Well, that was fast. Twitter has announced, via Twitter, that it is indeed working on an edit feature for tweets.…
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Santa Maria launches new app to provide up-to-date information to residents
The City of Santa Maria has launched a new app that provides residents with up-to-date information through real time push alert notifications to…
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Facebook resorts to old smear tactics against TikTok
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON Meta, Facebook’s parent company, hired a Republican consulting firm called Targeted Victory to “orchestrate a…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft confirms it was breached by hacker group
By Brian Fung, CNN Microsoft has confirmed it was breached by the hacker group Lapsus$, adding to the cyber gang’s growing list of victims. In…
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Santa Barbara County launches internet needs assessment survey as part of countywide Broadband Strategic Plan
Santa Barbara County is in the process of developing a countywide Broadband Strategic Plan to better understand internet availability for county…
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Biden warns US companies of potential Russian cyberattacks
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging U.S. companies to make sure their digital doors are locked…
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Lawsuit says Google discriminates against Black workers
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A former Google employee sued the tech giant saying it engages in a “pattern and practice” of racial…
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