LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 11 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * 'Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine' Arrives to Netflix on May 15 THE NEXT HEIST ARRIVES TO NETFLIX ON MAY 15 * Berlin (Pedro Alonso) and his gang return to Netflix on May 15 with Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine, the new installment of the series created by Alex Pina and Esther Martinez Lobato. This next chapter continues the universe of Money Heist and Be  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * 'Why Ecosystems Matter' Authored by Biological Sciences Professor Wins Book of the Year * His book describing ecosystem insights from across the globe, "Why Ecosystems Matter, Preserving the Key to Our Survival," (Oxford University Press, 2025) has been honored with the 2025 Marsh Book of the Year Award from the British Ecological Society. The award recognizes the contributions o  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * ABC Unwraps Holiday Presentations of Fan Favorite Shows * Series photos are available here. * Following a spectacular season of unprecedented growth, "Dancing with the Stars" bedazzled viewers with its first holiday special, "Dancing with the Holidays" (8 p.m. ET/PT), becoming the No. 1 show of the night among Adults 18-49 (0.65 rating) and earning 5.2 mill  more

SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 11 -- Adobe Inc., a computer software company, issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Adobe Makes Creativity Accessible for Everyone with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Express and Adobe Acrobat in ChatGPT * Everyone can now edit with Photoshop in ChatGPT as Adobe's category-defining creative app launches inside one of the world's most popular conversational AI platforms * Adobe apps for ChatGPT combine the simplicity of conversation with the power of Adobe's in  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Bring your app ideas to life with Gemini 3 in Stitch. By Rustin Banks | Product Manager Starting today, we're bringing the power of Gemini 3 to Stitch, our experimental AI-powered design tool. Gemini 3 in Stitch will mean higher quality UI generation to help you bring any idea to life. We're also introducing a new feature called "Prototypes."   more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Build the internet young people are asking for -- instead of simply banning them from it Save the Children's senior advisor for Protecting Children from Digital Harm reviews The Future Report and analyzes the political debate over "bans." By Dr. Jeffrey DeMarco, Senior Advisor, Save the Children Current public policy debates on young people an  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Improving Gemini Text-to-Speech models for better control and capabilities By Ivan Solovyev, Product Manager, Google DeepMind Today, we're announcing significant enhancements to our Gemini 2.5 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Pro Text-to-Speech (TTS) preview models. Key improvements include: * Enhanced expressivity: Richer tone versatility and stricter a  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Share live video with emergency services to get the help you need Launching today, Android Emergency Live Video helps you share vital visual information with emergency services in a single tap. By Alastair Breeze, Software Engineer, Android In an emergency, every second counts. But it can be hard to describe exactly what's happening, especiall  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Supporting the web with new features and partnerships We're expanding features like Preferred Sources to connect people to the web, and we're updating our partnerships with news publications and creators for the AI era. By Robby Stein, VP of Product, Google Search and Jaffer Zaidi, VP, Global News Partnerships Search and many of our products c  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * These developers are changing lives with Gemma 3n Developers built mobile-first solutions to address real-world problems in the Gemma 3n Impact Challenge. We kick off a month of inspirational projects, starting with the eight winners. By Glenn Cameron, Sr. Product Marketing Manager and Kristen Quan, Product Marketing Manager When Gemma 3n was   more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Updates make Jules a proactive AI partner New features like Suggested Tasks (for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers) and Scheduled Tasks, plus a Render integration for self-healing deployments, let Jules work proactively, surfacing vital work and automating fixes. By AK Kulkarni, Product Management, Labs Every codebase collects a trail of sma  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Updates to YouTube Shorts will help brands maximize their holiday budgets. By Oliver Koch | Director, Product Management, YouTube Ads YouTube Shorts can help you get more from your short-form video strategy this holiday season. According to Kantar, on average, YouTube Creator Ads on Shorts increase purchase intent by 8.8%, driving 2.9x more con  more

CLAREMONT, California, Dec. 11 -- Pomona College issued the following news: * * * At COP30, Pomona Students Witness Climate Action First-Hand The UN Climate Conference of the Parties (COP30) brought 56,000 participants from around the world to Belem, Brazil, last month to negotiate action on the global climate crisis. Five Pomona students, one Scripps College student and two Pomona faculty members were among the attendees. "The students were unanimous in stating that COP gave them hope that   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 10 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cake-pan telescope searches the sky for fast radio bursts * When Cornell built the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico more than 60 years ago, it was the world's largest. Now, Cornell has built one of the world's smallest - out of cake pans. "It works and it's cost-effective," said Sashabaw Niedbalski, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in astronomy. The Global Radio Explorer (GReX) telescope is a series of   more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium Officially Launches * Leaders from partner institutions point to the consortium as a vital framework for addressing the region's interconnected challenges and opportunities. President Luis Enrique Palafox of Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (UABC) said the consortium is "an important strategic alliance to advance academic solutions to t  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * CELEBRATE THE WARMTH AND WONDER OF CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH 'DISNEY PARKS MAGICAL CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE,' AIRING THURSDAY, DEC. 25, ON ABC, DISNEY+ AND HULU * The EmmyO Award-winning special "Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" returns for its Christmas Day tradition featuring the beloved parade from Magic Kingdom Park alongside show-stopping performances   more

MERCED, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Challenges, Opportunities Presented at Small Farm Tech Expo * The Small Farm Tech Expo brought researchers, farmers, university students and even a group from a Modesto elementary school to UC Merced to talk about agriculture technology and how it can best help those who grow the world's food. Sponsored by the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, also known as CAFF, for the fifth year, th  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * CSUN Prof Part of Team Developing Safety Protocols Samples Collected on Mars It may still be a few years off, but California State University, Northridge biology professor Rachel Mackelprang is part of a team of scientists who are developing safety protocols for when samples collected from the martian surface by NASA's Perseverance rover or other missions are brou  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA receives $4 million bequest from the Gambhir Family Trust Key takeaways * UCLA is a beneficiary of the Gambhir Family Trust, established by the late Sanjiv "Sam" Gambhir, a graduate of the UCLA-Caltech MSTP and a molecular imaging pioneer, and his late wife, Aruna Bodapati Gambhir. * The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has received a b  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * DeVry University Transforms Adult Learner Support with Agentforce 360 * DeVry expands AI strategy with Salesforce to better bridge the gap between emerging technology and workforce readiness SAN FRANCISCO AND LISLE, IL December 10, 2025 Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 CRM, today announced the deployment of Age  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Fecal tests reveal active termite attacks * Termite pellets can linger long after the insects that dropped them have disappeared. By testing for microbes in the excrement, researchers can distinguish old droppings from fresh, and whether a colony is actively chewing its way through a home. Previous efforts to determine pellet age focused on testing hydrocarbon compounds or other  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: * * * GA-ASI's Second Blue Magic Netherlands Doubles Impact * SAN DIEGO - 10 December 2025 - On November 18, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and its Blue Magic Netherlands (BMNL) partners held their second "shark tank" style event in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The event brought together emerging Dutch companies and attracted more than   more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Global Icon Diana Ross To Ring in 2026 With Live Headlining Performance From Times Square on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026' * [EDITOR'S NOTE] Media and social assets available here. Today, ABC and Dick Clark Productions (DCP), the world's largest owner and producer of televised live event entertainment programming, announced th  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * High Potential: The One That Got Away: Part Two (1/6) * TUESDAY, JAN. 6 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST - High Potential: "The One That Got Away: Part Two" (210) Logline: Morgan's suspicions of Rhys grow deeper as the case of the missing Rembrandt artwork continues. Elsewhere, Roman's missing backpack causes problems for all involved. Stream episodes next day on H  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * High Potential: Under the Rug (1/13) * TUESDAY, JAN. 13 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST - High Potential: "Under the Rug" (208) Logline: As Morgan and Karadec investigate the mysterious death of a hitman in a car crash, they uncover details that force the LAPD and FBI to partner on the case. Meanwhile, Elliott tries to rekindle romance for his parents. Stream epis  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * How 'Rage Bait' Surged to Word of the Year in 2025 * A term like "rage bait' then allows people to categorize the experience and talk about it as a shared, recognizable pattern. Naming it also signals membership in an online, social media-literate community. As the term spreads from younger users to the general population, it becomes part of the common parlance likely one reason Ox  more

ORANGE, California, Dec. 11 -- Chapman University issued the following news: * * * How the Inspire Campaign Continues to Shape Chapman's Future Discover how philanthropy is driving impact and contributing to academic excellence on campus. By Amanda Sapio Philanthropy is the force that drives every aspect of our campus. Every gift we receive, regardless of size, has directly benefited our students and shaped Chapman into what it is today. For that reason, we launched the Inspire Campaign, an  more

ENCINO, California, Dec. 11 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 113-Room Holiday Inn Express in St. Cloud, Minn. ST. CLOUD, Minn., Dec. 10, 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 113-room Holiday Inn Express property in St. Cloud, Minnesota. "This was a seldom available oppo  more

ENCINO, California, Dec. 11 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $2.2 Million Sale of Net-Leased Childcare Facility in Kennesaw, Georgia KENNESAW, Ga., Dec. 10, 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 net-leased childcare facility occupied by Sunbrook Academy in Kennesaw, Georgia, fo  more

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 11 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * Meet the Most Relatable Hero This Holiday: Main Trailer and Poster Unveiled for 'Cashero' Marriage, survival, and fighting off bad guys -- can one guy juggle them all? See the hilarious chaos unfold as the main trailer and poster for Cashero are revealed, where being a hero unexpectedly comes at a (literal) cost. Premiering December 26, Cashero follows Sang-ung (Lee Junho) --  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 10 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New Palomar Director and Director of Instrumentation Roles Announced * Mansi Kasliwal (PhD '11), a Caltech professor of astronomy, has been named the new director of Caltech's Palomar Observatory, while Dimitri Mawet, the David Morrisroe Professor of Astronomy at Caltech, has been named the new director of instrumentation of the Caltech Optical Observatories (COO), which includes Palomar   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Novel breast cancer therapy reduces risk of recurrence for most common subtype of breast cancer, study shows Key takeaways * Giredestrant, when given as an additional treatment for early-stage (1-3) hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, significantly lowered the risk of the disease returning, a study has shown. * The finding points to a potential new treatment  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Bains & Pain: Democrats Eat Their Own New reporting underscores the Democrat in-fighting playing out in the Central Valley: Democrats are locked in a fight over the soul of their party. In California's 22nd, DC favorite's establishment Democrat, Jasmeet Bains, and Bernie-broRandy Villegas are in a race to the left. The Mamdani-wing of the party is forcing candidates to appease the activist  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (TNSxrep) -- New York University issued the following news release: * * * Easing SNAP Application Process Led to Drop in Credit Card Delinquencies in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Study Finds Positive financial effects resulted from enabling food-stamp applicants to schedule their mandated caseworker appointments, according to an economic analysis by researchers at NYU Wagner and the University of California-San Diego. Making the application process for the Supplemental Nut  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Health Secures TEFCA QHIN Designation, Further Strengthening Interoperability Leadership * Oracle Health Information Network Inc., a subsidiary of Oracle, has been designated as a Qualified Health Information Network (r) (QHIN(tm)) as a part of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement(tm) (TEFCA(tm)). Build  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release: * * * Parsons Awarded $88M To Provide Systems Engineering And Integration Solutions For U.S. Air Forces In Europe And Africa Air Base Air Defense * CHANTILLY, Va., (December 10, 2025) Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) has been awarded an $88 million single-award Task Order contract over three years to support the U.S  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 11 -- Qualcomm, a developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Qualcomm Acquires Ventana Micro Systems, Deepening RISC-V CPU Expertise Highlights: * The acquisition reinforces Qualcomm's commitment and leadership in the development of the RISC-V standard and ecosystem. * Ventana's expertise in RISC-V instruction set development enhances Qualcomm's CPU engineering capab  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 11 -- Qualcomm, a developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Qualcomm and CP Plus Announce First-of-Its-Kind Collaboration to Usher in a New Era of AI-Enabled Video Intelligence in India The alliance combines CP PLUS' nationwide reach with Qualcomm's AI innovation to deliver scalable, efficient video management and real-time actionable insights * CP PLUS, India's numb  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Salesforce Opens Agentforce 360 to Power a New Generation of AI-Native Partner-Built Companies * A new generation of businesses is about to be built, and the next one could be built by you. Today represents the most significant expansion of the Salesforce Platform for ISV partners since the launch of Force.com 18 yea  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Dec. 11 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: * * * South's Honors College Sends Record Contingent to National Conference University of South Alabama Honors College students and several faculty recently attended the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in San Diego, California. Dr. Doug Marshall, dean of the Honors College, said this was the largest contingent the college has ever sent to present at the conference. "We had 16 student  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Three-Hit Model Describes the Causes of Autism * At the center of this model is the CDR, a metabolic process that helps cells heal from injury or infection, respond to threats and adapt to changing conditions. The CDR is normally short-lived: it turns on to promote healing and turns off once the danger has passed. However, when the response becomes chronic due to persistent stresso  more

LOS ANGLES, California, Dec. 11 -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news: * * * TikTok announces "TikTok In The Mix", a major new LIVE podcast series, sponsored by T-Mobile * Season 1 launches on December 11th at 6pm PT with very special guest star Demi Lovato * 'TikTok In the Mix' is co-produced and sponsored by T-Mobile * TikTok is proud to announce the launch of a brand-new LIVE podcast series, "TikTok In The Mix", a four-episode season of authen  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Triton to Triton: Honoring Bravery, Creativity and the Power of Community * "Chris is a true hero," Carey said. "His contribution to my town and protecting the city is so much bigger than any art piece that could be made to honor him." Carey drew inspiration from UC San Diego's colors and the idea of "rising from the ashes," creating a dynamic, layered glass design that captures   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * An old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks Key takeaways * In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this longstanding goal by bombarding thorium atoms embedded in specialized fluoride crystals with a laser. * Now, they  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * UPDATE: QUINTA BRUNSON, DAVID LETTERMAN, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, JAMIE LEE CURTIS AND MORE GUESTS ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' DEC. 8-12 * ABC's Emmy Award-winning late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EST and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interes  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * USC researchers develop next-generation CAR T cells that show stronger, safer response in animal models The preclinical study tests a new way to control CAR T cell signaling, with promising early results. * Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new type of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell that elicits a more controlle  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * USC Students Lead Global Innovation at GSSC 2026 * USC's Team Dory pitching in the finals of GSSC Worlds 2025 in Seoul. May 2025. At a time when universities are navigating tighter budgets, USC students are pioneering new ways to create global learning opportunities through external funding and international partnerships. In May 2026, 17 USC students tw  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * Wi-Fi 7 is Cisco's Fastest WLAN Technology Adoption Ever, According to Dell'Oro Group * REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - December 10, 2025 - According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, netw  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Yikes! Ann Wagner Confuses Town of California, Missouri with the State of California * In a now-deleted tweet, vulnerable Republican Ann Wagner seemed to blame the state of California for opposing Missouri's efforts to rig its congressional map. The problem? Wagner was responding to a post from a newspaper based in California, Missouri. Oops! At least Wagner was right about o  more