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Thurman Boiles

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Raised in Moraga, California, Thurman Boiles is the Sacramento reporter for Times Media Service. Boiles covers local news in Sacramento and crime and justice across California, including public safety, breaking events and the laws and regulations that shape them. Boiles holds a master's degree in communication with a focus on journalism.

Stories by Thurman Boiles

7 explainers

  1. August 2026

    2 stories: 2 explainers

  2. Fri

    Explainer · Technology · World

    MouthPad uses tongue and head movements to control computers hands-free

    Augmental has launched public U.S. sales of MouthPad, a custom mouthpiece allowing users with limited mobility to control devices with their tongue.

  3. Mon

    Explainer · Technology · California

    Zuckerberg’s AI vision: personal assistants for everyone, with power spread widely

  4. July 2026

    5 stories: 5 explainers

  5. Tue

    Explainer · Health · California

    Why a brain tumor found on a preventive scan is putting full-body MRIs back in the spotlight

  6. Wed

    Explainer · Technology · California

    What Google’s new Search Services History setting can save — and how to turn it off

    Google rolls out a Search Services History setting that saves user media for AI training, affecting signed-in Google Account users.

  7. Sat

    Explainer · Technology · United States

    Why more than 550,000 Kobalt yard tools were recalled over a battery fire risk

  8. Fri

    Explainer · Technology · California

    Explainer: Why Apple pushed security fixes early as AI speeds up hacking

  9. Wed

    Explainer · Technology · United States

    OpenAI limits its newest model as Washington reviews AI cyber risks: what the pause means

    OpenAI limits its GPT-5.6 Sol model release to trusted partners as the Trump administration reviews cyber risks, delaying access for general users.