AI’s Future Hangs in the Balance With California Law
A California bill that attempts to regulate large frontier AI models is creating a dramatic standoff over the future of AI. For years, AI has been divided into “accel” and…
Doom vs Boom: The Battle to Enshrine AI’s Future Into California Law
A California bill that attempts to regulate large frontier AI models is creating a dramatic standoff over the future of AI. For years, AI has been divided into “accel” and…
California Advances Bill for Porn Site Age Verification
California is another state lining up to pass a law requiring adult sites to verify the ages of porn watchers. The TikTok Ban is Law. What Now? Off English The…
New Anthropic Research Sheds Light on AI’s ‘Black Box’
Despite the fact that they’re created by humans, large language models are still quite mysterious. The high-octane algorithms that power our current artificial intelligence boom have a way of doing…
Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers Are Catching Up to Gas Stations in California
Despite dedicating years of innovation and research toward convincing consumers to buy electric vehicles, automakers are still grappling with a lack of charging infrastructure across the United States. But California…
Google Blocks California Websites in Fight Over Paying for News
Google began blocking access to California news outlets for some users in the state, according to an announcement from the tech giant on Friday. And it’s all because Google is…
California Could Solve Its Water Woes by Flooding Its Best Farmland
This story was originally published by Grist and co-published with Fresnoland. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Extreme Weather Events in 2022 | Extreme Earth Off English The land of…
California Approves Nation’s Strongest Right to Repair Law
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law today making California the third US state to approve right-to-repair legislation. When the law goes into effect in July 2024, electronics…
Gavin Newsom Wants a Former Labor Leader Turned Tech Lobbyist to Replace Feinstein
The death of Dianne Feinstein, one of America’s longest serving, most trailblazing female politicians, has set off a race to fill her seat in the U.S. Senate. While it’s not…
Unemployment Benefits Bill for Striking Workers Vetoed by Gavin Newsom
Image: Mario Tama/Getty Images (Getty Images) Once it became clear the Hollywood strikes would be going on longer than anyone initially believe, Democratic senators in California wrote up a bill…