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California backs down on AI laws so more tech leaders don’t flee the state
California’s tech companies, the epicenter of the state’s economy, sent politicians a loud message this year: Back down…
OpenAI chairman’s startup to lease 300K square feet in China Basin
Sierra Technologies, an agentic AI company cofounded two years ago by OpenAI Chairman Bret Taylor, is preparing to…
Berkeley Risk and Security Lab launches research tracking US-China AI race | Campus
The Berkeley Risk and Security Lab, or BRSL, launched a research project aiming to map U.S. and Chinese…
Universal Music Group settles with AI music startup Udio
Universal Music Group said Wednesday it has reached licensing agreements with artificial intelligence music startup Udio, settling a…
Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates
Amazon plans to slash roughly 14,000 corporate jobs as the e-commerce giant competes in the race to advance…
San Francisco has a new power address for venture capitalists
It’s 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, and there’s a line out the door at Starbucks in the Presidio.…
Qualcomm stock leaps 20% on news of new AI product for data centers
HUMAIN CEO Tarek Amin (left) and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon. (Photo courtesy of Qualcomm) Shares of Qualcomm rose…
AI will shape the future of art — it’s time for the public to see
“The Vision” (left) by Joe Nalven and “The Practice” by Jill Rowe. (Courtesy of the authors) When we…
Homework is facing an existential crisis. Has AI made it pointless?
Homework has long been a topic of debate, but in 2025 it is facing an existential crisis: Has…
SB 243 Moves To Protect Human Agency From AI
Rotunda California Capital building in Sacramento GETTY California’s Senate Bill 243 (SB 243) is the nation’s first law…
Exchanging morals for money | The Soapbox
In an economy of commodified morality, I have the privilege of majoring in political science and media studies…