OOakland Read More Berkeley Talks: An evolutionary biologist makes the case for pausing AIFebruary 6, 2026 (Music: “No One Is Perfect” by HoliznaCC0) Anne Brice (intro): This is Berkeley Talks, a UC Berkeley News…
SSan Jose Read More Union Leaders Tell Newsom to Regulate AI if He Wants to Be PresidentFebruary 6, 2026 At a Feb. 4 press conference in Sacramento, AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler, California Labor Federation president Lorena Gonzalez,…
SSacramento Read More Rancho Cordova students showcase AI bots with real-world applicationsJanuary 31, 2026 As a showcase of youth innovation, future artificial intelligence technology took center stage in Rancho Cordova with students…
SSan Jose Read More Santa Clara County may ditch camera vendor amid privacy issuesJanuary 30, 2026 Cities across Silicon Valley may be on the cusp of cutting ties with a surveillance company linked to…
SSan Francisco Read More Commerce Department plans national AI center in San Francisco – Silicon ValleyJanuary 30, 2026 By Todd Gillespie and Catherine Lucey, Bloomberg The US Department of Commerce is preparing to open a national…
SSan Francisco Read More Commerce Department plans national AI center in San Francisco – East Bay TimesJanuary 29, 2026 By Todd Gillespie and Catherine Lucey, Bloomberg The US Department of Commerce is preparing to open a national…
SSan Francisco Read More Commerce Department plans national AI center in San Francisco – The Mercury NewsJanuary 29, 2026 By Todd Gillespie and Catherine Lucey, Bloomberg The US Department of Commerce is preparing to open a national…
SSan Diego Read More Dow to cut about 4,500 jobs as emphasis shifts to AI and automationJanuary 29, 2026 By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals…
LLos Angeles Read More LAPD would delete nearly 12 million body camera videos under proposalJanuary 29, 2026 The Los Angeles Police Department is seeking a policy change that would allow millions of videos collected from…
SSan Francisco Read More Commerce Department Plans National AI Center in San FranciscoJanuary 29, 2026 The U.S. Department of Commerce is preparing to open a national artificial-intelligence center in San Francisco, putting it…
CCalifornia Read More Can AI help make homeless Californians healthier?January 28, 2026 By Marisa Kendall, CalMatters The Akido street medicine team searches for unhoused people, in order to provide medical…
CCalifornia Read More Calif. tech billionaires will leave in droves over wealth ‘seizure’ ballot measureJanuary 28, 2026 We’re a little over a month into an industry-wide conversation about the future of tech in California, which…