SSan Francisco Read More Sam Altman ‘orb’ spotted inside San Francisco Gap storeJanuary 23, 2026 Come for the jeans — stay for the eyeball scanning. A gleaming white device courtesy of billionaire Sam…
SSan Francisco Read More San Francisco parents send their teens in Waymos without an adultJanuary 22, 2026 Meet the WayMoms. Clueless San Francisco parents are using robotaxis to shuttle their kids around the city, despite…
CCalifornia Read More California, Arizona launch investigations into Grok | CaliforniaJanuary 22, 2026 (The Center Square) – Attorneys general in California and Arizona have launched investigations into xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok…
OOakland Read More This Berkeley professor is exposing the hidden physical toll of our digital world January 22, 2026 It’s easy to forget that the cloud isn’t an amorphous ball of fluff, says UC Berkeley Professor Alex…
CCalifornia Read More California, Arizona launch investigations into GrokJanuary 22, 2026 (The Center Square) – Attorneys general in California and Arizona have launched investigations into xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot…
CCalifornia Read More Snap Settles in Social Media Addiction Case: California BriefJanuary 21, 2026 Snap Makes Social Media Addiction Deal Snapchat is a subsidiary of Snap, Inc. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Snap has…
CCalifornia Read More xAI Moves to Block California Law Over AI Training Data SharingJanuary 20, 2026 California’s new AI training-data transparency law would “eviscerate” trade secret protections, Elon Musk’s xAI told a federal court…
OOakland Read More AI has a bias problem. Can we build something smarter?January 20, 2026 From assessing a patient’s cancer risk to setting criminal sentences, AI and algorithms are increasingly used to make…
SSan Jose Read More CA Orders Elon Musk’s AI Firm to Immediately Stop Sharing Sexual DeepfakesJanuary 20, 2026 California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a cease and desist letter to xAI ordering the Elon Musk company…
CCalifornia Read More California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakesJanuary 17, 2026 Earlier this week, the California attorney general’s office announced that it was investigating xAI over reports that the…
SSan Jose Read More It’s the right time for Mahan to make gubernatorial runJanuary 16, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Right time for…
CCalifornia Read More Legislators discuss creating AI research institute at UC | CaliforniaJanuary 15, 2026 (The Center Square) – A bill that aims to make it easier for the University of California to…