California weighs bill to limit AI therapist chatbots
By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock This story was originally published by…
Visa cuts 2,600 jobs, including 320 in California
Payment processing giant Visa recently conducted a brutal layoff of 2,600 jobs — and not even top executives…
An AI Boss Ran a San Francisco Store for the First Time
Key Takeaways For the past four months, staff at the Andon Market store in San Francisco have been…
Army turns “the dials up” on next-gen networking in California desert
The U.S. Army’s latest swing at streamlining networks and communications, known as Next-Generation Command and Control, proved effective…
Mountain View tech showcase amazes crowds
Lasers, self-driving cars and chess-playing robots were on prominent display at Mountain View’s 11th annual Technology Showcase on…
San Francisco all-cash luxury home purchases surge amid AI boom
A growing number of wealthy homebuyers are skipping mortgages altogether as all-cash offers flood San Francisco’s luxury housing…
Rogue AI enslaves humanity in ’70s sci-fi thriller shot in Berkeley
The 1970 science fiction film “Colossus,” filmed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, a Brutalist concrete bunker believable…
San Jose seeks public input on data center regulations – East Bay Times
As requests to build massive data centers in San Jose mount amid environmental concerns, the city is asking…
San Jose seeks public input on data center regulations – The Mercury News
As requests to build massive data centers in San Jose mount amid environmental concerns, the city is asking…
California law adds ‘digital fingerprints’ to AI content
California is putting a digital leash on AI fakes. A landmark new state law taking effect this week…
San Jose judge blocks xAI bid to name Grok deepfake plaintiffs, citing threat of more abuse – The Mercury News
A federal judge in San Jose has rejected an attempt by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI to…
Column: In the voting booth, it’s the year of the not-at-all-close call
This week the Michigan Chronicle, the oldest Black newspaper in the state, endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens for the…