Connecticut enacts data privacy updates, new law inspired by California’s ‘Delete Act’
Connecticut residents are set to receive new data privacy protections over the next year, after the legislature passed…
California Gov. Newsom signs executive order to prepare workforce for AI disruption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Thursday directing state agencies to prepare workers, small businesses…
California Gov. Newsom appoints new data chief
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed John Ohanian, a longtime health and human services data official, as the…
California invites residents to help shape statewide AI policy
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday launched the first statewide rollout of Engaged California, a public participation platform…
Code For America names former California tech chief as new CTO
Code for America, the civic tech nonprofit, on Wednesday announced that Jonathan Porat, California’s former chief technology officer,…
California’s governor appoints former federal official as new state CIO
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday appointed Christopher Given as the state’s chief information officer and director of…
San Jose, California, city leaders vote to make AI coalition an independent nonprofit
City officials in San Jose, California, this week approved an updated policy framework to guide how artificial intelligence…
Bishop Paiute Tribe first in California to join state’s middle-mile broadband network
The Paiute Tribe of Bishop, California, on Thursday became the first group to connect to the state’s middle-mile…
To fight fire, Southern California turns to sound waves, lightning-strike detectors
The fire department of San Bernardino County, California, is testing a new firefighting technology that uses low-frequency sound…
Only California state employees can use Poppy, a new AI assistant designed for security
California technology officials said a new AI-powered digital assistant, called Poppy, is helping employees speed through bureaucratic hurdles…
San Jose, California, reports success with AI-powered streets pilot projects
Officials in San Jose, California, this week released results from the second phase of a AI-powered object detection…
Californians begin using ‘DROP’ tool, asking data brokers to delete their personal data
On Jan. 1, the California Privacy Protection Agency launched a new digital tool allowing Californians to request that…