Updates on California

Every AI story we track on California: 42 stories so far, each summarized in our own words and linked to the publisher that reported it.

Pulled from 125 sources

This week

Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax

BBC

Mark Zuckerberg Threatened to Leave California. Meta’s Board Cut Him a Deal.

Covered by 2 sources
Politics6 min read

Anthropic to rewrite part of its leaked AI bill after safety backlash

The Next Web
Cybersecurity1 min read

California Prosecutors claim ex-OpenAI worker that planted listening device had Saudi ties

Anadolu Agency English

The FDA Is Stepping Back From Medical AI. California Is Stepping In.

Forbes

This month

S&P 500 Companies Talk About AI. Few Disclose How It's Controlled

Forbes
Society & Culture5 min read

Employees all over the world find themselves monitored by AI at work

The Guardian
Public Sector4 min read

Regulators are trying to protect you from being fired by AI – here’s how

ZDNet
Politics2 min read

The Interview

BBC

Man Charged With Illegally Shipping Nvidia Chips to China

Covered by 5 sources
Cybersecurity1 min read

California issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI over rogue agents’ hacking

Covered by 2 sources

Inside the AI industry's grassroots rebellion, led by elite researchers at frontier companies

Axios
Politics31 min read

Where every US governor stands on AI and the data-center boom

Business Insider
Public Sector2 min read

California's new law bans companies from relying on AI to fire workers

Engadget
Public Sector3 min read

Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat

The Guardian

Google Is Paying For Heat Pumps To Make Room On California's Grid

Forbes
Politics4 min read

Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra clash in testy California governor’s race debate

The Guardian
Politics3 min read

Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prison

Covered by 5 sources
Politics5 min read

California will fine creators $5,000 a post for hidden political ads

The Next Web

Newsom Wants AI ‘Kill Switch’ to Rein in Tech Industry

Covered by 10 sources

The 'robot relations' department may become reality in workplace of the future

CNBC
Public Sector3 min read

Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers

Covered by 2 sources
Cybersecurity4 min read

If AI Is A Growth Strategy, AI Security Needs An Owner

Forbes
Consumer Tech7 min read

Lawyers in 4 states say the new Apple Watch may break eavesdropping law

The Next Web
Public Sector3 min read

California, Which Is Creating All the AI That’s Poisoning Children, Just Cracked Down on AI Use for Its Own Kids

Futurism

California’s Governor Signs New Laws to Protect Children Online

Covered by 3 sources
Public Sector4 min read

Prompt: AI Governance Enters Its Verification Phase

AI Business
Public Sector4 min read

OpenAI asks Congress for mandatory national AI safety rules before it adjourns

Covered by 2 sources
Public Sector2 min read

Newsom Signs AI Industry-Approved AI Regulation Bills Into Law in California

Gizmodo
Society & Culture6 min read

50.5% of Americans Say AI Romance Can Count as Cheating

AI News (TechForge)
AI Research5 min read

OpenAI Backs California Bill on Youth Safety Rules for Companion Chatbots

Unite.AI
AI Research5 min read

OpenAI wants California to toughen the AI law it once fought

The Next Web
AI Research2 min read

OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill

Covered by 2 sources
Cybersecurity3 min read

California Building ‘AI Cyber Defense Fund’ to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Hackers

Gizmodo
Social Media3 min read

AI slop has found politics. Fake “news” channels are flooding YouTube with tales of blue-state collapse.

The Next Web

California built a tool to catch AI killing jobs

The Next Web

The AI ‘Jobpocalypse’ Is Nowhere to Be Seen in California, the Heartland of Tech

Gizmodo

California expected a tax bonanza from AI IPOs. Modern compensation structures may blunt the windfall.

The Next Web

In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters

The Guardian

Google wants to release 64 million lab-bred mosquitoes in Florida and California to fight dengue and Zika

The Next Web

California to impose new AI regulations in defiance of Trump call

The Guardian
That's everything we have on California right now