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Webflow, a California tech startup, is laying off many employees as part of a restructuring driven by AI changes in the web building industry, according to CEO Linda Tong.
Google plans to release 32 million mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria in Florida and California, with EPA permission pending.
The California State Assembly passed the 'Protect Our Games Act' (AB 1921), requiring digital game publishers to maintain game playability after service termination, advancing the 'Stop Killing Games' movement.
California lawmakers propose exempting most open-source operating systems from the state's age-verification law after backlash from Linux developers and privacy advocates.
AT&T sues California to end its obligation to maintain the century-old copper phone network, arguing it costs $1 billion annually to serve only 3% of households, but California regulators refuse to allow the shutdown.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation executive order addressing AI's economic impact on workers and small businesses, aiming to ensure Californians benefit from AI-driven opportunities.
Tom Steyer, billionaire and candidate for California governor, discusses his stance on taxing billionaires, regulating AI, and addressing climate change, while navigating the tension between taxing the wealthy and keeping them in the state.
Mayor Matt Mahan, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, proposes regulating AI data centers to ensure they pay for infrastructure upgrades and use clean energy.
California's Protect Our Games Act advances, requiring game publishers to either patch online games or offer refunds when they shut down, aiming to protect consumer purchases and preserve access to live-service games.
The article reports on the weakening of state AI laws in the US, with Colorado's SB 189 gutting consumer protections from the original AI Act, leaving only disclosure requirements, and similar rollbacks in Texas, California, and New York, while federal AI regulation remains absent.
Monterey Park residents organized through SGV Progressive Action to successfully block a 250,000-sq-ft data center planned 500 feet from homes by leveraging public-records requests, mass turnout at council meetings, and exposing procedural flaws.
OpenAI sends a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom advocating for harmonized national AI regulation standards instead of a patchwork of state-by-state rules, arguing this approach would better support innovation and competitiveness while maintaining safety.