Artificial intelligence can help businesses charge you more based on how it evaluates your personal history and desires. California lawmakers want to end that price discrimination.
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Landlords are using AI to raise rents — and California cities are leading the pushback
California and federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself ”at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices.”
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California students want careers in AI. Here’s how colleges are meeting that demand
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent deal with Nvidia will boost artificial intelligence education at community colleges and open the door to similar deals for public four-year universities in California. Meanwhile, computer science programs are adding AI concentrations and majors to prepare students for a range of “blue collar” and technical AI jobs.
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A mystery surge in California tax revenue points to tech companies like Nvidia. Here’s why
California was nearly $2 billion over forecast in corporate tax receipts this summer, including a single $800 million payment in July. A tax change meant to help the budget deficit helped drive the surge.
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Newsom vetoes California’s bold bid to regulate AI
The legislation would have required tech companies to test artificial intelligence for harm to society. It attracted opposition from numerous members of Congress and major AI companies including Google, Meta and OpenAI.
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California drivers can get mobile licenses on their iPhones — but they need physical ones too
California is the seventh U.S. state to adopt mobile driver’s licenses for iPhones, part of a growing push by businesses and governments to make digital IDs commonplace.
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Why Silicon Valley is trying so hard to kill this AI bill in California
Senate Bill 1047, a sprawling piece of legislation introduced by San Francisco Democrat Scott Wiener in February, offers protection to whistleblowers and citizens. The coming weeks could decide its fate.
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California’s two biggest school districts botched AI deals. Here are lessons from their mistakes.
Educators can learn caution mistakes with artificial intelligence in Los Angeles and San Diego. But they also face pressure to adopt AI technology quickly.
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Apple says it’s funding a housing project in Santa Cruz later this year — but local officials say ‘it’s news to us’
Apple’s newsroom announced an anticipated 2024 groundbreaking for a housing project in Santa Cruz that it is funding through its new Bay Area housing initiative, but details are few. The initiative’s goal is to help developers deliver “high-quality units faster and for significantly less” than current Santa Cruz costs.
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The techie next door: New novel looks at how Silicon Valley is changing Santa Cruz
First-time novelist Olivia Gatwood used family history and her own lived experience to explore how Silicon Valley values are shaping life in Santa Cruz in her new book, “Whoever You Are, Honey.” She’ll be at Bookshop Santa Cruz to discuss it July 10.