Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a subpoena to OpenAI on Monday, demanding documents and details about the company's AI model that hacked into Hugging Face's systems, with a compliance d…
OpenAI and Anthropic have opened dedicated Washington, D.C. offices and spent a combined $3.17 million on federal lobbying in Q2 2026, a 23% increase from the prior quarter, as they seek to shape AI l…
OpenAI is urging California to strengthen SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2025, by adding requirements for monitoring front…
OpenAI is urging California to strengthen its AI safety bill, SB 53, by adding safeguards such as monitoring frontier models for serious incidents and enhancing cybersecurity protections. The company,…
OpenAI, in a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom dated August 12, 2025, urged the state to adopt stricter, harmonized AI regulations aligned with federal and international standards, reversing …
George Hahn discusses how California may impose a one-time tax on billionaire wealth, Tucker Carlson's potential pairing of right-wing culture with populist economics, and China's infrastructure strat…
The debate over AI consciousness is a distraction from the real issue of liability, according to a commentary that argues the 'autonomous' framing lets developers and executives escape responsibility …
California continues to attract half of all U.S. venture capital, with the state's regulatory environment now serving as a compliance advantage for startups in fintech, health AI, and defense tech, ac…
California attracted more venture capital than all other 49 U.S. states combined in 2024, with startups in the state raising $366 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from Pitc…
California has advanced four solar power bills through key legislative committees, including Senate Bill 868 by Senator Scott Wiener to permit plug-in balcony solar systems up to 1,200 W, Assembly Bil…
A new opinion piece argues that debates over AI consciousness are a distraction that lets companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta escape liability for harms caused by their systems. The pie…
California voters will decide in November on a one-off 5% wealth tax on billionaires, a measure that could raise US$100 billion for healthcare, food assistance, and public education. Google co-founder…
California lawmakers are considering a bill to regulate AI-driven workplace decisions after an AI system fired a San Francisco store employee, a case that has spotlighted the growing use of 'robobosse…
Former Meta engineering director Arturo Béjar testified Wednesday at a landmark federal trial in Oakland, California, that Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach to children under 13, prior…
Lewis Liu, a journalist, drove 3,000 miles from Short Hills, New Jersey, to Palo Alto, California, and observed that much of America is being left behind by the AI-driven economy. He saw boarded-up do…
California accused Meta on Tuesday of studying 'vulnerabilities in teens' brains' to hook children on Facebook and Instagram, then concealing the harm, in opening statements of a federal trial in Oakl…
OpenAI launched 'ChatGPT for Teens' on Tuesday, a suite of safety guardrails and features automatically enabled for users aged 13 to 17, aimed at preventing emotional bonding and providing educational…
Meta Platforms Inc. goes on trial this week in Oakland, California, over allegations that it built Facebook and Instagram to addict children, concealed the resulting harm, and illegally collected youn…
Meta Platforms Inc. faces opening arguments Tuesday in a California federal trial where 29 state attorneys general, co-led by California AG Rob Bonta, accuse the company of designing Instagram and Fac…
California is one step closer to banning AI chatbots from posing as therapists after Senate Bill 903 cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee in a 13-0 vote on August 13. The bill, introduced by …