The UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on AI released its first report, warning that AI development is outpacing governance systems. The report highlights AI's benefits like drug discover…
California Governor Gavin Newsom secured a 50% discount on Anthropic's AI services for state agencies through a new deal, allowing access to the Claude AI assistant via the SITeS portal. The agreement…
A Rivian R2 was spotted near the company's headquarters in Irvine, California, equipped with a LiDAR sensor that blends into the vehicle's design without the bulky 'taxi bump' seen on other cars. The …
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal detailed one of the largest animal-cruelty investigations on the North Coast, confirming mass graves, bullet-ridden dogs, and over 600 dog collars recovered at M…
Three years after ChatGPT's launch, the EU, US, and China remain deeply divided on AI regulation, with the EU's strict transparency rules taking effect August 2, 2026, the US pursuing deregulation, an…
California's broader unemployment measure, the U-6 rate, hit 10% in the third quarter of 2025, the highest in the nation and well above the national median of 7.3%. The state has long ranked high on t…
Startup exits valued at $1 billion or more have reached their highest level since 2021, with 13 such liquidity events in Q2 2026, driven partly by SpaceX's IPO. Meanwhile, AI labs like Anthropic and O…
California Governor Gavin Newsom partnered with Anthropic on June 29 to deploy the Claude AI assistant across state agencies, cities, and counties at a 50% discount. The deal includes free workforce t…
A group of California drivers sued BP, Walmart, 7-Eleven, Circle K, Marathon Petroleum and Albertsons on June 22, 2026, alleging the retailers used AI-powered pricing software from Kalibrate to artifi…
Agentic AI systems are maturing from prototypes into production-grade infrastructure, with vLLM's Micro-Agent framework demonstrating that serving-layer orchestration can match or beat frontier models…
California Governor Gavin Newsom reversed his opposition to new homelessness funding, agreeing to a $900 million budget for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention grant program. The compromis…
California state senators Josh Becker and Ben Allen introduced the Wartime Price Gouging Prevention Act to expand the attorney general's power to investigate price gouging on essential goods like gaso…
Anthropic struck a deal with California Governor Gavin Newsom to provide state agencies and local governments with access to its Claude AI models at half the cost, including free workforce training an…
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a partnership with Anthropic to provide state agencies, cities, and counties with discounted access to the Claude AI assistant at a 50% discount, along with …
Anthropic has partnered with California to provide state and local government agencies with a 50% discount on its Claude AI tools, free workforce training, and technical support. Governor Gavin Newsom…
California struck a first-of-its-kind deal with Anthropic to make its Claude AI assistant available to all state agencies and local governments at half the standard enterprise rate, bypassing a Pentag…
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Anthropic have reached a deal allowing state agencies to use the Claude AI chatbot at a discounted price, aiming to improve government efficiency. The agreement di…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has reached a deal with Anthropic to offer its Claude AI chatbot at a 50% discount to state agencies and local governments, aiming to boost adoption and improve govern…
The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed a complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) filed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), finding no evidence of campaign finance violations or sexual misconduct…
California signed a first-of-its-kind deal with Anthropic to provide state agencies and local governments access to the Claude AI assistant at a 50% discount, along with free training and technical su…