Licensed cannabis businesses in Sonoma County, California, are struggling to survive amid high costs, market oversaturation, and competition from illegal operators who control an estimated 60% of the …
Burning Man's 2026 survival guide now explicitly requires wearers of AI glasses, including Meta glasses, to obtain permission from everyone in view before recording video, extending the event's long-s…
The Los Gatos Town Council on Aug. 18 approved renewing a law allowing the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department to use military equipment, including drones, rifles, tear gas, flash bangs, and a 40…
Los Gatos High School teacher David Homa now requires students in his honors economics and social entrepreneurship classes to handwrite notes or use one of five typewriters funded by the New Millenniu…
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to Facebook and Instagram to settle claims filed by 47 states over teen social media addiction, state attorneys general announced Wedne…
A new wave of smart home devices, including set-and-forget thermostats, accessible smart plugs, and water leak sensors, can make aging in place easier, according to Senior Tech Tutor Marin. The articl…
Dunlop and Falken tire executives criticized the California Energy Commission's first-in-the-nation replacement tire efficiency standards, adopted last week, predicting price increases of 15% to 20% f…
Artificial intelligence is increasingly solving longstanding mathematical problems, such as the Jacobian conjecture, prompting leading mathematicians to question whether this development is ultimately…
Adam Mosseri, the Meta executive at the helm of Instagram, defended the platform's safety record in testimony Tuesday at a federal trial in Oakland, California, where the states of California, Colorad…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan in the final legislative session of his term to limit utility liability for wildfire damages, aiming to stabilize electricity rates and speed payments to…
Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development showcased a prototype Star Wars food cart with levitating droids at the D23 fan expo, which could debut at Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge later this year.…
Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman launched Luffu, a screenless wearable tracker aimed at helping families monitor aging parents, with the $300 Luffu Link device available for $250 preord…
Ben Rosen, the longtime chairman of Compaq Computer Corp. who introduced Apple Computer Inc. to Morgan Stanley and provided early financing to Compaq, Silicon Graphics, Lotus Software, and Electronic …
The Trump administration's Office of Legal Counsel has issued a memo asserting that executive privilege protects the president's communications with private advisers outside the government, a claim th…
Solano County Supervisors will consider Tuesday whether to support the proposed Solano Maritime and Manufacturing Act, which would facilitate shipbuilding and maritime manufacturing on approximately 1…
Archer Aviation unveiled its 11th planned vertiport at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 24, partnering with AEG Worldwide to establish the district's first vertiport as part of its largest U.…
Nvidia Corp. faces intensifying competition in the AI chip market, projected to exceed $1 trillion in revenue, as Amazon.com Inc., Google, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., and startups like Cerebras Syste…
High school students, including 17-year-old Sadie Cisneros of Pittsburg, California, are mobilizing against AI data centers, citing environmental and health concerns, with Cisneros speaking at a City …
Walnut Creek city leadership signaled support for electrifying its fleet and expanding public EV charging, with a draft Electric Vehicle Strategic Plan projecting $5.6 to $6.7 million in additional co…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing a direct test of his warning that middle powers must resist economic coercion, as U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion wor…