California

TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants (www.nytimes.com)
19 hours ago YouTube California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will launch a review into whether TikTok is violating state law by censoring content critical of President Donald Trump (www.politico.com)
1 day ago Trump California

California Tech CEO and EV Pioneer Arrested, Accused of Murder (yro.slashdot.org)
1 day ago California

Billionaire Tom Steyer, who is running for California governor, says he'll vote for the one-time 5% tax on billionaire wealth if it reaches the November ballot (www.bloomberg.com)
1 day ago Tax California

New California Law Means Big Changes For Photos of Homes in Real Estate Listings (news.slashdot.org)
1 day ago California

California Becomes First State To Join WHO Disease Network After US Exit (yro.slashdot.org)
4 days ago California

New-Vehicle Sales in California, 2025: Tesla Loses Ground, Toyota Widens Lead, Honda Passes Tesla, but Model Y still #1 Bestseller by Far (wolfstreet.com)
5 days ago Tesla Honda Toyota California

California's AG sends a cease-and-desist letter to xAI, demanding the company halt the generation and distribution of non-consensual intimate images and CSAM (www.axios.com)
11 days ago California

Some top California Democrats join Governor Gavin Newsom in opposing a ballot initiative led by a healthcare union seeking a one-time 5% tax on $1B+ in assets (www.bloomberg.com)
11 days ago Tax Democrat Asset California

California regulators unanimously voted in favor of Verizon's $10B Frontier acquisition; deliberations included Verizon committing to CA's DEI requirements (thedesk.net)
12 days ago California

California AG Rob Bonta launches an investigation into xAI over the proliferation of nonconsensual, sexualized images generated by Grok (www.politico.com)
13 days ago California

California's Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives (www.juancole.com)
14 days ago California

Gov. Gavin Newsom has engaged in months of negotiations to neutralize a proposed California wealth tax ballot initiative; a compromise does not appear imminent (www.politico.com)
14 days ago Tax California

A late-2025 amendment to California's wealth tax proposal treats founder control as ownership, a move that could end founder-controlled startups in the state (www.piratewires.com)
15 days ago Tax Startup California

Sources and filings: Peter Thiel donated $3M to a group to beat California's wealth tax, the first of several expected major donations by tech leaders in 2026 (www.nytimes.com)
16 days ago Tax California

California bans data broker reselling health data of millions (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
16 days ago California

OpenAI and kids safety group Common Sense Media partner to consolidate competing measures for a California ballot initiative meant to protect kids from chatbots (www.axios.com)
18 days ago chatbot California

California Lawmaker Proposes a Four-Year Ban On AI Chatbots In Kids' Toys (yro.slashdot.org)
20 days ago AI chatbot Ban California

Filing: Larry Page moved assets out of California ahead of the proposed CA wealth tax, meeting an end-of-2025 deadline; a source said he has left the state (www.businessinsider.com)
21 days ago Tax Asset California

Jensen Huang says he isn't concerned about a billionaires tax under consideration in California, and plans to remain in Silicon Valley (www.bloomberg.com)
21 days ago Tax California

Google's $250M Deal with California to Fund Newsrooms May Be Stalled (tech.slashdot.org)
24 days ago Google California

California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets residents request the deletion of their personal data from over 500 registered data brokers (www.pcmag.com)
25 days ago California

A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective today (www.theverge.com)
26 days ago AI California Virginia

Thiel Capital opens an office in Miami, as Peter Thiel and others reportedly look to cut ties with California over a proposed ballot measure to tax billionaires (www.bloomberg.com)
27 days ago Tax California

California To Require All School Districts To Restrict Student Smartphone Use by 2026 (news.slashdot.org)
27 days ago California

California's New Law Outlawing Criticism of Israel Quashes Academic Freedom, Criminalizes Teachers (www.juancole.com)
2025-12-23 Israel California

Vince Zampella, former CEO of Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty, died Sunday at 55 in a single-car crash in Southern California (www.nbclosangeles.com)
2025-12-23 California

California: Fossil Gas use Declining, replaced by Solar Plus Megabatteries (www.juancole.com)
2025-12-20 Solar California

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the RAISE Act into law; the AI safety bill's text was modified earlier to more closely resemble California's SB 53 (www.axios.com)
2025-12-20 AI New York California

California reaches a $50M settlement with Meta to resolve claims that Facebook users were misled about their ability to limit who could see personal details (sfstandard.com)
2025-12-20 Facebook California

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