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The key health bills California Gov. Newsom signed this week focused on how technology is impacting kids
October 15, 2025
New laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aim to make the artificial intelligence and social media landscape in California safer, especially for minors. Senate Bill 243, sponsored by state...
California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use
October 14, 2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use.New data centers have been rapidly proliferating in California and other...
Judge blocks California law that targeted deepfake campaign ads
October 3, 2024
With deepfake video and audio making their way into political campaigns, California enacted its toughest restrictions yet in September: a law prohibiting political ads within 120 days of an...
California lawmakers advance tax on Big Tech to help fund news industry
June 28, 2024
SACRAMENTO —  The California state Senate on Thursday passed legislation aimed at helping the news industry by imposing a new tax on some of the biggest tech companies in the...
Will Google strike a deal with California news outlets to fund journalism?
June 26, 2024
SACRAMENTO —  California news publishers and Big Tech companies appear to be inching toward compromise on a controversial bill that would require Google and huge social media platforms to pay...