Technology

Gov. Gavin Newsom assured lawmakers federal funds would eventually cover a $1.4 billion loan to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open. They could fall $588 million short.

Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice.

Google, Microsoft, Adobe and IBM will offer AI-related tools to California's schools and universities in an effort to prepare the state’s students for a changing economy.

Justices told a lower court to revisit their decision to uphold cuts of 75 percent to payments for solar panel owners.

California lawmakers want to ban companies from using data about consumers’ devices like battery life, model and geolocation to set fluctuating prices. Proponents say such “surveillance pricing” is discriminatory.

Chatbots may give students quick answers when they have questions, but they won’t help students form relationships that matter for college and life success.

The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.

In the end, both Republicans and Democrats helped doom a 10-year moratorium on state artificial intelligence laws after it cleared the House.

Colleges and universities renew Turnitin subscriptions year after year even though its flawed detectors are expensive and require students to let the company keep their papers forever.

Experts say companies often base their pricing on what they think colleges are willing to pay.