Technology

Nationally representative survey data from The Center for Democracy & Technology finds schools subjectively and broadly block students from information online.

California lawmakers created new restrictions on student cell phones and deepfakes and face a rapidly expanding AI sector.

California and federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself ”at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices."

President-elect Trump has vowed to rescind an executive order that imposed AI safeguards, and could use tech to enable mass deportations. How far will California go in the other direction?

Schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as the governor calls for a crackdown.

Ads connected to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and Israel’s war in Gaza brought Facebook millions.

California was nearly $2 billion over forecast in corporate tax receipts this summer, including by $844 million in July. A tax change meant to help the budget deficit helped drive the surge.

The legislation would have required tech companies to test AI for harm to society. It attracted opposition from numerous members of Congress and major AI companies including Google, Meta, and OpenAI.

California is the seventh U.S. state to adopt mobile driver’s licenses for iPhones, part of a growing push by businesses and governments to make digital IDs commonplace.

If the next Republican president implements Project 2025, California will face an ultimatum: report sensitive abortion data to the CDC or jeopardize Medicaid funding.