Silicon Valley

Artificial intelligence tools known as companion chatbots have been rushed to market and used by children, leading to widespread reports of harm. After the catastrophe with social media, are lawmakers going to stand by again as another generation gets hurt?

Silicon Valley companies say a bill that would establish safety requirements for AI development will tamp innovation and chase companies outside of California. Their fearmongering could not be more wrong.

Many new towns have been created to handle California's population growth. Now the state is losing population, and its latest new town project has stalled.

Wall Street banks are spending billions to research AI and patent tools while regulations and public safeguards are lagging. California's proposed rules for automated decision-making and other privacy protections are a step in the right direction.

California's economic personality has undergone several dramatic changes over its 174-year history. How will state leaders address the economy's underlying problems and prepare for its uncertain future?

Lawmakers in California and elsewhere can no longer take the tech industry’s word when their armies of lobbyists make the case that they police themselves and shouldn’t be held accountable. The basis for that trust is nonexistent.

News publishers in California are divided over proposed legislation that would require tech giants to set aside money for newsrooms. A journalism expert says Assembly Bill 886 would finally force Big Tech to the bargaining table.

News publishers in California disagree on legislation that would require tech giants to pay newsrooms for content that has become essential to their platforms. A digital media advocate worries that Assembly Bill 886 would favor larger outlets and incentivize clickbait.

From CalMatters’ housing reporter Ben Christopher: California voters will soon get a third chance to say “yes” to rent control. This week, the Secretary of State announced that supporters of a measure that would let cities put new restrictions on how much landlords can hike the rent have gathered enough signatures to put it on […]

A report from California’s department devoted to business oversight says state and federal regulators saw reasons for concern over Silicon Valley Bank’s financial practices, but didn’t force changes soon enough.