Technology

New tech-backed super PACs spent tens of millions of dollars boosting some Democrats over their more progressive opponents. Almost all of their favored candidates won their contests, despite voters’ broad distrust of AI and billionaires.

Banning children's access to digital technologies sounds protective, but the evidence so far mostly suggests it is not.

Automated systems — algorithms and artificial intelligence — often sway rental company decisions, leaving rejected families with little recourse.

Voters in these nine legislative districts are weighing in on particularly competitive races, made even more competitive by the flood of outside money pouring in to sway public opinion.

Tech billionaires funding PACs have enjoyed recent growth in personal and corporate wealth and are spending it to handpick the California Legislature.

After hundreds of AI “agents” participated in a cyber attack, industry leaders began seeking guardrails. California is beginning to set some.

California prohibits tech companies from selling student data, but loopholes exist. A new law creates stricter rules for how companies gather and sell student data.

Even a decade ago, the horror stories behind some of the 13 bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday seemed the stuff of fiction. No more.

If Democrats want to become the party of the future again, they need to stop treating the people building the future like political enemies.

Californians might be more accepting of data centers if Big Tech planned transparently, shared benefits with host communities and used more clean energy.