Tech Culture California considers "right to disconnect" bill to prevent bosses contacting workers out of hours Californians could soon have a better work-life balance By Rob Thubron, April 3, 2024, 5:19 AM 23 comments
Tech Culture The Web Class action suit filed over license plate data, allegedly violating the privacy of millions of California drivers The defendant says its actions did not violate any California law By Kishalaya Kundu, February 27, 2024, 9:21 AM
Car Tech California DMV suspends GM Cruise's permit to operate its driverless taxis Following several accidents and accusations that Cruise misrepresented the safety of its vehicles By Rob Thubron, October 25, 2023, 8:45 AM 7 comments
Industry Federal judge orders injunction against California's online child safety law "...the provisions of the CAADCA ... do not pass constitutional muster" By Cal Jeffrey, September 19, 2023, 1:26 PM
Industry The Web California's Delete Act will make erasing consumers' data easier Advertisers aren't happy in the slightest, of course By Alfonso Maruccia, September 18, 2023, 8:08 AM
Electronics California sends country's strongest right-to-repair bill to governor's desk, mandating 7 years of parts Law enters effect on July 1, 2024 but applies to products made after July 1, 2021 By Daniel Sims, September 15, 2023, 4:55 PM 14 comments
Electronics Apple Apple supports California's right-to-repair bill, breaking with tradition Apple just surprised everyone by doing something good By Rob Thubron, August 25, 2023, 8:08 AM
Security EFF calls for action against California's new facial recognition bill State authorities should not normalize government use of face recognition tech By Alfonso Maruccia, April 24, 2023, 11:53 AM
Electronics San Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly force "You are in direct violation of Penal Code 1.13, Section 9. You have five seconds to comply." By Cal Jeffrey, November 23, 2022, 5:21 PM 24 comments
Science California is spending $20M to install solar panels over 1.6 miles of canals Installing solar panels over canals could have numerous benefits By Shawn Knight, August 30, 2022, 12:39 PM 53 comments
Industry Car Tech Tesla sued by California over alleged racism and harassment at Fremont factory Not the first racism lawsuit Tesla has faced By Rob Thubron, February 10, 2022, 8:58 AM 13 comments
Apple Apple offers $30 million to settle nearly decade-old bag-check class action Plaintiffs to receive an average of $800 back pay per claimant By Cal Jeffrey, November 15, 2021, 3:21 PM
Industry California bill may restrict the sale of gas-guzzling lawnmowers and generators in 2024 Governor Newsom already signed the bill By Cohen Coberly, October 11, 2021, 4:28 PM 48 comments
Tech Culture Elon Musk has left California for Texas He called California "complacent" By Rob Thubron, December 9, 2020, 5:17 AM 24 comments
Tech Culture A third metal monolith appears, this one in California After the first was removed by "the Karens of the hiking world" By Rob Thubron, December 3, 2020, 6:22 AM 13 comments
Electronics Apple Apple's security chief charged over alleged iPads for gun licenses scheme The DA says 200 iPads were donated to the Sheriff's Department in exchange for CCW permits By Rob Thubron, November 24, 2020, 9:32 AM 15 comments
Industry California voters pass Proposition 22, eliminating employee protections for Uber and Lyft drivers Uber and Lyft's business model is secure By Cohen Coberly, November 4, 2020, 11:53 AM 36 comments
Tech Culture Industry Lyft will suspend service in California at the end of the day Between Covid and California, it's been a tough year for ridesharing providers By Shawn Knight, August 20, 2020, 1:23 PM 20 comments
Car Tech California will require all newly-sold trucks to be zero-emissions by 2045 California hopes to significantly reduce air pollution By Cohen Coberly, June 26, 2020, 4:43 PM 30 comments
Car Tech Uber testing new feature that lets California drivers set their own fares Up to five times the company's base rate By Rob Thubron, January 21, 2020, 10:19 AM
Industry Uber is making changes to its app in California to comply with new gig economy law More stability for California drivers By Cohen Coberly, January 9, 2020, 5:34 PM
Industry Tech Culture New California law threatens to put state's freelancers out of work Vox and others are already eliminating freelance positions in the state By Cal Jeffrey, January 4, 2020, 3:38 PM 28 comments
Industry California's Consumer Privacy Act has taken effect, bringing GDPR-like data protections to the US As long as you live in California, of course By Cohen Coberly, January 2, 2020, 6:25 PM
Tech Culture California's DMV is making $50 million per year from selling private data Your name, address, and registration could be for sale By Rob Thubron, November 26, 2019, 7:56 AM 24 comments
Industry Apple Apple launching $2.5 billion initiative to tackle California's housing crisis Following in the footsteps of Facebook and Google By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2019, 9:55 AM 7 comments