A two-year bipartisan effort by California lawmakers to make internet search and social media companies Meta and Google pay publishers of newspapers for using their reports ended Wednesday in a …
When the industrial revolution erupted in 18th century Britain — replacing handwork with machinery in the manufacture of goods — many of the affected textile workers responded by attacking and disabling …
As California voters consider whether to increase the state’s minimum wage, they should keep in mind that the proposed hike is very modest and would benefit the neediest workers …
A bill to make Google and Facebook owner Meta pay publishers for news they present on their platforms survived its passage through a state legislative chamber where potential laws often …
A bill to make Google and Facebook pay publishers for news presented on their platforms faces a do-or-die test Thursday in a state government chamber notorious as a killing ground …
A package of bills Governor Newsom urged in this year to crack down on retail thefts is headed to his desk after passing through the state legislature Monday. The ten …
Google was once the company with the motto “Don’t be evil.” Well, those days are gone. Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Silicon Valley company is …
In a letter to California schools, Gov. Gavin Newsom urged educators to immediately restrict cell phone use on campus as students return to the classroom. “Excessive smartphone use among youth …
Though lawmakers and advocates proposed dozens of bills to regulate artificial intelligence in California this year, none have attracted more disdain from big tech companies, startup founders, and investors than …
A state lawmaker from the San Fernando Valley has resumed his push for a bill that would ban public schools in California from serving food or beverages containing synthetic food …