About 450 companies are on the data broker registry in California, and a law passed last year will make it easier to delete the data they collect about people.
At a protest in San Francisco, nurses say health care employers must ensure the artificial intelligence tools they use do not harm patients.
Google is testing a process that removes links to California news websites from its search results to prepare for a state bill that would require the tech giant to pay media outlets for posting a...
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2024/04/18/why-is-google-removing-news-links-for-some-californians/
The EPA expects that under the new rules, EVs could account for up to 56% of new passenger vehicles sold for model years 2030 through 2032, meeting a goal that President Biden set in 2021.
In the absence of Congressional action, California often takes the lead with new legislation to reign in tech. This was true for privacy and social media, and now it looks to be playing out the s...
Less than 3 weeks after part of the fuselage blew out of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 plane at 16,000 feet, the FAA has cleared the way for the planes to operate again.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2024/01/27/heres-how-to-know-if-your-next-flight-is-on-a-boeing-737-max-9/
In a time of passionate disagreement over the Israel Hamas war, what legal rights do Silicon Valley employees have to protest against their employers publicly?
Critics say the Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative prioritizes speed of deployment over meeting the high-speed connection needs of lower-income communities like those in East Oakland.
Around 500 people marched and chanted outside Google offices in San Francisco in an effort to get the Silicon Valley giant to stop 'being complicit' in the mass civilian casualties in Gaza follow...
In a lawsuit filed late Wednesday, Meta Platform Inc. said it is challenging 'the structurally unconstitutional authority exercised by the FTC' in reopening the privacy agreement.
OpenAI's board of directors' abruptly firing its CEO — then bringing him back days later — is a result of the tensions at the heart of the Bay Area artificial intelligence company.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2023/11/25/how-openais-origins-explain-the-sam-altman-drama/
Launched this week, the California Institute for Technology and Democracy will provide lawmakers with recommendations on countering the impacts of AI, deepfakes and disinformation on the 2024 ele...
In the first college application season since generative AI tools like ChatGPT have become widely available, colleges and high schools are weighing the ethical and practical implications of text-...
On Wednesday morning, FEMA will test its nationwide emergency alert system with messages on broadcast and your cellphone. Here's what to expect, and when it might be used for real.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2023/10/04/fema-fcc-emergency-alert/
The Skin Chem app, winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge in San Francisco County, aims to raise skin health awareness.
The California Public Utilities Commission voted 3–1 Thursday evening to allow Cruise and Waymo robotaxis to charge fares in San Francisco.
The Hollywood strikes this time are different from those of the past, and not just because the technology has changed: Silicon Valley has taken over Hollywood, and Big Tech has an established ant...
KQED Newsroom Friday, June 23, 2023 7 p.m. on Channel 9 Host: Priya David Clemens KQED Newsroom Celebrates 55 Years For 55 years, KQED Newsroom has covered the Bay Area’s defining moments an...
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CA State Superintendent Tony Thurmond California’s public schools are dealing with unprecedented issues exacerbated by the pandemic: staffing shortages, low literacy, absenteeism and a mental h...
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2023/06/02/tony-thurmond-autonomous-vehicles-generative-ai/
Facebook and Instagram have responded to efforts to make them pay the media industry for articles by threatening to stop carrying news stories altogether.
The Future of Artificial Intelligence With US Rep. Ted Lieu Artificial intelligence is rolling out faster than a lot of people anticipated — at a speed Congress is struggling to keep up with. T...
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2023/05/12/the-future-of-ai-with-rep-ted-lieu-sf-ballets-tamara-rojo/
The historic collapse of San Francisco's First Republic Bank on Monday came on the heels of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Uninsurably large deposits from very wealthy investors made things ...
A judge recently ruled in favor of publishers in a lawsuit against San Francisco-based Internet Archive, demanding the nonprofit's online library remove e-books. The Archive will appeal.
Google's 'quality raters' — who refer to themselves as 'ghost workers' — are employed through subcontractors and number around 10,000 worldwide, helping the company generate 'billions in reve...
The Intel co-founder, who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, died at his home...
After Silicon Valley Bank's public collapse, many biotech and climate-technology companies are rushing to open new bank accounts and source funding.
Silicon Valley Bank Bailout In the wake of the second largest bank failure in U.S. history, we discuss the federal government’s intervention and the national picture with U.S. Congressmember Ro...
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2023/03/17/silicon-valley-bank-bailout-tech-news-of-the-week/
A second bank has now failed, as federal regulators spread reassurances for clients of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
Just over a year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we checked in with two Silicon Valley companies with close connections to Ukraine.
Users are outraged over Twitter's plan to charge what many think would be a prohibitive $100 monthly fee for a tool known as the API that has proved invaluable for rescue efforts following the re...