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By Justin Kloczko, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/03/wall-street-ai-california-protections Artificial intelligence may soon replace financial advisors, and that’s just the start. While one algorithm predicts stock price, another decides what to disclose to regulators....

By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/prop-24-data-privacy-18659367.php Californians can now enforce a ballot measure that seeks to protect privacy rights by allowing consumers to stop businesses from using or selling information...

By Khari Johnson, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2024/02/cdtfa-generative-ai A constant hum fills the air at California's tax agency this time of year phones ring and keyboards clack as hundreds of thousands of Californians...

By William Gavin, THE MESSENGER https://themessenger.com/business/tesla-faces-growing-legal-challenges-over-autopilot-amid-massive-recall Before Tesla issued a recall covering more than 2 million electric vehicles over software issues, at least a dozen lawsuits had been filed against...

By Titus Wu, BLOOMBERG LAW https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/californias-draft-ai-privacy-rules-show-ambitious-approach Draft rules from California’s privacy agency show the state plans to go much further than any other in its regulation of automated tools, including artificial...

By Alfred Ng, POLITICO A California consumer advocacy group wants the state’s attorney general and privacy enforcement agency to look into the conduct of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition...

By Blake Jones, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2023/11/27/giving-californians-an-out-on-ai-00128791 With help from Alfred Ng TUNE IN, OPT OUT: Artificial intelligence can help decide whether you get a job, bank loan or housing — but such uses of the technology could soon be...

By The Editorial Board, PRESS-ENTERPRISE https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/11/16/la-city-hall-scandals-never-go-away/ There are new developments in some of the Los Angeles City Hall scandals, which continue to multiply like rabbits. Last Wednesday, the City Council agreed to...

By lurch Lowery, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2023/08/16/waymo-cruise-approved-for-san-francisco-24-hour-operation-of-robotaxis/ Following millions of miles driven on public roads and billions in driving courses and simulations, rival robotaxi companies Waymo and Cruise have been given approval to...

BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66478070 Two "robotaxi" firms have been given the green light to start charging for service throughout San Francisco. The move marks a major expansion for the companies, which previously faced...