Silicon Valley Enclave Most Expensive US ZIP as AI Wealth Surges August 3, 2026 By Francesca Maglione and Sophie Alexander In the Silicon Valley enclave of Atherton, a six-bedroom, nine-bath mansion featuring a theater, a private rose garden and a...
Illinois Governor Signs AI Regulation Bill That Aims to Mitigate Risks July 9, 2026 By Maggie Dougherty/Capitol News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed artificial intelligence legislation modeled after similar bills in California and New York on Monday, furthering a...
California Government Launches AI Job Loss Tracker as Layoff Fears Grow July 1, 2026 By Jo Constantz California launched a tool designed to serve as an “early warning system” for widespread AI-driven job loss. The tool, called...
xAI Accused of Illegally Firing California Engineer Who Raised Safety Concerns June 11, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner A former engineer at Elon Musk’s xAI in California who now heads a think tank focused on AI safety filed...
Newsom’s California Budget Bolstered by Extra Cash from AI Boom May 14, 2026 By Andrew Oxford and Amanda Albright California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised budget that shows no deficit for this year and next, as the state...
California Suit Claims OpenAI Chatbot Gave Advice That Led to Fatal Overdose May 13, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones The parents of a man who died of an accidental drug overdose last year sued OpenAI and its founder and...
2,400 Kaiser Mental Health Professionals Strike in California Over AI Concerns March 19, 2026 By Terry Chea About 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals were striking Wednesday in Northern California over concerns that the health care giant...
xAI Loses Bid to Halt California AI Data Disclosure Law March 6, 2026 By Blake Brittain Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI failed to convince a California federal court on Thursday to temporarily block the state’s...
Commerce Department Plans National AI Center in San Francisco January 29, 2026 By Todd Gillespie and Catherine Lucey The U.S. Department of Commerce is preparing to open a national artificial-intelligence center in San Francisco, putting it closer to...
Michigan Bulletin Provides Guidance for AI Use in Financial Services January 20, 2026 The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services issued a bulletin to provide guidance to financial service providers on the...