Tesla gets permit to ferry passengers in California, a stepping stone toward autonomous taxis
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Tesla has said it will launch such a service in Austin, Texas in June.
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Elon Musk’s $97 billion offer for OpenAI’s assets lands in Oakland federal court
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OpenAI says the offer exposes the fact that Musk had brought the lawsuit not to preserve OpenAI’s humanity-focused mission as he claimed, but for his own financial and competitive gain.Oakland
AlCo courts portal lets small claims filers securely submit evidence from own device
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The court said it encourages people with small claims cases to use the new portal to make sure evidence is submitted in a timely fashion.Bay Area
Guided tours of Stanford’s SLAC accelerator offer visitors a light-speed peek at science
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The public is allowed to visit SLAC on several monthly guided tours, or people can attend sponsored lectures or come to a STEM Community Day in the fall.Featured in Category
Judge seemingly unpersuaded she should block OpenAI’s shift to for-profit company
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U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Tuesday heard three hours of legal argument from lawyers representing Elon Musk, who brought the lawsuit, and OpenAI and Microsoft, which Musk alleges have collaborated to pervert OpenAI’s original charitable mission.berkeley
Berkeley police fully embrace automated license plate readers after successful trial
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In July 2023, the Berkeley City Council approved placing ALPRs at 52 locations throughout the city.safety
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory home to world’s fastest supercomputer
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El Capitan, which officials at the federal lab said can perform 1.742 quintillion calculations per second, was verified as the world’s most powerful supercomputer during the 2024 Supercomputing Conference being held this week in Atlanta.Bay Area
Bay Area ports receive millions from EPA fund to trim carbon emissions, update equipment
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In Oakland, the money will be used to buy 663 pieces of zero-emissions equipment.Education
New California law brings artificial intelligence and media literacy to K-12 classrooms
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AI literacy and media literacy content will be found in math, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks.Technology
California drivers can get mobile licenses on their iPhones — but they need physical ones too
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For now they are only accepted at select airports and a small number of businesses selling age-restricted items.kamala harris
