San Francisco supervisors seek 45-day pause on new data centers as AI fuels concerns
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Several facilities have already been approved, including in the Bayview and South of Market neighborhoods, according to the supervisors.
Technology
As California debated sharing data on drivers, Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million records
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The Trump administration sought trucker records from a nonprofit driver information clearinghouse to use in immigration enforcement.Technology
California kills bill regulating Flock cameras even as public rage grows
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The California Legislature has failed several times since 2022 to regulate technology for automatically tracking vehicles — even as examples of abuse mount.featured
The Isle of AI: Tech promised a better future. These Bay Area cities think it’s already here
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Oakland highlighted several issue areas where AI will be used to improve services.Technology
The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it
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The public has turned against data centers, prompting a flood of legislation in California.Education
Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities
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New major fuses technological tools for statistical analysis, coding, 3D mapping, and data visualization with traditional humanities disciplines.Arts & Entertainment
High-stakes trial over Instagram and Facebook’s impact on children opens in Oakland
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Meta faces similar upcoming litigation in other states.Education
Teens use AI for academic support even though they see the dangers, survey finds
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Roughly 7 in 10 teens use AI for academic support, according to Common Sense Media.education
UC Berkeley startups fuel hundreds of jobs, millions in local payroll, research reveals
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Study quantifies the local economic benefits of the university’s entrepreneurial “ecosystem.”Bay Area
California recruits teens to help advise on state’s AI and technology decisions
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Nominate a student to the newly launched California Teen Tech Council.Technology
