health How the state sent Californians’ personal health data to LinkedIn By Tomas Apodaca and Colin Lecher | CalMatters | April 28, 2025 The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign.
construction How a high-tech water recycling facility is fueling Treasure Island’s sustainable future By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | April 25, 2025 The award-winning facility will recycle the island's wastewater -- without emitting any odor or discharging pollutants into the Bay.
Business & Finance Searching for gold: Google violated antitrust laws with ad market dominance, judge rules By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | April 23, 2025 The trial represents a landmark victory in the ongoing fight to stop Google from monopolizing the digital public square.
Arts & Entertainment Future of Food: Berkeley exhibition explores the alternative world of sustainable cuisine By Lou Fancher | Bay City News | April 4, 2025 New interactive STEM exhibit at the Lawrence Hall of Science connects people with the emerging technologies created for sustainable dining.
Technology Tesla gets permit to ferry passengers in California, a stepping stone toward autonomous taxis By Malena Carollo | CalMatters | March 19, 2025 Tesla has said it will launch such a service in Austin, Texas in June.
lawsuit Media watchdog’s suit accuses Elon Musk of waging ‘vendetta-driven campaign’ against it By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | March 14, 2025 The fight has its roots in Musk’s October 2022 acquisition of the social media platform.
Technology California has 30 new proposals to rein in AI. Trump could complicate them By Khari Johnson | CalMatters | March 13, 2025 New proposals follow a batch of more than 20 AI laws Newsom signed last year, but they are moving forward in a very different political environment.
business Injunction malfunction: Musk loses round in battle with OpenAI, but still wins with ruling By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | March 7, 2025 While Musk lost the battle, the judge’s decision may prove pivotal to advancing Musk’s central argument in the war between the tech titans.
Fires Meet the NorCal women behind Watch Duty, an app that informs people during wildfires By Elsa Cavazos, The Mendocino Voice | February 22, 2025 The app has become an indispensable source of facts on the ground in fire season.
Oakland Elon Musk’s $97 billion offer for OpenAI’s assets lands in Oakland federal court By Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News | February 14, 2025 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.