California

Meta gives $65M to two super PACs to elect California state candidates, regardless of party, whom it views as supportive of the AI and tech industry (www.politico.com)
2026-2-3 AI California

Electric Flying Cars Now for Sale by California Company Pivotal (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-2-1 California

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and crypto evangelist Tim Draper plan to spend millions this year on an effort to elect moderate California legislators (www.nytimes.com)
2026-1-31 California

New-Vehicle Sales in California, 2025: Tesla Loses Ground, Toyota Widens Lead, Honda Passes Tesla, but Model Y still #1 Bestseller by Far (wolfstreet.com)
2026-1-31 Tesla Honda Toyota California

California's Population Declines Again, -200,000 since 2020: Relief for “Housing Shortage” as Homes Keep Getting Built (wolfstreet.com)
2026-1-30 Real Estate California

Tesla plans to scrap its premium S and X models and convert its California factory into an Optimus manufacturing hub, as Elon Musk refocuses on robotics and AI (www.ft.com)
2026-1-29 AI Tesla Robot Manufacturing Elon Musk California

SK Hynix announces a new US-based “AI Company” from a restructuring of its California-based subsidiary Solidigm, and commits at least $10B to the new entity (www.cnbc.com)
2026-1-29 AI California

TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants (www.nytimes.com)
2026-1-28 YouTube California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will launch a review into whether TikTok is violating state law by censoring content critical of President Donald Trump (www.politico.com)
2026-1-27 Trump California

California Tech CEO and EV Pioneer Arrested, Accused of Murder (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-27 California

Billionaire Tom Steyer, who is running for California governor, says he'll vote for the one-time 5% tax on billionaire wealth if it reaches the November ballot (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-27 Tax California

New California Law Means Big Changes For Photos of Homes in Real Estate Listings (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-27 California

California Becomes First State To Join WHO Disease Network After US Exit (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-24 California

New-Vehicle Sales in California, 2025: Tesla Loses Ground, Toyota Widens Lead, Honda Passes Tesla, but Model Y still #1 Bestseller by Far (wolfstreet.com)
2026-1-23 Tesla Honda Toyota California

California's AG sends a cease-and-desist letter to xAI, demanding the company halt the generation and distribution of non-consensual intimate images and CSAM (www.axios.com)
2026-1-17 California

Some top California Democrats join Governor Gavin Newsom in opposing a ballot initiative led by a healthcare union seeking a one-time 5% tax on $1B+ in assets (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-17 Tax Democrat Asset California

California regulators unanimously voted in favor of Verizon's $10B Frontier acquisition; deliberations included Verizon committing to CA's DEI requirements (thedesk.net)
2026-1-16 California

California AG Rob Bonta launches an investigation into xAI over the proliferation of nonconsensual, sexualized images generated by Grok (www.politico.com)
2026-1-15 California

California's Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives (www.juancole.com)
2026-1-14 California

Gov. Gavin Newsom has engaged in months of negotiations to neutralize a proposed California wealth tax ballot initiative; a compromise does not appear imminent (www.politico.com)
2026-1-14 Tax California

A late-2025 amendment to California's wealth tax proposal treats founder control as ownership, a move that could end founder-controlled startups in the state (www.piratewires.com)
2026-1-13 Tax Startup California

Sources and filings: Peter Thiel donated $3M to a group to beat California's wealth tax, the first of several expected major donations by tech leaders in 2026 (www.nytimes.com)
2026-1-12 Tax California

California bans data broker reselling health data of millions (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-12 California

OpenAI and kids safety group Common Sense Media partner to consolidate competing measures for a California ballot initiative meant to protect kids from chatbots (www.axios.com)
2026-1-10 chatbot California

California Lawmaker Proposes a Four-Year Ban On AI Chatbots In Kids' Toys (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-8 AI chatbot Ban California

Filing: Larry Page moved assets out of California ahead of the proposed CA wealth tax, meeting an end-of-2025 deadline; a source said he has left the state (www.businessinsider.com)
2026-1-7 Tax Asset California

Jensen Huang says he isn't concerned about a billionaires tax under consideration in California, and plans to remain in Silicon Valley (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 Tax California

Google's $250M Deal with California to Fund Newsrooms May Be Stalled (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-4 Google California

California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets residents request the deletion of their personal data from over 500 registered data brokers (www.pcmag.com)
2026-1-3 California

A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective today (www.theverge.com)
2026-1-2 AI California Virginia

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