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September 1, 2026
Reigning In Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media
As the legislative session moves closer to the end, California lawmakers will decide on bills that tackle issues including social media safety and AI's impact on jobs.
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August 28, 2026
Meta's 'Big Tobacco moment' leaves parents asking if social media is too dangerous for kids
From Australia to India, other countries have also been cracking down on the use of social media by teens.
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August 26, 2026
Meta to pay $17 billion, overhaul Facebook and Instagram in teen addiction settlement
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states
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August 22, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg buys an Irish castle
Mark Zuckerberg and other tech moguls have been purchasing property outside of California.
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August 20, 2026
San Francisco Bay Area dethroned as largest 'tech talent' market
The size of New York's tech talent workforce surpassed the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time as tech companies lay off workers, a new report from CBRE shows.
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August 7, 2026
'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows
From courtrooms to strip clubs, backlash is building against Meta's smart glasses.
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July 22, 2026
They built AI. Now Silicon Valley workers protest its threat to jobs and humanity
Activists, tech workers and more are sounding the alarm about AI's risks and proposing various solutions to curb technology's risks that include job displacement.
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July 16, 2026
Meta accused of using AI to pick employees with medical conditions for layoffs
Twenty-six current and former Meta employees, including some from California, allege the company violated federal and state laws. Meta denied the accusations.
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June 16, 2026
People are betting on elections in prediction markets. Congress is watching
As prediction markets stir debate over betting on politics, the Los Angeles mayoral race raised a new question: What happens when people wager on elections?
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June 5, 2026
AI boom fuels California growth but leaves more workers jobless
California unemployment and tech layoffs climb even as the state records strong GDP growth
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