Opinion: Another nuclear arms race is brewing. Who will stop him?
At the beginning of June, the The Biden administration announced a more “competitive” nuclear weapons strategy, after Moscow and Beijing…
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Zionism: huge disagreement over a word that has been used for 125 years
WASHINGTON- In the many debates over the language surrounding the war in Gaza, few words are as controversial as “Zionism.”…
Assembly Passes Bill to Require Farmers to Notify Before Using Pesticides Near Schools
SACRAMENT- On Tuesday, the state Assembly passed legislation that would require farms within a quarter-mile of a school to notify…
OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice that sounds like Scarlett Johansson
When OpenAI unveiled its new voice assistant technology this month, it immediately drew comparisons to Spike Jonze's 2013 sci-fi film…
Sony warns tech companies: don't use our music to train your AI
Sony Music Group is sending letters to 700 AI developers and music streaming services warning them not to use their…
Editorial: Biden's Marijuana Plan May Finally End 'Reefer Madness'
The US Drug Enforcement Administration plans to reclassify marijuana from the most restrictive category (Schedule I, along with heroin) to…
Disneyland's plan to reduce disability cheating
Disney theme parks have seen use of their disability services program skyrocket over the past five years. Is it because…
A California climate victory could end up destroying rainforests
Half of the diesel fuel in California is produced not from unsustainable oil but from renewable biomass, such as waste…
Editorial: Rat poison bans are not working. Wildlife and pets continue to die
For at least a decade, California has tried to restrict the use of rat poison from killing all kinds of…
Editorial: California can't undermine climate change disclosure laws
California took a big step last fall when lawmakers passed a pair of laws requiring large companies doing business in…