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GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations it illegally sold OnStar subscribers’ location and driving data to brokers (David Shepardson/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 9, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: The unlikely marriage of Anthropic and SpaceX, the revelations of the OpenAI trial, the AI…

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Maryland becomes first US state to ban price monitoring at grocery stores, as other states including Colorado, California, Massachusetts, Illinois and New Jersey consider similar bills (Sanya Mansoor/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 3, 2026

Sanya Mansoor / The guardian: Maryland becomes the first US state to ban price monitoring in grocery stores, as other…

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Antitrust Lawsuit Filed in California: CA Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing by Pressuring Brands to Ask Competing Retailers to Raise Prices on Certain Products (David McCabe/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 20, 2026

David McCabe / New York Times: Antitrust Lawsuit Filed in California: CA Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing by Pressuring Brands…

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A profile of Maria Davidson, who leads California Renewal, a pro-business policy group backed by Silicon Valley power players, seeking to raise $100 million in 2026 (Emily Shugerman/The San Francisco Standard)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 20, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Why half of product managers are struggling | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google) Interviews with world-class product…

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin increases his total contribution to $45 million for the Building a Better California Super PAC that opposes a proposed 5% billionaire tax (Dara Kerr/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 19, 2026

Dara Kerr / The guardian: Google co-founder Sergey Brin increases his total contribution to $45 million for the Building a…

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A live stream of Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote at the SAP Center in San Jose, California (NVIDIA on YouTube)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 16, 2026

Featured Podcasts Pod BG2: ChatGPT – The era of super assistants Open source podcast about all things technology, markets, investing,…

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Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and crypto evangelist Tim Draper plan to spend millions this year trying to elect moderate California lawmakers (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 31, 2026

Theodore Schleifer / New York Times: Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and crypto evangelist Tim Draper plan to spend millions this…

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SK Hynix announces the creation of a new US-based “AI company”, resulting from a restructuring of its California subsidiary Solidigm, and commits at least $10 billion to the new entity (Dylan Butts/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 29, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Is AI killing software? — With Bret Taylor The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind…

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California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will launch an investigation into whether TikTok is violating state law by censoring content critical of President Donald Trump (Tyler Katzenberger/Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 27, 2026

Featured Podcasts Acquired: The NFL (2026 update) Discover the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies and how you can…

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Billionaire Tom Steyer, running for California governor, says he will vote for the one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ wealth if it makes it onto the November ballot (Eliyahu Kamisher/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 26, 2026

Eliyahu Kamisher / Bloomberg: Billionaire Tom Steyer, running for California governor, says he will vote for the one-time 5% tax…

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Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

Eco-brutalist resistance in Central Asia – The Diplomate

Uzbekistan’s new migration destination? America. – The diplomat

Trump’s new AI order raises the stakes in Sino-US tech competition – The Diplomat

Boeing CEO announces 737 Max production will start on new line on July 6

Family offices are investing in sports, from pickleball to smart soccer balls

Record Broadway Ticket Sales Show Consumers Are Splurging on Experiences

Lululemon (LULU) first quarter 2026 results

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ presents ‘double taxation’ trap, lawyers say

Trump holds sit-down event in Wisconsin as apparent decline deepens

Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC massively backfired

Trump is erased as Kennedy Center begins removing his name

Scott Bessent collapses in front of Congress as he tries to defend Trump for not caring about Americans

Shocked Trump Loses Iran War Powers, Ballroom and Arms Fund on Same Day

Google Cloud says its SpaceX compute deal is a "short term" agreement "to ensure we have transitional capacity to meet growing customer demand" for Gemini Enterprise (Kate Conger/New York Times)

Marvell and Flex, a contract electronics manufacturer, will join the S&P 500; MRVL jumps more than 6% after hours after closing 16.74% lower amid heavy selling (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

More than 20 European news publishers file suit seeking more than 640 million euros from Google following an EU ruling that allows anyone harmed by Google’s advertising market abuses to seek damages (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

US officials discussed taking government stakes in major AI companies after Sam Altman floated the idea; Altman met with Bernie Sanders on Wednesday (Wall Street Journal)

India-based Innefu Labs, which develops AI-based software for national defense and enterprise security infrastructure, has raised a $30 million Series B round led by Panthera (The Economic Times)

Browsing: California

GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations it illegally sold OnStar subscribers’ location and driving data to brokers (David Shepardson/Reuters)

Maryland becomes first US state to ban price monitoring at grocery stores, as other states including Colorado, California, Massachusetts, Illinois and New Jersey consider similar bills (Sanya Mansoor/The Guardian)

Antitrust Lawsuit Filed in California: CA Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing by Pressuring Brands to Ask Competing Retailers to Raise Prices on Certain Products (David McCabe/New York Times)

A profile of Maria Davidson, who leads California Renewal, a pro-business policy group backed by Silicon Valley power players, seeking to raise $100 million in 2026 (Emily Shugerman/The San Francisco Standard)

Google co-founder Sergey Brin increases his total contribution to $45 million for the Building a Better California Super PAC that opposes a proposed 5% billionaire tax (Dara Kerr/The Guardian)

A live stream of Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote at the SAP Center in San Jose, California (NVIDIA on YouTube)

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and crypto evangelist Tim Draper plan to spend millions this year trying to elect moderate California lawmakers (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)

SK Hynix announces the creation of a new US-based “AI company”, resulting from a restructuring of its California subsidiary Solidigm, and commits at least $10 billion to the new entity (Dylan Butts/CNBC)

California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will launch an investigation into whether TikTok is violating state law by censoring content critical of President Donald Trump (Tyler Katzenberger/Politico)

Billionaire Tom Steyer, running for California governor, says he will vote for the one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ wealth if it makes it onto the November ballot (Eliyahu Kamisher/Bloomberg)