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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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California DMV says a California administrative judge recently ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around its Autopilot and fully autonomous driving systems (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 17, 2025

Lora Kolodny / CNBC: California DMV says a California administrative law judge recently ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing…

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Changes to CISA left some states without support in elections; California says CISA provided little support in Nov. 4 redistricting election (Associated Press)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 24, 2025

Associated Press: Changes to CISA left some states without support in elections; California said CISA provided little support in the…

North Korean agents use fake identities to apply for tech jobs – Radio Free Asia

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

RFA welcomes release of Shin Daewe, RFA contributor in Myanmar – Radio Free Asia

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US to establish fuel depot in Philippines to support operations in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Trump’s executive order on psychedelics and what it means for cannabis

Disturbances in Hormuz hit China’s capital of Christmas and holiday spending

Rivian factory damaged by tornado during crucial R2 EV launch

Local car dealerships grow, die amid rise of auto mega-retailers

Netflix has long been “a builder, not a buyer.” Are those times over?

Democrats turn up pressure, force another vote to end Trump’s Iran war

Troops warned they would be prosecuted for war crimes if they followed Trump’s illegal orders

Inflation and Cost of Living Are Expected to End Trump’s Presidency

Completely irrelevant, Trump doesn’t even know where JD Vance is

Cognitively declining Trump wants praise for ability to sign his name

OpenAI deploys Chronicle, which creates memories from screenshots to make Codex more context-aware, as a research preview for Pro subscribers on macOS (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

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)

Sources: UK-based CuspAI, which aims to use AI to discover new materials, is in discussions to raise at least $200 million, taking its valuation to more than $1 billion (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)

A Blue Origin rocket failed to properly place a BlueBird satellite from satellite networking company AST into its intended orbit; ASTS Falls 14% Premarket (Jake Rudnitsky/Bloomberg)

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff rejects idea of flavor-coded CRM replacing SaaS companies, saying data security and compliance make Salesforce indispensable (Sebastian Herrera/Wall Street Journal)

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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)

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)

California DMV says a California administrative judge recently ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around its Autopilot and fully autonomous driving systems (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)

Changes to CISA left some states without support in elections; California says CISA provided little support in Nov. 4 redistricting election (Associated Press)