Elon Musk says California is home to Tesla’s engineering headquartersThe CEO moved the company’s corporate headquarters to Texas in 2021.By W. Shanklin, 02.23.2023
City of Oakland declares state of emergency in wake of ransomware attackOakland took its network offline, rendering many of its non-emergency services inaccessible. By M. Moon, 02.16.2023
California’s first electric short-hop ferry launches in 2024The Angel Island is about to get an EV makeover.By I. Bonifacic, 02.13.2023
Zero-emission vehicles made up nearly 19 percent of car sales in California last yearForty percent of all new ZEVs sold in the US were sold in the state.By I. Bonifacic, 01.22.2023
California invests $2.6 billion to build 90,000 EV chargersThere could be 250,000 chargers across the state by 2025.By I. Bonifacic, 12.17.2022
Waymo will soon offer fully driverless rides to the public in San FranciscoIt still needs to secure a deployment permit before it can start charging passengers. By M. Moon, 11.19.2022
Black market fears are hampering cannabis waste recycling efforts in CaliforniaOr, why you can't drop off your expended 510 carts at the dispensary you bought them from.By A. Tarantola, 11.16.2022
Waymo is one step closer to charging for self-driving taxis in CaliforniaService isn't yet ready in San Francisco, however.By J. Fingas, 11.10.2022
New York joins California in aiming to make all auto sales hybrid or EV by 2035Those two states alone cover 20 percent of the US population.By S. Dent, 09.30.2022
A new California law will require social media platforms to add more 'protections' for childrenThe law, which has been criticized by some privacy advocates, goes into effect in 2024.By K. Bell, 09.15.2022
California sues Amazon for preventing third-party sellers offering cheaper prices elsewhereThe state's antitrust lawsuit could force Amazon to change its policies.By J. Fingas, 09.14.2022
What you’ll need to survive the California wildfires this summerNow is the perfect time to update your home's emergency kit.By A. Tarantola, 08.17.2022
Amazon's palm payments arrive in more than 65 Whole Foods stores in CaliforniaThis is the first major expansion for Amazon One in grocery stores.By J. Fingas, 08.09.2022
Tesla faces new lawsuit over claims of racism and harassment at its Fremont factoryFremont employees accused it of allowing racial abuse and harassment.By S. Dent, 07.01.2022
Former Activision Blizzard employee appeals $18 million harassment settlementShe argues the agreement shouldn't prevent workers from suing the company in the future.By I. Bonifacic, 05.23.2022
Governor Newsom faces accusations of meddling in Activision Blizzard lawsuit (updated)A lawyer with California's fair employment agency is quitting in protest of the governor's actions. By I. Bonifacic, 04.13.2022
Recommended Reading: Two decades in the metaverseThe week's best writing on technology and more. By B. Steele, 03.19.2022
California can once again set its own emissions rules, EPA saysThe state is now free to push for stricter standards than the federal government.By D. Hardawar, 03.09.2022
Activision Blizzard faces wrongful death lawsuit over employee suicideThe game developer allegedly let sexual harassment contribute to the worker's death.By J. Fingas, 03.04.2022
California State Bar investigates data exposure involving 260,000 confidential case recordsThe leak saw case numbers, file dates and more published to a public website. By I. Bonifacic, 02.28.2022