Some big cities are being sued over the technology they use in “predictive policing.” Los Angeles, among others, has been targeted by critics.
A cheaper, more effective way to study fish and marine life far off the West Coast is now happening, thanks to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a Northern California tech company.
Big tech companies are pushing back against California's efforts to enhance online privacy protections through legislation.
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has asked the state to approve four lithium-ion battery storage projects. Three would be owned and operated by a third party, and one, built by Tesla, would be owned and operated by PG&E itself.
Technology and U.S. anxiety about Chinese competition are at the center of the trade dispute between the world's two largest economies — and it may have implications for California companies.
If you’re hoping to take a tour of famous Silicon Valley companies like Apple, Google and Facebook, you might be in for a big surprise. That’s because none of these companies offers public tours of their facilities, and that policy is highly unlikely to change anytime soon. But for technophiles, there are other options.
You could say Kaiser Permanente has a healthy interest in solar power. The Oakland-based not-for-profit health-care organization hosts solar panels on close to 50 sites — a number that could double in coming months at facilities it owns outright in its operating territory.
Who controls the tech inside us? Budding biohackers are shaping "cyborg law," and a researcher at UC Santa Cruz is among those with something to say about it.
