Driverless robotaxis to expand into more US cities

Two major robotaxi operators are expanding their driverless ride-hailing operations into additional cities, giving riders more transportation options as the race to scale autonomous taxis accelerates across the U.S.

AI jobs are booming and paying more — but women are being left behind

AI is creating some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs in the U.S., but women remain significantly underrepresented in the field.

Family says they paid $10,000 to a fake immigration attorney who used an AI-generated avatar

A family trying to help a loved one held at the Adelanto immigration detention center says they paid $10,000 to someone they believed was an immigration attorney, only to discover the person they had been communicating with was an AI-generated avatar. 

Waymo Santa Monica charging lots banned from overnight operations

A Santa Monica judge granted a preliminary injunction stopping Waymo from operating two charging stations overnight following neighborhood complaints over noise, lights, and traffic.

OpenAI didn't realize its agent was responsible for hack for a week: report

OpenAI said one of its advanced AI models autonomously hacked AI company Hugging Face during an internal cybersecurity evaluation, calling it an "unprecedented cyber incident."

OpenAI says AI model autonomously hacked rival's systems during internal test

OpenAI said one of its advanced artificial intelligence models autonomously breached AI startup Hugging Face's infrastructure during an internal cybersecurity evaluation.

Apple sues OpenAI, alleges theft of trade secrets tied to ChatGPT hardware development

Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of encouraging former Apple employees to steal confidential trade secrets to help develop ChatGPT-related hardware.

Teens detained in California after drinking alcohol, shooting toy guns in Waymo: police

San Mateo Police say they detained two riders in a driverless taxi, after a Waymo representative alerted the San Mateo Police Department Monday afternoon that the two passengers appeared on the internal camera to be inebriated and were firing what appeared to be a gun out of the Waymo car window.

Meta removes controversial Instagram AI photo feature after social media backlash

Meta's controversial Muse Image feature automatically opted public Instagram profiles into allowing their photos to be used as reference for AI image generation. Meta removed the feature after just three days.

New California laws in effect July 1, 2026

A sweeping slate of new California state laws is in effect July 1, introducing strict regulations across public education, food safety, consumer technology, and transportation.

AI is helping gas stations collude to raise California fuel prices, lawsuit says

A lawsuit accuses California gas station operators of using artificial intelligence software to illegally coordinate and drive up prices at the pump.

AI may spot deadly heart risk in a routine ECG

UC Berkeley researchers say a new AI model found a hidden ECG signal that could help doctors identify more people at risk before sudden cardiac death.

California July 1 new laws: Wage hikes, phone-free schools, and tech crackdowns

Check out the major California laws taking effect July 1, covering school cell phone bans, restaurant allergen rules, minimum wage increases, and robotaxi tickets.

California's 'robotaxi crackdown': New law allows police to cite driverless cars

California's Assembly Bill 1777 cracks down on driverless robotaxis by allowing police to issue traffic citations to AV manufacturers and mandating emergency geofencing rules.

New California laws taking effect July 1, 2026

A wave of new laws hits California on July 1. From minimum wage hikes and school cell phone bans to stricter rules for self-driving robotaxis, here is what is changing in your community.