Waymo says California authorized it to operate across the entire Bay Area and Sacramento, and between LA and San Diego, where it plans to expand to in mid-2026
California officials have quietly opened the door to one of the largest geographic expansions of autonomous ride-hailing the state has ever seen.
Some lawyers and bankers say the Intel deal may face legal challenges as the CHIPS Act may not allow the US government to convert grants into equity
and every American should be [video] Kelsey Piper / @kelseytuoc : @recurseparadox Congress can repeal the CHIPS act if they want to. (I think they shouldn't, but they could). But ‘Congress authorized ...
Google and California strike a deal to jointly contribute $125M+ over five years to support local news; the deal also includes support for an AI project
So it's dedicating about .005% of its annual revenue to the news initiative, while state taxpayers will foot double that amount in the first year. … @bobbyallyn : Does this mean Google will stop block...
Internal Twitter memo: extreme heat in California takes its Sacramento data center region offline; losing other centers could result in downtime for all users
Extreme heat in California has left Twitter without one of its key data centers, and a company executive warned in an internal memo obtained …
Sacramento-based Azra Games, a blockchain gaming startup developing a sci-fi fantasy game with virtual collectibles, raises a $15M seed led by a16z
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LinkedIn data from April to October shows Madison, Cleveland, and Sacramento had biggest gains in tech worker migration, while SF and NYC had steepest declines
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Uber drivers in Southern California and Sacramento can now set their own fares, higher or lower than Uber's existing rates, in response to AB5 state law
Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle :
As bars check IDs with PatronScan, its manufacturer, Servall Biometrics, touts a global database with 40K+ banned patrons, amid fears of enabling discrimination
the “nightlife equivalent of a no-fly list.” Important reporting by @susie_c: https://onezero.medium.com/... Lois Beckett / @loisbeckett : You hand over your ID to be scanned at the door to a bar. And...
Verizon says it's started rolling out its Verizon 5G Home broadband service in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, for typical speeds of 300Mbps
Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat :
Verizon says its wireless 5G home broadband service will launch Oct. 1 in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Sacramento starting at $50/mo after free trial
Verizon announced that, starting Thursday, customers in its four 5G launch markets will be able to sign up for Internet service.