Uber and Lyft gig worker win overturned: You're a contractor, Harry 'Today's ruling certainly isn't going to stop us' says campaigner Offbeat14 Mar 2023 | 6
Four charged with swiping $1m+ of gear from Microsoft cargo trucks Talk about off the back of a lorry Personal Tech08 Mar 2023 | 11
Used EV car batteries find new life storing solar power in California Putting theory into practice, hopefully without a lithium fire Systems08 Feb 2023 | 38
Cali puts mobile app makers on notice over privacy Let customers opt out, or start adding zeros to compliance fines Software31 Jan 2023 | 7
California toys with digital vehicle titles on private DMV blockchain Because this is necessary, definitely can't go wrong On-Prem28 Jan 2023 | 43
How to track equipped cars via exploitable e-ink platemaker Miscreants could have tracked, modified, deleted digital plates Research10 Jan 2023 | 90
Tesla fails to push racial discrimination lawsuit into arbitration Plaintiff was offered direct employment with an arbitration agreement, but never signed the letter On-Prem05 Jan 2023 | 33
San Francisco terminates explosive killer cop bots I'll be back, or perhaps not Security07 Dec 2022 | 44
California wildfires hit CTRL+Z on 18 years of CO2e removal Time to start considering forest blazes alongside industrial sources of greenhouse gases, say scientists Science20 Oct 2022 | 33
California legalizes digital license plates for all vehicles Which is great news for the single company that makes them Offbeat11 Oct 2022 | 165
City isn't keen on 5,000 erratic, traffic-jam-causing GM robo-cars on its streets Analysis 'Cruise AV automated driving system is still under development' is putting it politely after vehicles block roads AI + ML27 Sep 2022 | 65
California to phase out gas furnaces, water heaters by 2030 It'll reduce emissions a bunch, but stress the grid even more Science26 Sep 2022 | 124
Tesla Megapack battery ignites at substation after less than 6 months It's better to burn out than to fade away Personal Tech21 Sep 2022 | 219
California Governor signs child privacy law requiring online age checks Get ready for face scans, expanded surveillance, violated rights, and more, say critics Personal Tech15 Sep 2022 | 63
California asks people not to charge EVs during heatwave Not a great look for the state that just vowed to phase out gas-powered cars in favor of battery-powered ones Personal Tech01 Sep 2022 | 171
California to try tackling drought with canal-top solar panels Watt an interesting idea Science31 Aug 2022 | 91
California to phase out internal combustion vehicles by 2035 Air board votes unanimously to approve wind down of gas guzzlers Science25 Aug 2022 | 219
Apple ends corporate COVID mask mandate Now will you all please return to our $5b headquarters? On-Prem02 Aug 2022 | 35
California state's gun control websites expose personal data And some of it may have been leaked on social media Security30 Jun 2022 | 67
California's attempt to protect kids online could end adults' internet anonymity Websites may be forced to verify ages of visitors unless changes made Personal Tech28 Jun 2022 | 50
Comcast fixes broadband cables 'peppered' with holes after Oakland drive-by shooting Bullet-proof hosting? Can't help you there. Will you settle for rapid repairs? Networks01 Feb 2022 | 52
Tesla driver charged with vehicular manslaughter after deadly Autopilot crash Prosecution seems to be first of its kind in America AI + ML19 Jan 2022 | 233
California files appeal in latest bid to intervene in Activision Blizzard's $18m discrimination lawsuit settlement Super Cali goes ballistic, this deal is atrocious Personal Tech11 Jan 2022 | 10
Amazon cuts a relatively tiny check to disappear claims it broke the law by withholding COVID-19 data from staff Settlement is little more than a minor cost-of-business expense Personal Tech16 Nov 2021 | 4
Three thousand sea birds abandon nests amid nature reserve drone crash hullabaloo Breeding season takes a tern for the worse Offbeat07 Jun 2021 | 28
California’s net neutrality rules good to go after judge boots Big Cable’s lawsuit Judge Mendez also suggests trying to use 1934 law in 2021 is... sub-optimal Networks24 Feb 2021 | 14
Let's check in now with the new California monolith... And it's gone, torn down by a bunch of MAGA muppets Good to see the youth being productive Bootnotes04 Dec 2020 | 123
Alleged Ponzi mastermind on the run from FBI hid in lake with sea-scooter, collared after he surfaced half-hour later Suspect left a trail of bubbles for agents to follow Bootnotes18 Nov 2020 | 41
California backs Proposition 22: Great news for Uber, Lyft as their drivers can work as indie contractors And bad news for Facebook, Google after Golden State favors online privacy measures Science04 Nov 2020 | 32
California outlaws wording, webpage buttons designed to hoodwink people into handing over their personal data Sorry not sorry, Facebook Personal Tech13 Oct 2020 | 21
Ex-Uber chief security officer charged, accused of covering up theft of personal info from databases by hackers Say it ain't Joe? Security20 Aug 2020 | 10
Bratty Uber throws tantrum, threatens to cut off California unless judge does what it says in driver labor rights row Final update CEO says making cyber-cabbies employees would be a bridge too far Science12 Aug 2020 | 116
Super Cali COVID count is somewhat out of focus, server crash and expired cert makes numbers quite atrocious Computer glitch followed by senior public health resignation in Golden State Systems10 Aug 2020 | 28
The Devil's in the details: Church of Satan forced to clarify that no unholy rituals taking place in SoCal forest What a shame Bootnotes15 Jul 2020 | 57
Happy privacy action day in California: If you don't have 'Do not sell my information' in your website footer, you need to read this story right now Golden State AG prepares crackdown Legal01 Jul 2020 | 22
Nothing fills you with confidence in an IT contractor more than hearing its staff personal records were stolen by ransomware hackers. Right, Cognizant? Employees bag commiseration prize of free ID protection Security18 Jun 2020 | 12
California bigwigs rule Uber, Lyft dial-a-ride drivers are employees, not contractors Good news: You may get basic rights. Bad news: No one is hailing cabs Science10 Jun 2020 | 49
Remind us again, why work for AWS? Petty Amazon sues marketing veep after he defects to Google Cloud Hyperscalers spar in non-compete, NDA spat SaaS10 Jun 2020 | 15
California emits fine-print of its GDPR-ish digital privacy law, complete with Google and Facebook-sized holes Sure, companies will probably just ignore its most important component, but what you gonna do? Personal Tech03 Jun 2020 | 19
Apple owes us big time for bungled display-killing cable design in MacBook Pro kit, lawsuit claims iGiant not only screwed up the wiring, it knew it was shipping dodgy gear, it is claimed Personal Tech08 May 2020 | 58
California’s privacy warriors are back – and this time they want to take their fight all the way to the ballot box Politicos watered down earlier efforts, so data defenders will fight to the end Security06 May 2020 | 9
ICANN delays .org sell off after California's attorney general intervenes at last minute, tears non-profit a new one over sale DNS overseer accused of ignoring the very people it is supposed to represent Networks17 Apr 2020 | 30
California emits latest layoff statistics. March's numbers are ugly. It's 19,000 total, including many in tech Symantec, Cisco, Uber, loathsome Juul, others shed staff amid pandemic On-Prem27 Mar 2020 | 8
Not a Genius move after all: Apple must cough up $$$ in back pay for store staff forced to wait for bag searches California Supreme Court skewers iGiant for stiffing loyal drones Personal Tech13 Feb 2020 | 101
California’s Attorney General joins the long list of people who have had it with Facebook As thousands of internal files leak revealing antisocial biz's pressure on app makers Personal Tech06 Nov 2019 | 40
The results are in… and California’s GDPR-ish digital privacy law has survived onslaught by Google and friends Analysis Five amendments to law approved before deadline, none undercut core goals Personal Tech16 Sep 2019 | 19
The gig (economy) is up: New California law upgrades Lyft, Uber, other app serfs to staff Analysis Rules may blow up bug bounty upstarts, too Science11 Sep 2019 | 87
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash put $30m apiece into ballot battle fund to kill gig-economy employee benefits We love our employees, sorry, contractors, so much we’ll spend a small fortune stopping them from getting overtime, workers’ comp etc On-Prem30 Aug 2019 | 31
Choc-a-block: AWS sues sales exec for legging it to Google Cloud. Yup, another bitter battle over non-compete clauses Amazon demands restraining order preventing bod from jumping ship to Chocolate Factory SaaS05 Aug 2019 | 15
California's politicians rush to gut internet privacy law with pro-tech giant amendments Analysis Meanwhile, the only pro-privacy proposal gets quietly pulled Personal Tech23 Apr 2019 | 44
Hey, remember that California privacy law? Big Tech is trying to ram a massive hole in it Analysis Amendment would exempt, um, Google and Facebook Personal Tech16 Apr 2019 | 38
Super Cali optimistic right-to-repair's negotious, even though Apple thought it was something quite atrocious US state joins others mulling laws allowing folks to freely fix their kit Personal Tech19 Mar 2019 | 87
Tech industry titans suddenly love internet privacy rules. Wanna know why? We'll tell you Analysis Hint: It's something to do with a new California law Legal26 Feb 2019 | 50
Roll a diplomacy check to win the election: Vote tie resolved by a D20 Office wizard saves day with Dungeons & Dragons die Bootnotes17 Dec 2018 | 59
GDPR USA? 'A year ago, hell no ... More people are open to it now' – House Rep says EU-like law may be mulled Mega-hacks nudge Congress to consider privacy standard Security08 Nov 2018 | 53
Super Cali goes ballistic, net neutrality hopeless? Even Ajit Pai's gloating is something quite atrocious US govt's legal challenge halts rollout of internet safeguards Networks26 Oct 2018 | 29
California cracks down on Internet of Crap passwords with new law to stop the botnets It's good news, but overall a wasted opportunity Edge + IoT04 Oct 2018 | 73
FCC boss slams new Californian net neutrality law, brands it illegal Weiner unloads on American Pai over crony capitalism Legal17 Sep 2018 | 67
Golden State passes gold-standard net neutrality bill by 58-17 Updated SB 822, passed by Senate and Assembly, now has to be passed by, er, the Senate again Legal31 Aug 2018 | 30
Net neutrality haters spam Californians with annoying robocalls Everybody gets a raise in the heady world of ISP lobbying Networks28 Aug 2018 | 18
Big Tech turns saboteur to cripple new California privacy law in private Google, Facebook and friends don't want you gaining access to your data Personal Tech21 Aug 2018 | 39
California lawmakers: We swear on our avocados we'll pass 'strongest net neutrality protections' in America Big Cable lobbyists abandoned after grassroots campaign Networks05 Jul 2018 | 35