Newsom vetoes bill to establish first-in-nation AI safety regulations in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Sunday vetoed a bill that would create the nation's first safeguards for large artificial intelligence models. They say the governor's veto is a major setback to efforts to build guardrails around AI and its rapid evolution with little oversight. Associated Press. The bill faced staunch opposition from startups, big […]
California advances first-in-nation plan to set water budgets for cities statewide
California officials have approved the first-ever regulations that impose long-term limits on the amount of water the state’s municipal utilities can use annually. The State Water Resources Control Board unanimously approved a major water-saving measure on Wednesday that is expected to save about 500,000 acre-feet of water annually by 2040. According to the water authority, […]