Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs 24 Gun Controls in California
California already ranks number one among states in the nation for gun control, according to Mike Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety, but Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed 24 new gun control bills into law on Tuesday. Prior to Tuesday, California had in place a ban on “assault weapons,” a ban on “large-capacity” magazines, universal background […]
Newsom Signs Bill Restricting Smartphones in Schools
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill on Monday that “requires all school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education to adopt policies limiting or banning smartphone use by July 1, 2026.” This law: AB3216The bill, known as the “No Phone Schools” bill, would expand existing laws that give local school officials the […]
Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Banning Plastic Bags At Grocery Stores Into Law
California Governor Gavin Newsom (left) speaks onstage with Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff (right) during Salesforce.com's Dreamforce in San Francisco, California on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Brooke Mallory, OAN StaffMonday, September 23, 2024 4:56 p.m. Under a new rule signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday, Californians will […]
Republicans in swing states worry that they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump: ‘I haven’t seen anybody’
Republican activists in battleground states say they have seen little activity from teams canvassing door to door on behalf of the party and encouraging infrequent voters to vote. Donald TrumpThere are growing concerns that the party's presidential candidates are relying on outside groups for key parts of their campaigns. Trump and his Republican National Committee […]
Lionsgate Signs Deal with AI Company to ‘Save Millions’ in Film Production
Hollywood film studio Lionsgate has signed a deal with artificial intelligence company Runway to develop custom AI models to “save millions of dollars” on film productions. The deal comes as Lionsgate seeks to gain more control over the movie-making process at a time when the entertainment industry is grappling with the impact that AI will […]
Ocasio-Cortez claims her office was vandalized with ‘blood-spattered signs’ over her comments against pager bomb operation
New York Social Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed her office was vandalised after she questioned US involvement in a pager-bombing campaign against Hezbollah. Videos posted on social media showed the devastating results of the operation, which involved detonating explosives planted in pagers provided to members of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. In a second round, […]
Newsom signs deepfake, other AI bills into law in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday signed several artificial intelligence (AI) bills aimed at preventing the misuse of sexually explicit deepfakes. Newsom's signing of the three AI-related bills marks California's latest effort to put guardrails around the advancing technology amid growing concerns about the spread of deepfakes, which are images, audio and video that […]
Exclusive | Gayle King signs new deal to stay at CBS –
CBS News has renewed the contract of its biggest star, Gayle King, even as the Tiffany Network faces severe cost-cutting, according to information obtained by The Washington Post. The 69-year-old “CBS Mornings” co-host's decision to return to the bottom-ranked morning show comes at a tumultuous time for CBS and parent company Paramount Global, which are […]
Gavin Newsom chuckles as he signs bills restricting AI use in election ads — but social media users may have last laugh
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom chuckled as he sat at the podium at a convention this week and signed three bills in California that would further restrict “deepfake” or “materially deceptive” election content, but defiant social media users still shared the AI election video that Newsom scorned. On Tuesday, Newsom took the stage with Salesforce CEO […]
Newsom signs bills to protect actors, performers from AI
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed two bills aimed at protecting actors and performers from having their names, images and likenesses copied by artificial intelligence without their permission. “We are committed to not putting names, images and likenesses in the hands of unscrupulous people without representation and union support,” Newsom said. video Posted in […]