3 d. ago Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules

Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules  Los Angeles Times

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3 d. ago California court says holding phone for maps while driving is illegal

California court says holding phone for maps while driving is illegal  San Francisco Chronicle

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4 d. ago California broke law in cutting rooftop solar incentives, state Supreme Court is told

California broke law in cutting rooftop solar incentives, state Supreme Court is told  Los Angeles Times

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4 d. ago Reddit sues Anthropic for allegedly not paying for training data

Reddit is suing Anthropic for allegedly using the site’s data to train AI models without a proper licensing agreement, according to a complaint filed in a Northern California court on Wednesday. Reddit claims in the complaint that Anthropic’s unauthorized use of the site’s data for commercial purposes was unlawful, and alleges the AI startup violated […]

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6 d. ago Trump officials visit key operations at prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling

Trump officials visit key operations at prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling  WTOP

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9 d. ago Court backs California Coastal Commission in fight over offshore oil operation

Just days after a Texas oil firm shocked California environmentalists and regulators by announcing the resumption of offshore oil production along the Santa Barbara County coast, a court has ordered the company to cease further construction or repairs until it obtains official approvals.

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2 w. ago California ends ban on special education funds for children in religious schools

Court order ends California's ban on certain special education funds for religious schools, ensuring equal access for children with disabilities after legal action.

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2 w. ago Offshore oil operation near Santa Barbara resumes production after 10 years

Offshore oil operation near Santa Barbara resumes production after 10 years  Los Angeles Times

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3 w. ago Anthropic’s lawyer was forced to apologize after Claude hallucinated a legal citation

A lawyer representing Anthropic admitted to using an erroneous citation created by the company’s Claude AI chatbot in its ongoing legal battle with music publishers, according to a filing made in a Northern California court on Thursday. Claude hallucinated the citation with “an inaccurate title and inaccurate authors,” Anthropic says in the filing, first reported […]

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3 w. ago Los Angeles Urges California Appeals Court to Uphold Mansion Tax

Los Angeles Urges California Appeals Court to Uphold Mansion Tax  news.bloombergtax.com

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last month California Coastal Commission balks at seawalls. It made an exception for crumbling Bay Area city

California Coastal Commission balks at seawalls. It made an exception for crumbling Bay Area city  San Francisco Chronicle

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