California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53

California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a first-in-the-nation bill that sets new transparency requirements on large AI companies. SB 53, which passed the state legislature two weeks ago, requires large AI labs – including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google DeepMind – to be transparent about safety protocols. It also ensures whistleblower protections for employees at those companies.   In addition, SB 53 creates a mechanism…

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Newsom Signals He’s Willing to Work With Trump on .5B Federal Tax Credit for U.S. Entertainment Industry

Newsom Signals He’s Willing to Work With Trump on $7.5B Federal Tax Credit for U.S. Entertainment Industry

With Hollywood reeling from the potential cataclysmic effects of Donald Trump’s calls for 100 percent tariffs on non-U.S. produced movies, California Gov. Gavin Newsom sprung into action on Monday evening, proposing a team up with The White House on a $7.5 billion federal film tax credit scheme to provide relief to the entertainment industry. Newsom’s…

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#Speaker Mike Johnson Suggests “Conditions” Needed on Federal Aid for L.A. Wildfires

#Speaker Mike Johnson Suggests “Conditions” Needed on Federal Aid for L.A. Wildfires

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that “there should probably be conditions” on additional federal aid to help Los Angeles deal with the devastating wildfires. “That’s my personal view. We’ll see what the consensus is,” Johnson told reporters this week, ABC News reported. “I haven’t had a chance to socialize that with any of the members…

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