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America's first nuclear power plant to use artificial intelligence is, ironically, the last operational one in California.

Artificial Intelligence

California Nuclear Power Plant Deploys Generative AI Safety System

By Noor Al-Sibai

Hackers took over the crosswalk buttons of downtown intersections in several California cities, to play clips of Elon Musk's cloned voice.

Someone Is Hacking Crosswalk Buttons to Speak in the Voice of Elon Musk Lamenting the Terrible Sadness in His Life

By Victor Tangermann

As the New York Times reports, a civilian drone collided with a firefighting plane flying over the Palisades neighborhood on Thursday.

Los Angeles Firefighting Aircraft Out of Commission After Dunce With Drone Crashes Into It

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California is under an evacuation order due to a spreading wildfire.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Evacuated as Los Angeles Burns

By Victor Tangermann

Starting in January, Californians will be able to enjoy cannabis Euro-style thanks to a newly-passed bill legalizing weed cafes.

California Greenlights Amsterdam-Style Weed Cafes Where You Can Get Stoned Without Getting the Munchies

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Skydiving Center’s Clients Kept Mysteriously Dying. Now, One of Its Instructors Is Going to Jail.

A Skydiving Center’s Clients Kept Mysteriously Dying. Now, One of Its Instructors Is Going to Jail.

By Victor Tangermann

A landslide caused by the recent atmospheric river left three oceanside mansions in Southern California dangling off the edge of a cliff.

Luxury Homes Teetering Above Cliff After Landslide

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla has been ordered to pay a $1.5 million settlement after being sued over mishandling hazardous waste at its California facilities.

Tesla Forced to Pay for Mishandling Hazardous Waste

By Victor Tangermann

Legislators in California are slated to approve new measures to create filtration systems that turns wastewater into drinking water.

Science & Energy

California Working on System to Turn Raw Sewage Into Drinking Water

By Noor Al-Sibai

The California DMV has officially yanked Cruise's robotaxi permit "effective immediately" following a terrifying hit-and-run.

Advanced Transport

California Just Yanked Cruise’s Robotaxi Permit After a Bizarre Incident

By Victor Tangermann

The California Senate has passed a bill that requires self-driving trucks to have a human operator at all times while on public roads.

Self-Driving Vehicles

California Set to Ban Self-Driving Trucks With No Safety Driver

By Victor Tangermann

A notorious female sea otter has garnered a reputation for harassing surfers in Santa Cruz, California — and even jacking their surfboards.

Science & Energy

Mischievous Sea Otter Keeps Stealing Surfboards

By Victor Tangermann

A Tesla driver "hit the accelerator instead of the brake, drove through a wall and into a pool," according to a tweet by the Pasadena Fire Department.

Tesla Smashes Through Wall, Lands in Swimming Pool

By Victor Tangermann

According to officials, a man intentionally drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff in California in an alleged attempt to murder his family.

Man Allegedly Drives Tesla Off 250 Foot Cliff on Purpose, But Whole Family Survives

By Victor Tangermann

California is spending $20 million on a pilot project that will involve 8,500 feet of solar panels covering sections of canals.

California Installing Huge Solar Panels Over Canals to Combat Drought

By Victor Tangermann

Massive wildfires in California are forcing firefighters to wrap massive trees in fire-resistant blankets, including the world's largest tree by volume.

Science & Energy

Firefighters Wrap World’s Largest Tree in Foil to Protect From Raging Fire

By Victor Tangermann