A California teacher’s students suddenly started getting A’s. Did a Google AI tool go too far?

Some teachers say that AI tools, particularly Google Lens, have made it impossible to enforce academic integrity in the ...
The Logical Indian

Google Faces Lawsuit in California for Alleged Secret Gemini AI Activation in Gmail, Chat & Meet Without User Consent

Lawsuit alleges Google covertly switched on Gemini AI in October 2025, collecting private user data without clear consent.
Yahoo

Google’s Android Lawsuit In California: $314.6M To Be Paid To Users After Misuse Of Data

Google is ordered to pay $314.6 million to Android smartphone users in California because the company misused customers’ data. A San Jose jury made the ruling on Tuesday, saying the tech giant was ...
Yahoo

California court fines Google $314 million for 'misusing' Android user cell data

Google was fined $314 million this week over its "misuse" of Android users' cell data for OS transfers. The California court argued that Google used user data for "targeted advertising" and more, ...

AI-powered tools like Google Lens pose cheating challenge for CA classrooms

WhatMatters is honoring our veterans on Tuesday and will return to your inboxes on Wednesday. First unveiled in 2017, Google ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Side Hustles Shift From Optional to Essential as California Ranks 2nd in National Search Data

New research reveals California's strong interest in side hustles, with delivery driving and virtual assistant work among the ...

Google Accused in Suit of Using Gemini AI Tool to Snoop on Users

Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of ...
KPBS

Google launched behind-the-scenes campaign against California privacy legislation; it passed anyway

In April, Rhode Island resident Navah Hopkins received a plea for her help to defeat legislation thousands of miles away in California. The ask came from Google, maker of the world’s most used web ...