GoKawiil - Tech News

1.

This Super El Niño Could Trigger the Highest Sea Levels Ever Recorded on the California Coast (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: california, california likely, coastal

2.

How Amazon Built a Data Center in a California Town Without Anyone Noticing (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: began, began locals, billion

3.

California’s AI transparency law doesn’t solve the first-impression problem (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai generated, ai transparency, california

4.

The California Teamsters union is suing the state over self-driving trucks (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: autonomous, california, regulations

5.

A Federal Judge Just Turned the Recycling Symbol Into a Fight Over Free Speech (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: actually, actually recycled, amendment

6.

Claire’s is getting a major makeover, starting with the piercing station (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: ana california, anchored, anchored curved

7.

OpenAI Hits Back at Apple, Calls Lawsuit ‘Careless, Aggressive and Oddly Personal’ (cnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Katelyn Chedraoui | tags: openai, apple, chatgpt

8.

Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" is set today (2026-08-04) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: ray bradbury, there will come soft rains, allendale california

9.

Flock’s AI Cameras May Have Misread Over 70% of License Plates, Creating New Headaches for Cities (cnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tyler Lacoma | tags: flock safety, ai cameras, license plates

10.

AI psychosis is the new leadership blind spot (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: ai psychosis, university of california san francisco, leadership

11.

Californians' data deletion requests, DROP, become enforceable Aug. 1 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Sergio Flores | tags: california data brokers, drop platform, digital footprint

12.

Scientists Forced to Go on OnlyFans After Their Funding Was Cut (futurism.com)

2026-08-01 | by Frank Landymore | tags: onlyfans, marmots, university of california

13.

Flock Cameras Got the Wrong License Plate 71% of the Time in California City (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: flock cameras, license plates, california

14.

This new robot centaur designed to save lives is pure nightmare fuel (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: satyress, threehalves, robotics startup

15.

DROP Platform Lets Californians Reduce Digital Footprint (darkreading.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: drop platform, california, delete request

16.

What’s Behind the Heat Wave Scorching Huge Parts of the World (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Molly Taft | tags: el niño, jet stream, climate change

17.

The World Is Too Hot. El Niño Is Partly to Blame (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Molly Taft | tags: el niño, french president emmanuel macron, california coast

18.

Flock Cameras Are Being Destroyed Across the US (slashdot.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: flock safety, license plate recognition, pan-tilt-zoom cameras

19.

A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: aquifer, aquifer crossed, california

20.

This smart ring can measure your blood sugar using sweat, no needles required (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Rob Thubron | tags: apple watch, university of california san diego, blood sugar

21.

Internet-famous bald eagle Jackie is fighting for her life as donations pour in to save Big Bear habitat (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: bald eagle, jackie, big bear

22.

Baseload Is a Myth (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Sean Fleming | tags: baseload, california grid, thermal power plants

23.

Prototype smart ring cracks the holy grail of non-invasive blood sugar measurement (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-29 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: smart ring, university of california, apple watch

24.

California's largest AI data center project suing for access to 287 million gallons of Colorado River water, 0.03% of Imperial Valley’s supply — plaintiffs claim project equivalent to 160-acre farm amidst concern about jobs and reallocation of farmland (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-27 | by Anton Shilov | tags: ai data center, colorado river, imperial valley

25.

Amazon Cracks Down On Use of AI Images By Sellers (slashdot.org)

2026-07-25 | by Posted | tags: amazon, ai images, youtube

26.

New Parody Site Threatens to Replace CEOs With AI for Tiny Fraction of Their Bloated Salaries (futurism.com)

2026-07-25 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: overpaid, california berkeley, overpaid

27.

Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states' lawsuit moves toward trial (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: paramount, warner bros discovery, merger

28.

Whack-a-drone (theverge.com)

2026-07-24 | by Sean Hollister | tags: odyssey robot, drone, fcc

29.

Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI reassigned to new judge [U] (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-24 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, openai, jony ive

30.

A California city wants to ban new drive-thrus. Here’s why (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: california, napa, drive-thrus