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California lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California lawmakers approved a host of proposals this week aiming to regulate the artificial intelligence industry, combat deepfakes and protect...

Chocolate's future could hinge on success of growing cocoa not just in the tropics, but in the lab

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say...

Social media is filled with skin care routines for girls. Here's what dermatologists recommend

Girls are bombarded on social media with advice from influencers touting elaborate skin care routines with high-priced serums, mists and creams. But what...

Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles.By the time she turned 10,...

Navajo Nation adopts changes to tribal law regulating the transportation of uranium across its land

The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest...

Child abuse images removed from AI image-generator training source, researchers say

Artificial intelligence researchers said Friday they have deleted more than 2,000 web links to suspected child sexual abuse imagery from a database used...