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Sony Honda Mobility unveils Afeela crossover prototype and details AI plans — Cdn.arstechnica.net

Sony Honda Mobility unveils Afeela crossover prototype and details AI plans

Sony Honda Mobility unveiled a crossover prototype for its first production car, the Afeela 1, which is already available to order in California with a starting price of $89,900. Observers on the ground said the crossover is hard to distinguish from the Afeela sedan apart from its increased height.

Proposed California wealth tax has some billionaires weighing a move out of state — Static01.nyt.com

Proposed California wealth tax has some billionaires weighing a move out of state

Billionaires including Peter Thiel and Larry Page are considering cutting ties with California because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents, according to five people familiar with their thinking. Mr. Thiel has explored opening an office for his firm, Thiel Capital, in another state

Twenty states sue to block $100,000 H-1B visa fee — Static01.nyt.com

Twenty states sue to block $100,000 H-1B visa fee

The attorneys general of 20 states, including California and New York, sued the Trump administration on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block a $100,000 fee on visas for skilled foreign workers. President Trump signed a proclamation in September imposing the fee,

Trump administration to freeze $10 billion in aid to five Democratic states — Static01.nyt.com

Trump administration to freeze $10 billion in aid to five Democratic states

The Trump administration plans to freeze about $10 billion in federal funding for child care subsidies, social services and cash assistance to low-income families in five Democratic-controlled states: Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado. Two people familiar with the matter told The Times that roughly $7 billion of the

California's new DROP law lets residents send one delete request to data brokers — Cdn.arstechnica.net

California's new DROP law lets residents send one delete request to data brokers

Among the nation’s strictest privacy laws, a new California law took effect on January 1, allowing residents to register a single demand to have their personal information deleted and no longer collected by data brokers. The California Privacy Protection Agency says more than 500 companies actively scour a range

Mercedes’ Drive Assist Pro demonstrated handling surface streets, lights and stop signs — Cdn.arstechnica.net

Mercedes’ Drive Assist Pro demonstrated handling surface streets, lights and stop signs

Mercedes’ Drive Assist Pro demonstrated the ability to handle surface streets, including reading traffic lights and stop signs and slowing for speed bumps, in an on-road demo where the engineer in the driving seat reportedly did not have to intervene during a 20-minute drive. The system uses a collaborative approach

California's Winter Storms Boost Reservoirs and Snowpack, Easing Drought — Static01.nyt.com

California's Winter Storms Boost Reservoirs and Snowpack, Easing Drought

Heavy rain and snow have pounded California in recent weeks, causing floods, power outages, mudslides and other disruptions, but the storms have also filled reservoirs and deepened the Sierra Nevada snowpack, easing drought concerns across the state. The near-constant pace of storms has brought above-average precipitation, driving storage levels in

Union proposes billionaire assets tax in California as crypto figures threaten to leave — Images.cointelegraph.com

Union proposes billionaire assets tax in California as crypto figures threaten to leave

A California trade union has proposed a 5% assets tax on residents worth more than $1 billion, prompting threats from some prominent crypto and tech investors to leave the state. The Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West filed the proposal on Nov. 26, 2025, and said the tax

Clinical trial finds partner treatment cuts bacterial vaginosis and points to sexual transmission — Static01.nyt.com

Clinical trial finds partner treatment cuts bacterial vaginosis and points to sexual transmission

A clinical trial published this year in The New England Journal of Medicine followed 150 heterosexual couples in which the female partner had bacterial vaginosis. Researchers treated the women with first-line antibiotics and treated half the men with both oral and topical antibiotics; within three months partner treatment was so

Proposed California Wealth Tax Has Billionaires Weighing Moves Out of State — Static01.nyt.com

Proposed California Wealth Tax Has Billionaires Weighing Moves Out of State

Billionaires including Peter Thiel and Larry Page are considering cutting or reducing ties to California because of a proposed ballot measure that would tax residents worth more than $1 billion, people familiar with their thinking said. The proposal from the health care union S.E.I.U.-U.H.W.