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A bill in Sacramento would let insurers score driving risk with GPS data and algorithms. Privacy advocates warn about opaque pricing and data sales.
Assembly Bill 311 would allow insurers to use GPS-based telematics and AI to predict driver risk and set rates. California now bases rates on safety record, annual miles, and years of experience under state rules.
CSU Fresno will offer a 20–21 unit artificial intelligence minor open to students in any major, with four required courses and one elective.
Meta said Thursday it will build its first AI-focused data center in Canada. The scale points to power and land questions that Central Valley planners already juggle.
An L.A. Times report details a fight over who pays for power-hungry data centers. Central Valley utilities say any large new load means costly grid work here too.
