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All Central Valley AI coverage tagged Business. 9 articles.
Webinar to discuss how AI can help small businesses
May 19, 2026
A CSU Bakersfield Small Business Development Center webinar highlights practical ways small businesses can use artificial intelligence, evaluate platforms, and apply new tools while preserving their own voice and customer relationships.
Utah businesses are using AI more
May 10, 2026
Newly released data show Utah businesses are adopting artificial intelligence at a faster clip, with use spreading across sales, strategy, IT, writing, and information tasks as companies move from experimentation toward everyday deployment.
Banks Kick Off $3.1 Billion Loan Sale for CoreWeave Amid AI Boom
Apr 30, 2026
Banks have begun marketing a roughly $3.1 billion leveraged loan for CoreWeave to finance more GPU purchases for customers including OpenAI, highlighting how aggressively capital markets are funding AI infrastructure.
Webinar: How to Automate Exposure Validation to Match the Speed of AI Attacks
Apr 29, 2026
A Hacker News webinar announcement highlights how AI-driven attacks are accelerating cyber intrusion workflows and promotes a Picus Security session on autonomous exposure validation, threat simulation, and faster coordination across security teams.
Google is testing AI chatbot search for YouTube
Apr 28, 2026
Google has begun testing Ask YouTube, a conversational AI search experience that generates text summaries, suggested follow-up questions, and curated mixes of long-form videos and Shorts, while also highlighting the accuracy risks that come with AI-generated results.
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to Oakland court over AI
Apr 27, 2026
A closely watched federal trial in Oakland will test Elon Musk’s claim that OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission and became a profit-driven powerhouse, setting up a broader fight over AI governance, corporate control, and the future direction of one of the world’s most influential technology companies.
Closing the Compliance Gap: How Some Merced Businesses Are Using AI to Support the ‘Last Mile’ of Fire Safety
Apr 22, 2026
Merced-area businesses are adopting AI-assisted dispatch and digital reporting tools to speed up fire watch coverage, improve compliance documentation, and reduce the operational risks that follow fire system failures.
Soft skills and AI training take center stage at Dallas hiring event
Apr 22, 2026
Dallas-area employers and workforce partners spotlight communication, teamwork, and AI literacy as twin priorities at a job-and-training fair, reflecting evolving hiring expectations in the age of generative AI.
Fresno has what AI needs — getting investors to notice is another story
Mar 12, 2026
Fresno and California’s Central Valley offer the land, power access, fiber connectivity, and workforce that AI companies seek, but the region struggles to attract investor attention; local advocates are pushing site-readiness, marketing, and industry partnerships to convert those advantages into data center and AI-driven growth.