Google has temporarily blocked links from local news outlets in California from appearing in search results. This is in response to a bill that would require tech companies to pay publications for links that articles share. The California bill is meant to support the local journalism industry. The change applies only to some people using Google in California, though it's not clear how many.

California state Senator Scott Wiener's Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models bill requires companies training 'frontier models' that cost more than $100 million to do safety testing and be able to shut off their models in the event of a safety incident. The bill has received heavy criticism from the tech industry. It will affect everyone who does business in California, not just companies that develop their models in California. This article contains an interview with Wiener about the bill and its critics.