Saumya Roy

About the author

Saumya Roy is an author and journalist who writes on climate change, waste and the economy. She is based in San Francisco.

Newsom signed an executive order to examine kill switches for AI models and other measures he had earlier vetoed.

The US midterm election campaign has been filled with political ads featuring AI deepfakes that can mislead voters.

US parents say they were ‘robbed’ of seeing evidence of Meta’s awareness of the harm caused by its products.

West Oakland residents push legislation to block a coal terminal that could lead to air pollution in their area.

Arizona residents have campaigned against state’s data centres as they seek a share of the shrinking water supply.

Seven northeastern states have sued US gov’t for paying TotalEnergies to withdraw from offshore wind projects.

US gov’t cuts to food stamps will hit thousands of Californians. The state is set to vote on billionaire tax to make up.

A California judge says US DoD may be ‘attempting to cripple Anthropic’ for pushing for restrictions on AI weapons.

Billionaires threaten to leave the state to avoid paying a tax that would replace the US government’s cuts to Medicaid.

Critics say such actions and increasing corporate ownership of media is causing a backsliding in US media freedom.