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7 California tech bills to watch

Legislation on AI, social media and autonomous vehicles advanced last week in marathon sessions.
A person looks at the TuSimple autonomous driving technology on a truck on display during the CES tech show Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. The technology is designed for commercial-ready, fully autonomous driving for long-haul heavy-duty trucks. (AP Photo/Joe Buglewicz)

California lawmakers held marathon floor sessions last week as they raced before a Friday deadline to pass bills from their house of origin.

Among the list of bills that survived the cutoff are several tech-related measures focused on topics such as artificial intelligence, social media and autonomous vehicles.

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