California’s new deal with tech will fund AI research and journalism

The funding from taxpayers will extend a lifeline to California-based newsrooms. California will be the first U.S. state to direct millions of dollars from taxpayer money and tech companies to help pay for journalism and AI research under a new deal announced Wednesday.Under the first-in-the-nation agreement, the state and tech companies would collectively pay roughly $250 million over five years to support California-based news organization and create an AI research program. The...