(Subscription required) A Superior Court judge has ruled that Huntington Beach can require voter ID in municipal elections, rejecting the state's legal challenge and setting up a high-stakes appeal over the balance of local and state authority in California election law.

Among teens who reported using AI tools, 69% said that it helped them learn something new, and less than 6% said the tools created problems for them like conflicts with peers, parents or teachers, said Gillian Hayes, a chancellor’s professor of informatics at UC Irvine and a researcher on the survey.

Researchers working at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) are much more optimistic than members of the public about the future of AI, reveals a survey of 4,260 scientists in the field: 54% think that the technology will bring more benefits than risks, compared with 13% of the UK public.

(Subscription required) Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson is once again on trial for the second-degree murder of his wife. The retrial follows a hung jury in the first case and renewed scrutiny of Ferguson's long-term alcohol use, including while on the bench.