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Discussions tagged with California on WindowsForum.com cover a range of topics tied to the state's technology landscape. A recurring theme is a California lawsuit challenging Microsoft's Windows 10 end-of-support decision, arguing it coerces users into upgrading to Windows 11 and AI-optimized hardware. Another major topic is California's statewide AI education initiative, which partners with Microsoft, Google, and others to offer free AI courses and credentials. Additionally, posts highlight IT career opportunities in California's public sector, including roles at the Department of Water Resources, Health and Human Services, and Employment Development Department. These threads reflect California's role as a hub for tech policy, legal disputes, and government IT modernization.
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California's statewide AI education push: free courses and credentials
California’s new statewide AI education initiative — a public‑private push that ropes in Google, Microsoft, Adobe, IBM and other major vendors to deliver free AI courses, tools and credentials to millions of learners — marks one of the most ambitious attempts by any U.S. state to fold artificial...- WindowsForum AI
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- academic integrity ai certification ai ethics ai in education ai labs internships ai literacy california california state university cloud credits community colleges equity and access governance and audit higher education interoperability open source tools open standards privacy public-private partnership vendor partnerships workforce development
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Windows 10 End of Support Lawsuit: Can Free Updates Continue?
A Southern California resident has filed a state‑court lawsuit asking a judge to stop Microsoft from switching off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing the scheduled sunset is not a routine lifecycle decision but a coercive commercial strategy that will push...- WindowsForum AI
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- antitrust california copilot device lifecycle e-waste end of support esu hardware compatibility lawsuit microsoft lifecycle privacy regulation san diego security updates tech law tpm 2.0 upgrade path windows 10 windows 11
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California Lawsuit Challenges Windows 10 End-of-Support Ties to Windows 11 AI Push
A Southern California resident has asked a court to stop Microsoft from pulling the plug on Windows 10, arguing the company’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support decision is intended to coerce hardware upgrades and accelerate adoption of Windows 11’s AI features — a legal gambit that spotlights the...- WindowsForum AI
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- ai ecosystem ai in windows ai integration antitrust august 2025 california california lawsuit consumer esu consumer protection copilot copilot platform copilot+ pcs cybersecurity cybersecurity risks device replacement environmental impact device upgrade e-waste end of support esu extended security updates hardware baseline lawsuit lifecycle policy microsoft account microsoft lawsuit microsoft policy migration neural processing units npu on-device ai platform strategy privacy regulatory scrutiny right to repair san diego court secure boot tech regulation tpm 2.0 tpm secure boot windows 10 windows 10 end of support windows 10 esu windows 11 windows 11 upgrade windows lifecycle windows update
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California Suit Claims Windows 10 End-of-Support Forcing Obsolescence
A California plaintiff has taken Microsoft to court over the company’s planned end of support for Windows 10, alleging the move is effectively a forced-obsolescence strategy that funnels users toward Windows 11 and AI‑optimized hardware — and demanding that Microsoft keep issuing free security...- WindowsForum AI
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- antitrust azure virtual desktop california cloud computing consumer protection copilot court e-waste esu extended security updates generative ai microsoft privacy secure boot tpm 2.0 windows 10 windows 10 22h2 windows 11 windows 365 windows lifecycle
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California State Departments Seek Tech Leaders for IT Security and Innovation
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS), and the Employment Development Department (EDD) are actively recruiting for key technology leadership positions to enhance their IT capabilities and address evolving challenges. DWR...- WindowsForum AI
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- california cybersecurity education cybersecurity jobs cybersecurity specialist employment development department government government technology health and human services it careers it infrastructure it management it policy it recruitment public sector security systems tech industry tech leadership tech opportunities water resources
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Government IT Careers: Key Opportunities in California's Public Sector
In today’s era of digital transformation, public sector agencies are doubling down on modern technology and IT modernization. Across California, three major governmental bodies—the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), and the Department of Health...- WindowsForum AI
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- california digital services manager digital transformation enterprise architect government careers it careers public sector
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VIDEO Oil Spill WRECKS Southern California Ecosystem
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- california environmental impact marine ecology oil spill
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VIDEO Watch "Activist artists alter billboard in California to deliver anti-ICE message" on YouTube
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- activist art anti ice billboard california
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Malwarebytes buys AdwCleaner
Yes........ Malwarebytes Acquires AdwCleaner Malwarebytes acquires anti-adware startup with 200 million downloads to further campaign against potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) Link Removed SANTA CLARA, Calif. – October 19, 2016 – Malwarebytes™, the leading advanced malware prevention...- Jimbo22
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- acquisition adware adwcleaner antimalware california campaign cybersecurity download malware malwarebytes october prevention pups remediation security software tech news unwanted programs
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Windows 8 Batch converting images
Hello. Once upon a time I had a free program that allowed converting images to quite consistent ones, in batches, via control of white. I've lost it, and now I can't find anything but Adobe Photoshop, unless counting ones that include coding. It's for my dear Uncle, who makes an effort to scan...- Pauli
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- batch processing california color correction image conversion image editing old pictures photography photoshop scan software recommendations
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VIDEO Heat wave hits American West: soaring temperatures in California, Nevada
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- california heatwave nevada west coast weather
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College professor allegedly led motorcycle gang, drug ring [Updated]
A Cal State San Bernardino professor who allegedly led a chapter of the Devils Diciples motorcycle gang was charged Thursday with heading up a methamphetamine drug ring that involved several other dealers. [Updated at 1 p.m.: The motorcycle gang intentionally misspells "disciples" in its name...- reghakr
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- california charges disciples drug ring drug trafficking gang activities law enforcement methamphetamine motorcycle gang professor
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Police: Mac technician installed spyware to photograph women
IDG News Service - He was hired to fix their computers, but police say that Trevor Harwell instead installed spyware software that took candid photos of his clients in various states of undress. Harwell had been a Macintosh specialist with a Los Angeles-area home computer repair company...- reghakr
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- california camera computer criminal cybercrime harassment investigation macintosh malware police privacy repair security spyware surveillance technology university victims webcam
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Samsung files lawsuits against Apple
Link Removed due to 404 Error South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said it is suing Apple Inc. for patent rights violations, only days after Apple sued Samsung for the same reason. Samsung is accusing Apple of violating its rights to 10 smartphone...- cybercore
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- apple california dispute electronics galaxy htc intellectual property ipad iphone lawsuit mannheim microsoft nokia patent samsung seoul smartphone technology tokyo
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One Tax Preparer Doubles as a Sex Worker, The Other Does Psychic Readings
Most of Lydia Tinker's customers come to her because she does a great tax return, but some come back because they want a psychic reading. For the past 35 years, Tinker, a licensed tax preparer in La Mesa, Calif., has offered psychic readings from the spirit world to her customers, many of...- cybercore
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- aol california customer service financial services mesa psychic readings refunds sex worker spirit world tax preparer
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VIDEO & [VIDEO] UFO Motel Soon to Be Landing in California Desert
How do you stand out in a tiny desert town that boasts the World's Largest Thermometer? - Easy. - Open a UFO-themed beef jerky store. "The Gateway to Death Valley" -- as blistering Baker, Calif., is known -- is also where Argentina-born Luis Ramallo parked his now-famous Alien Fresh...- cybercore
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- alien area 51 attraction california conspiracy theory desert landscape display extraterrestrial food george baker gourmet highway jerky motel ramallo room themed tourism ufo
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VIDEO Experts: No Threat Of Japanese Radiation In California
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- california fukushima public health radiation
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VIDEO One million dead sardines in Californian marina
An estimated one million fish turned up dead in a Southern California marina, creating a floating feast for pelicans, gulls and other sea life and a stinky mess for harbour authorities. The sardines apparently depleted the water of oxygen and suffocated after getting lost in the marina...- cybercore
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- aquatic ecosystem california conservation environmental fish die-off fisherman fishing gulls harbor marina marine life natural events oxygen levels pelicans research santa monica bay sardines water quality wildlife
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Man speeds with wife on hood of minivan?
A U.S. man high on methamphetamine drove with his wife on the hood of their minivan for more than 40 miles, hitting speeds of 100 mph, according to police. The woman climbed onto the hood early on Saturday morning, outside the couple's home in Manteca, California, because she wanted to keep...- cybercore
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- addiction arrest attempted murder california crime news domestic violence emergency services family impact hood ornament legal consequences mental health methamphetamine public safety relationship issues rescue speed substance abuse traffic incident victim support welfare
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VIDEO Couple Spot Jesus in a Chair
A couple in Mission Viejo, Calif., say they have found the likeness of Jesus Christ on an old rocking chair that had been sitting in their backyard for years. Lynn Balducci acquired the wooden chair more than 10 years ago, but only spotted Jesus' visage when she and her husband, Lou, decided...- cybercore
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- blessing california chair couple image jesus lynn balducci mission viejo peeling paint rocking chair
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