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The Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission have launched investigations into the collapse of Silicon Valley. Global trade watchdogs are raising the alarm the tech industry is trying to evade U.S. regulation on AI, artificial intelligence through international trade agreements. A California school district has filed a landmark liability lawsuit against social media companies YouTube, TikTok, and Snap for alleged adverse impacts their platforms have on youth and schools. Residents of Wood Street's homeless encampment in Oakland are calling on Mayor Shane Tau to stop the final eviction of remaining residents there.