Christine Mui

Cambridge

Journalist at POLITICO

Articles

Why CPPA has caught so much attention

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Tyler Katzenberger |Christine Mui |Chase DiFeliciantonio

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Los Angeles, Sept. 25, 2024. | Eric Thayer/AP — The CPPA’s automation fight has national — and international — spectators. — What problem is World(coin) trying to solve? Its founders spell out the plan. — Uber plans to move into Waymo’s SoCal robotaxi territory. Welcome to California Decoded! You’ve made it to Friday. Send feedback, tips and story ideas to .
SCOOP: Newsom wades into CPPA battle

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Tyler Katzenberger |Christine Mui |Chase DiFeliciantonio

Gov. Gavin Newsom urged regulators not to crush the state’s flourishing artificial intelligence sector under onerous regulations. | Mario Tama/Getty Images — Exclusive details on Gavin Newsom’s message on the CPPA’s AI proposal. — What Brussels’ massive tech fines mean for California. — Labor faces industry hurdles in its tech agenda. Welcome to California Decoded! San Francisco monsters, if you’ve been feeling the Coachella FOMO, we have good news. Lady Gaga is bringing the show to you.
Tech group turns tariff argument on AI rules

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Christine Mui |Tyler Katzenberger

An industry group is using Donald Trump’s recent tariffs to oppose AI regulations in California. | Anouk Anglade/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images — An industry group is seizing on Trump’s tariffs to argue against an AI proposal in Sacramento. — Lawmakers are pushing for further funds to support journalism amid concerns about online impacts. Welcome to California Decoded! Happy tech earnings season! A blessed day to be reporters and not day traders. Send feedback, tips and story ideas to .
Voluntary AI rules are getting critics to yes

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Chase DiFeliciantonio |Tyler Katzenberger |Christine Mui

A letter signed by a host of AI academics and researchers supports state Sen. Jerry McNerney’s voluntary AI testing bill. | Andrew Harnik/AP — SCOOP: Less–stringent AI proposals are bringing supporters in from the cold. — ‘Really unacceptable’: lawmakers rip California’s glacial broadband rollout. Welcome to California Decoded! It’s finally feeling like spring. Our allergies are flaring up — and so are the committee calendars. We break it down for you below. Send feedback, tips and story ideas to .
California finally beats Big Tech in court

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Tyler Katzenberger |Chase DiFeliciantonio |Christine Mui

California and 16 state attorneys general won a legal victory in the effort to break up Google's ad business. | Thibault Camus/AP — Rob Bonta’s potential new tool for taming Big Tech. — S.F.’s mayor marks 100 days, touts tech ties. — AI agents are trending. Policymakers, it’s your move. Welcome to California Decoded! Hope you’re enjoying the Sacramento recess, we promise we’ll be back with bills, bills, bills next week. Send feedback, tips and story ideas to .
Elon Musk’s future world vs. the tariffs

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Christine Mui

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch a test launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Tuesday. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images With help from Alex Nieves and Alfred Ng Elon Musk’s vision of the future is lavish, imaginative and highly dependent on his own companies. And it may well explain why, on a crucial issue, he’s broken with the very president he helped elect.
The ideological twist in Elon Musk’s tariff opposition

4 weeks ago | politico.com | Christine Mui |Alex Nieves

Trade barriers could be deadly to Elon Musk’s vision of a future with billions of humanoid robots and self-driving fleets roaming the roads. That’s not only putting him on a collision course with the president he helped put in the White House, it’s also creating an awkward alliance with the governor he left behind in California. Gov.
The tech world responds (sort of) to Newsom's tariff suit

4 weeks ago | politico.com | Chase DiFeliciantonio |Christine Mui |Tyler Katzenberger

— Silicon Valley responds (sort of) after Newsom sued over Trump’s tariffs. — More details from our exclusive AI poll on how race and workplace exposure matter. — Rob Bonta and CPPA team up with five other states on data privacy. Welcome to California Decoded! Send feedback, tips and story ideas to . ANALYSIS: TECH TARIFF TAKEDOWN — Tech groups have made clear their stance against Donald Trump’s tariffs — but so far, that hasn’t translated into full-throated support of Gov.
The ideological twist in Elon Musk’s tariff opposition

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Christine Mui |Alex Nieves

‘Hubris Maximus’ excerpt: Elon Musk’s fury over a Tesla death investigation foreshadowed his war on WashingtonAn excerpt from the book “Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk,” which will be released April 22. The following is an edited excerpt from the book “Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk,” which will be released April 22. The thirty-eight-year-old father dropped his son at preschool and …
The X-odus that wasn’t

4 weeks ago | politico.com | Tyler Katzenberger |Chase DiFeliciantonio |Christine Mui

Tyler Katzenberger is a Sacramento technology reporter for POLITICO. He covers how policy fights in California’s statehouse shape both the local and national tech landscape. Tyler joined POLITICO full-time in 2025 after a six-month internship with the California bureau, during which he covered the 2024 elections and broke an exclusive story on a landmark deal between Google and state lawmakers aimed at funding local newsrooms.