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The Trump administration has released its national legislative framework for AI technology. If enacted, it could pre-empt state regulations in certain areas but maintain some authority elsewhere. -
Plus, new legislation would revive the FCC’s equity council if enacted, a report reveals connectivity gaps in tribal communities, some municipal broadband networks outperform their competitors, and more.
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The legislation, proposed Wednesday by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, would compel AI chatbot developers to “exercise reasonable care” in designing and operating systems to prevent “reasonably foreseeable” harm to users.
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NASA would get $23.3 billion for its fiscal year 2021 budget, which was approved as part of a sweeping end-of-year bill passed after legislators hammered out their differences for $900 billion for COVID-19 relief.
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The $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that was recently passed by the U.S. Congress includes broadband money to help facilitate Internet access for low-income and jobless individuals.
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Mayor Tim Keller and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will lead a brigade of local officials and area experts today, Monday, in a virtual battle to persuade the Pentagon to locate the new U.S. Space Command in Albuquerque.
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Gov. Charlie Baker’s office said he’d sign a massive police reform bill after the Massachusetts Senate made a series of concessions, including regulations allowing use of facial recognition technology in limited cases.
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The top House Democrat urged the presumptive speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives to conduct the 2021 legislative session remotely until the public health threat from COVID-19 lessens.
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to make a difference when it comes to federal broadband initiatives, experts say. The two remaining Senate races in Georgia also hold importance for federal Internet programs.
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A 150-foot telecommunications tower in the Palm Coast community prompted public opposition over perceived health risks. Officials have tabled discussion about the necessary property lease for the time being.
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The leading industry advocate for automakers selling vehicles in the United States called Tuesday for policymakers to help the industry capitalize on what they frame as a pivotal moment in technological history.
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On Monday, a panel of cybersecurity experts discussed whether the lessons of election administration from 2020 would "stick" or whether partisan woes would see a backlash against effective methods.
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The attorneys general from 48 states announced they had filed a federal lawsuit against Facebook, alleging the social media giant illegally preyed on smaller rivals before they could grow large enough to compete.
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A confluence of social and political pressures is making a comprehensive federal privacy law seem inevitable. The incoming Biden administration could help ensure legislation heads in the right direction.
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The $14 million settlement between the state and the company marks the largest enforcement for a violation of the do-not-call list. The suit grew out of aggressive robocalling practices dating back to 2003.
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A new administration — as well as swirling national debate about the biometric technology — is behind a push to get lawmakers to re-examine its use in policing and the challenges it presents to privacy and equity.
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A new book from Harvard Business Review provides practical advice to policymakers for those times when residents don’t do what you thought they would.
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The European Union is taking on Big Tech, and it is an example that our government — as well as the incoming administration in Washington — should follow by working on new related antitrust legislation.
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Gov. Charlie Baker is taking a cautious approach to the police reform bill on his desk, which includes — among other things — limits on facial recognition tech. Baker says clarity is needed to understand the limitations.
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The state faces challenges in enabling participation in its legislative proceedings while both protecting public health and avoiding inadvertently disenfranchising those on the wrong side of the technological divide.
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As a conversation around federal funding for the cybersecurity needs of state and local governments continues, a congressional hearing last week gave tech officials a chance to plead their case.
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