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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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The proposition meant to strengthen the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act has earned some opposition, but not from the places one might expect. Big tech — like Facebook, Amazon and Google — are keeping quiet.
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Unchecked surveillance concerns forced the state's public safety agency to re-evaluate how it uses biometric technology with a focus on a more transparent, audit-ready process, bolstered by implicit bias training.
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The Chinese-owned social media company has come under fire from the White House over security concerns. Some lawmakers have continued to use the video-sharing app in spite of warnings from some security experts.
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Millions of Americans are working remotely and experts predict that many will continue to do so after the pandemic ebbs. That could lead tax departments in more states to examine the feasibility of taxing remote workers.
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In a parking lot at the Interstate 79 Technology Park, candidates running for everything from the U.S. Senate to Fairmont, W.V., City Council met to discuss elements of a “Broadband for All” proposal.
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In addition to improper business expense claims, the FCC alleged that Sandwich Isles Communications and its parent company used taxpayer money to pay inflated rent and management fees as well as unjustified bonuses.
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The Energy Emergency Leadership Act elevates federal energy security and emergency functions to a higher level in agency leadership to reflect its importance across the agency, the government and to the nation.
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A report reveals several significant differences between Trump and Biden on the topic of innovation. The document ends on a sobering thought about America's loss of global leadership and the need for bipartisanship.
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A new proposal on the ballot would define electronic data as private property, meaning state and local law enforcement would need a warrant before searching a person’s emails or phone records.
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Under the legislation, electric co-ops and Santee Cooper, the state-owned electric utility that provides power to co-ops that serve mostly rural communities, can lease out space to ISPs on existing infrastructure.
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Almost every state was able to send the majority of death certificates to federal health officials within three months, but Pennsylvania only managed two-thirds of the work — making it the slowest in the country.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order mandating that all new passenger vehicles sold in California in 15 years be zero-emission — a category that includes battery-powered electric cars and others.
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According to records, the Los Angeles Police Department has used facial recognition software nearly 30,000 times since 2009. Despite past denials of using the technology, this report reveals otherwise.
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After California’s landmark data privacy law passed two years ago, measures to water down the legislation have not stopped coming. Now, Proposition 24 aims to help shield the law from new attacks.
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The FCC is set to auction $20 billion in rural broadband funding starting in October, but it's still grappling with a problem — its maps showing which places are most in need of the funding are notoriously misleading.
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Lawmakers have scheduled fewer interim committee meetings than normal and have held most virtually. Those developments have made it more difficult to get legislative work done ahead of next year’s session.
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The audit to shed light on a host of issues with the Employment Development Department response to COVID-19 is moving ahead, with the State Auditor’s office set to begin no later than the end of the month.
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A new article in Telecommunications Policy presents evidence that local areas generally fare better when states award broadband money to providers and allow municipalities to get into the broadband business.
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