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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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Collin County, Texas, might be just the seventh-largest county in the state, but under Judge Emily Miskel it has emerged as a national leader in using technology to provide safe access to justice during the pandemic.
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Despite pushback from some in the legal community concerned about the ramifications of virtual court proceedings, Miami courts are likely to continue using Zoom as the justice system works back to in-person trials.
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Vehicle registration renewal stickers are not going away despite a proposal for electronic record keeping to fully take their place. State police opposed the switch saying the tags are useful for investigative purposes.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill 835 creates a government grant program for high-speed broadband Internet providers to expand into rural areas of the state that don’t already have access to reliable networks.
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The Portland City Council unanimously approved bans on city and private use of facial recognition technology at a meeting on Wednesday — marking the strictest such restriction in the country.
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During a recent CoMotion discussion, officials from companies like Uber and Wisk Aero discussed the opportunities and hurdles presented by small, electric aircrafts as a means of shuttling riders through cities.
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Citing glaring deficiencies in reliable Internet in West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday he is signing an executive order removing a barrier to a high-dollar and “game changer” investment in broadband.
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The social media company announced a slew of new efforts on its platform to curb misinformation and post-election confusion. The changes come after harsh criticism of its response to problems during the 2016 elections.
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What happened in the California state Senate on the final night of the two-year legislative session Monday was perhaps a prime example of machines dispatching decorum and crippling civility.
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Americans depend more than ever on high-speed internet to connect to jobs, get health care and socialize. What policies really work to close the rural-urban digital divide?
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Electric vehicle charging infrastructure groups have reached a compromise with California lawmakers and are no longer opposing legislation to add training requirements for workers installing the charging equipment.
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A $27 million broadband bill that relies on federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act money has been at the center of recent debate, with Republicans and Democrats divide over its progress.
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Public transit agencies may soon be able to fast-track construction projects after a bill to let them bypass some lengthy environmental reviews passed the California Legislature and headed to the governor Monday.
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A proposal to provide more broadband funding for communities and agencies across Minnesota faces an uncertain future this year as state officials consider how to spend federal virus-related aid.
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The exchanges had effectively been blocked in Hawaii since 2016 when the Division of Financial Institutions interpreted state law governing money transfer businesses as applying to virtual currency brokers.
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The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems has been selected as the lead test site for an FAA program to test and develop virtual traffic management technology, as the technology moves toward on-demand deliveries.
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As body cameras started to take off among American law enforcement agencies, Madison police have been somewhere between supportive and agnostic about the technology — often seeing cameras as an inevitability.
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Proposition 24, an initiative aimed at strengthening California’s landmark consumer data privacy legislation, is heading to the November ballot. The effort mobilized significant opposition from the business community.
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