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With the popularity of electric bicycles and scooters on the rise, here’s what state and local laws say about their use in Fort Worth, Colleyville, Texas Christian University and elsewhere. -
As tech titans invest billions into data centers and high-tech computer chips to fuel their AI ambitions, concerns are building over energy costs, especially in communities where data centers pop up.
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New Mexico schools are part of a nationwide push to curb phone use in classrooms, driven by teacher concerns about disruption and growing worries about record daily screen time.
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City Council President Brandon Scott announced Thursday that a group focused on cybersecurity and emergency preparedness would be convened following a ransomware attack that caused widespread network outages.
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U.S. Reps. Donald Payne, D-N.J., and David Cicilline, D-R.I., have introduced legislation that would stop retailers from going completely cashless. They say low-income families would be left locked out without other payment options.
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The California lawmaker behind the legislation admitted it’s a long shot. Even if the legislation passed both houses of Congress, President Donald Trump would almost certainly veto it.
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States like California have been at the forefront of privacy innovation in recent decades. A possible federal law could bring their experimentation to a halt, ultimately harming consumers.
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A new bill signed into law by the governor will create an extensive infrastructure for combating bad actors.
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This powerful technology requires oversight and caution to prevent it from being abused. But a ban would throw the good uses out with the bad ones.
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A driver could not hold a phone and put it on speakerphone; it would have to be in a hands-free mode, according to Transportation Committee Chair William Straus, D-Mattapoisett.
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On Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative, which passed in the most recent Legislative session, could help communities get one step closer to being eligible for the ReConnect funds.
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In order for some kind of automated video citation system to be deployed in Fort Smith, state officials would first have to pass legislation for automated citations to be made legal in the state.
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The debut episode of GovTech360 features two GT Doers, Dreamers and Drivers. We talk to Nebraska Chief Information Officer Ed Toner and Seattle Chief Privacy Officer Ginger Armbruster about their award-winning work.
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The presidential hopeful’s suggestion could include fines, blocking new mergers or splitting up companies, a stance that has drawn criticism from those who want a strong stance on issues of corporate power.
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Following extensive input from law enforcement and civil liberties groups, lawmakers voted this week to put a moratorium on municipal use of the technology. San Francisco is the first in the country to make such a move.
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A new report sent from the DMV to lawmakers suggests launching an aggressive $10 million marketing campaign, redesigning the agency’s website and creating a chatbot to filter and respond to customer complaints.
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Some people haven't been able to pay taxes they owe to the city because a ransomware attack has stopped Baltimore officials being able to access their own systems. Normally, those people would face penalties.
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More high-speed Internet service is coming to much-needed areas of rural North Carolina after two state grants totaling $415,000 were recently awarded to Eastern Carolina Broadband of Pink Hill.
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The California legislation follows multiple years of disastrous wildfires where residents didn't receive alerts about the oncoming infernos because of inoperable cell service infrastructure.
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The $3.50 per month per phone tax is seen as a hardship by some, especially those with multiple lines, but the Baltimore County Council is looking for ways to amend the bill to still get the funding they need.
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The proposed legislation, introduced by a Republican and Democrat, establishes the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
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