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Jackson County, Mo., could soon take steps aimed to ensure new data centers are not constructed in unincorporated areas of the county, at least temporarily. -
Statewide, more than 180 law enforcement agencies ― nearly a third of all agencies in Michigan ― now use Flock Safety technology, according to data compiled by the company.
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ fourth look at the chief privacy officer role finds 31 states now have one — but lack of staffing and funding are among the challenges.
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Atlanta City Council passed two pieces of legislation limiting where data centers can be built. Lawmakers say it’s a broader effort to make Atlanta more pedestrian-friendly in areas with activity.
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A new bill awaiting approval from Gov. Gavin Newsom would require vehicles to include a warning system that would alert drivers anytime they went more than 10 miles over the speed limit.
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A new measure before the Honolulu City Council would place more regulations on e-bikes in Oahu. A council resolution urges the state Legislature to “update and clarify” laws related to “electric bicycles and electric dirt bike motorcycles.”
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Due to questions about what the software ultimately does with the information that’s inputted, Maryland officials say they are approaching the emerging technology with extreme caution.
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California would become the fifth state to require public schools to restrict or ban student smartphone use on school grounds under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom has supported and is expected to sign.
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Technology giant Meta announced Thursday that it’s investing nearly a billion dollars to open the company’s first facility in South Carolina, according to a news release from the Governor’s Office.
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The bill would compel AI companies to take measures to protect the public from cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, and prevent AI from developing weapons or enabling automated crime.
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed sent a letter opposing state Sen. Scott Wiener's landmark artificial intelligence regulation bill, the same day tech billionaire Elon Musk came out in support of it.
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Business leaders are among those calling on elected officials to again take up a multibillion-dollar economic development bill that didn’t pass. It includes agreement on the need to boost programs, in areas including artificial intelligence.
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California's prison system has moved to ban the use of a controversial lie-detector test — compared by one expert to a Ouija board or an astrological chart — following an investigation into the technology.
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The ACLU of Maryland is calling for safeguards to be incorporated in a statewide policy governing the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.
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Propelled by plans to ban phones in big-city districts such as New York and Los Angeles, some Philadelphia-area districts are trying new ways to do so — with parent groups often at the forefront.
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Student cellphone use is a hot topic of conversation across the state, and the state Board of Education has adopted guidance urging districts to develop policies to restrict student phone use.
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The policy change comes after Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order mandating that school systems devise ways to create cellphone-free environments at school.
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In the absence of federal action, the state that is home of Silicon Valley has previously led with first-of-its-kind regulations on net neutrality, data privacy and online safety for children.
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California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have required Google to pay news outlets for distributing their content, and in its place announced a new public-private partnership.
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The state legislature last month approved new legislation that gives local police departments the option to target loud vehicle stereos, exhaust systems and the like with the automated listening devices.
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This presidential election cycle is the first since generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence that can create new images, audio and video — became widely available for public use.
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