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State governments are expected to deploy AI in 2026 with an increased focus on returns on investment as they face complex policymaking restrictions enacted by a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump. -
Georgia regulators unanimously approved a massive expansion of the state's power grid Friday, approving Georgia Power's request for nearly 10,000 megawatts of new energy capacity.
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The federal government’s large annual defense act steps into staffing issues within the Space Force, requiring roughly equal staffing between operational and acquisition positions.
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Social media companies have doubled down on last year’s lobbying efforts to fend off a bill that would have held social media companies liable for addicting children to their content. This year, a new iteration has their attention.
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All three of the Bay Area’s airports are deploying new facial recognition technology, called Simplified Arrival, to screen incoming international passengers and testing it in San Jose to track some departing passengers too.
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The Los Angeles City Council has opted to delay a vote related to the donation of a nearly $300,000 robot for the police department's SWAT team. Members of the public and the council voiced concerns about the device.
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The White House endorsed a bipartisan bill that could give the president authority to ban or force a sale of TikTok, support that could hasten passage and break a deadlock over how to address the popular app.
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The Biden administration’s call for minimum security standards across multiple economic sectors is to face opposition from some lawmakers and businesses as officials work to implement the plan.
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Under the bill, it would be a misdemeanor for drivers to hold a cellphone or another electronic device; write emails, text messages and social media posts; and watch or record videos, among other things.
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The measure isn’t expected to pinpoint the company by name, but it would give the U.S. the power to ban or prohibit foreign technologies or companies when necessary.
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A new Connecticut bill in the General Law Committee would establish an Office of Artificial Intelligence and create a task force to study the emerging technology and develop an AI bill of rights.
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The strategy says local and state government and other end users shouldn’t have to shoulder so much cyber risk — and will hold software companies more responsible for secure products.
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The $3.5 million gunshot detection system from ShotSpotter Technology Inc., now two years old, continues to be a controversial issue among city leaders, community members and law enforcement.
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, of Spokane, Wash., is urging her colleagues in the House to pass bipartisan legislation that would limit how tech companies collect and use Americans' personal data.
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Are new regulations needed to safeguard AI use, or will best practices recommendations and existing laws be enough? And how can privacy frameworks set the groundwork for responsible AI practices?
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Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are working to avert the loss of the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction the radio waves used for broadcast television, mobile phone and broadband services.
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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence in the hiring process is behind a new proposal that would set up a framework that would require HR departments to test their AI recruitment tools for bias.
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Online public hearings hosted through Zoom are being disrupted by participants posting inappropriate images and symbols. The incidents are forcing officials to rethink the use of the popular meeting platform.
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If Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., have their way, any broadband company that wants to use federal money to provide service in rural areas must be screened very carefully.
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An upcoming Supreme Court case could answer one of the toughest questions of the Internet age: Should online companies be held responsible for promoting harmful speech on their platforms?
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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has introduced a bill to keep anyone younger than 16 years old off of social media. The move comes amid a renewed focus in regulating large technology companies and how social media affects children.
