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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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An Alabama law signed by Gov. Kay Ivey prohibits agencies from issuing COVID-19 vaccination documents like passports or passes. The law also prohibits private and public entities from requiring proof of vaccination.
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Globally, America once produced 37 percent of all semiconductors, which go in everything from cars to computers. Now, it produces only 12 percent. Expert Skanda Amarnath shares his thoughts on how policy can change this.
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Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board voted to require ride-hailing businesses to begin using more electric vehicles in 2023. By 2030, 90 percent of the companies' miles must come from EVs.
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A new report from Jacobs Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech addresses a range of digital city issues like data privacy as a foundation for any city considering the deployment of urban technology to advance community goals.
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While Gov. Jay Inslee supports the idea of safeguarding citizens' COVID-19 health data, he vetoed a data protection bill due to phrasing in the law that could have prevented entities from offering vaccination incentives.
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A national movement to limit social media platforms' ability to remove content and users made its way to a Georgia House panel hearing on Thursday, though it's unclear what state conservatives can do about it.
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Some states are easing COVID-19 restrictions for those who can provide proof of vaccination, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation says online sales of fake and stolen vaccination cards are increasing.
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Davenport is debating whether to join other cities in Iowa and the country in approving the expansion of e-scooter company Bird. Scooters can be a great micro-mobility option, but they come with potential concerns.
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During the 2021 RSA Conference, SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna, along with other experts, shared many lessons learned about the infamous hack that put U.S. governments and companies on notice.
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IT staff in Rock County, Wis., have installed an app on each of the 573 county-issued cellphones to manage the archiving process.
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As part of a request for more money, the DMV released their average wait times — and their constituents have some things to say about that.
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Ohio is one of the first states to adopt legislation recognizing the use of blockchain technology to save and secure electronic records in an array of industries.
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Verizon and AT&T want Mayor Byron W. Brown to veto the measure.
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This week, local leaders approved an ordinance that would limit where communications companies could place the increasingly popular antennas.
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An ACLU test of Amazon’s Rekognition platform led to 28 lawmakers being mismatched to police mugshots.
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At the risk of paying for data recovery efforts out of pocket, public officials in the state should keep away from covert texting applications.
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Residents would be automatically registered to vote after interacting with state offices.
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Sen. Charles Schumer has expanded and renamed his Endless Frontier Act to make it a more broad-based effort to combat the current semiconductor shortage, strengthening the U.S. tech sector as it competes against China.
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