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Co-authored by Jack Maketa, U.S. Legislation Intern On June 30, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted comments in response to the California Department of Justice’s (the Department’s) ongoing rulemaking process for the “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act” (the Act or SB 976). Signed into law in 2024, SB 976 bars operators […]

Justices Kagan and Barrett testified before Congress about threats posed by AI and its impact on court processes.

The NYC Game Design Future Lab offers mentorship, workshop, and investor opportunities for Big Apple-based developers.

The sum falls slightly short of the $67 billion requested by the White House for expenses related to the Iran War.

She says in a speech today at the American Enterprise Institute that government policy based on a technology being considered ‘future proof’ will stifle innovation and hurt rural areas most

* The DOJ subpoenas the Biglaw firms who surrendered to the Trump administration. It's almost as though cutting a deal with a bad faith actor was bound to cause trouble. [ New York Times ] * Todd Blanche hearings kick off today as Trump's personal lawyer seeks official Attorney General title. [ NPR ] * When Blanche was up for the deputy AG job, 116 lawyers who worked with him at the SDNY wrote a letter of support. They're... not writing a letter this time. [ MSNow ] * James Comey moves to consol

A startup called American Growth Insurance said today it has raised almost $70 million in committed equity capital to transform the insurance industry. It plans to do so with an aggressive, technology-focused business model that’s quite unlike anything its competitors do. AGI, officially known as AGI Holdings LLC, says it has worked out how to use […] The post AGI raises $70M to buy up and transform insurance firms into AI-native operations appeared first on SiliconANGLE .

OpenAI outlines a “reverse federalism” approach to AI governance, where state laws help build a national framework for safe, democratic AI.

The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order with Vanilla Chip LLC—which does business as TruHeight—and its two principals requiring them to pay $750,000, while barring them from making false or unsupported health claims and using fake or incentivized consumer reviews. View Press Release

Over the past decade, the AI -focused, for-profit Alpha School has grown from one campus in Austin to a growing list of more than 15 schools across the country, including in major cities like New York and San Francisco. Alpha School joins other AI-centric K-12 private schools , like Unbound Academy and the Khan Lab School , that parents can now choose for their children, paying anywhere from $40,000 to $75,000 per year in some cases. Some advocates of AI-driven education use slogans like “ Schoo

New York just became the first state to enact a one-year ban on large new data centers while the state government scrambles to develop regulations addressing challenges like energy demand and water use. “As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, it’s my responsibility to take action and lead,” Governor Kathy Hochul said when she announced the executive order , which applies to data centers 50 megawatts (M

A Norwegian school system and a New York law firm have reached the same conclusion.

Artificial intelligence advocates fear New York’s one-year moratorium on new data centers could embolden Democrats across the country to put more restrictions in place.

A Norwegian school system and a New York law firm have reached the same conclusion.

A Norwegian school system and a New York law firm have reached the same conclusion.

A Norwegian school system and a New York law firm have reached the same conclusion.

Former and current Meta employees are suing the company in a California federal court over AI-driven mass layoffs. Meta allegedly used internal AI systems to generate the layoff lists when it cut 8,000 workers, disproportionately targeting employees with disabilities or on parental leave. The article Meta employees sue over layoffs they say were driven by discriminatory AI selection systems appeared first on The Decoder .

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the Arsenal of Innovation page. In the half-century since the Gates Commission established

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New York has become the first US state to pause new hyperscale data centre permits while regulators prepare a comprehensive environmental framework. The post New York becomes the first US state to establish a moratorium on data centres appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

On 17-19 November 2026, the Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, in collaboration with the Digital Development Unit (DGI) will organise the ...

DOJ Has A Cool New Way To Demoralize The Attorneys It Has Left Working For It: Mandatory case quotas. Read The Opinion… No, Not Like That: Amy Coney Barrett tells Congress that the Supreme Court doesn’t really care about explaining itself all the time. Law School Doesn’t Need To Be A Debt Sentence: These schools […] The post Forcing Prosecutors To Bring Cases To Keep Their Jobs? What Could Possibly Go Wrong? — See Also appeared first on Above the Law .

This marks the third death in a week involving encounters with federal immigration agents.

Artificial intelligence pioneer Demis Hassabis today called for the creation of a standards body focused on regulating frontier models. Hassabis, chief executive of Google DeepMind, proposed in a Substack essay that the U.S. should lead the effort. Axios reported that the executive has held talks about the initiative with the White House, European officials and […] The post Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis calls for creation of AI standards body appeared first on SiliconANGLE .

Kevin Warsh told the House Financial Services Committee that the technology is a “huge opportunity” for the American economy but the Fed is monitoring its impact closely. The post Fed chair says AI ‘hasn’t displaced workers’ so far, has boosted productivity appeared first on FedScoop .

New York became the first state in the U.S. to impose a statewide moratorium on new data centers today after Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order pausing state environmental permits for large facilities for up to a year. Executive Order No. 62 took effect on signing and covers hyperscale data centers that draw 50 […] The post New York becomes first US state to impose a data center moratorium appeared first on SiliconANGLE .

The initiative stems from a June 2 executive order that urged advanced AI developers to grant the government early access to their capabilities to address potential vulnerabilities.

The White House said the clearinghouse has already started to receive intelligence on vulnerabilities and prioritize patches. The post White House details ‘Gold Eagle’ clearinghouse for AI cyber threats appeared first on CyberScoop .

This year the state of New York had the dubious honor of being the first to pass a controversial provision to mandate all 3D printers come with surveillance and censorship. That means not only is there a ticking clock to protect every artist, researcher, engineer, and hobbyist in the state, but there is a real risk of other states thoughtlessly following suit—prior to the New York rules even taking effect. We, along with many other experts , already warned about this bill buried in the state’s c

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Maria D’Avanzo, of New York, to be Inspector General, General Services Administration. David Slade, of Florida, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2029. Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department […] The post Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate appeared first on The White House .

Draft text of the Digital Age Assurance Act mirrors a California law that has received widespread industry support.

California will begin offering instant rebates of up to $3,500 to first-time electric vehicle (EV) buyers later this summer, replacing some of the incentives lost after the Trump administration phased out EV and clean energy tax credits. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday signed new legislation establishing a $270 million rebate program for California...

California’s audacious goal of having half of all K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education programs by 2030 has encountered one big stumbling block — there aren’t enough qualified bilingual teachers. To help remedy that, a $10 million grant tucked in the state budget aims to help school districts recruit high school students as future bilingual […]

Group of major publishers accuses the tech giant of ‘one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history’ A group of major publishers have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of illegally using millions of copyrighted books to help build its Gemini artificial intelligence models, in “one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history”. The case, filed in federal court in New York, has been brought by three publishers – Hachette Book

Twenty-six current and former Meta employees have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the company of using AI-powered systems that disproportionately targeted workers with disabilities or who had taken medical leave when selecting people for mass layoffs. The suit, filed Monday in Oakland, California, alleges that Meta relied on productivity metrics and AI token usage data […] This story continues at The Next Web

New York became the first U.S. state to ban the construction of new large-scale AI data centers after Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday.

Rebuilding Ukraine is about far more than restoring physical infrastructure; it is about embedding fundamental human dignity and rights into everyday local governance. This was th ...

Bad Supreme Court decisions are nothing new, but on the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara, the justices laid an egg that will hatch some ugly ducklings. The court ruled that children born ...