Big Tech killed California's anti-self-preferencing bill in a month
Senator Scott Wiener says lobbyists 'flooded the Capitol' with misinformation
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xAI sues Colorado over AI law, calling it a threat to free speech
Company argues the state's anti-bias law forces AI models to reflect government-approved views on sensitive issues
Ohio man pleads guilty in first case under federal law banning AI deepfakes
Federal prosecutors apply the "Take It Down Act" for the first time
Colorado's landmark right-to-repair law faces pushback from tech giants
A new bill could create a major loophole
A hot potato: Colorado has become one of the biggest right-to-repair battlegrounds in the US, passing laws that give consumers and independent shops more freedom to fix everything from wheelchairs to farm equipment and electronics. Now, some major tech companies are backing a bill that critics say could seriously undermine those protections.
California bill targeting Big Tech self-preferencing gains industry support as Apple faces scrutiny
Tech executives are backing a new antitrust bill that could reshape Big Tech
New York wants social media to carry tobacco-style health warnings
Governor Hochul stated that New Yorkers deserve safety and transparency
Pornhub calls on Apple and Google to build device-based age verification APIs
An anonymized age token offers stronger verification than online platforms that users can easily trick
A new bipartisan bill would force companies to reveal how AI is impacting jobs
Is AI really having a massive impact on the US workforce?
California becomes first state to require AI companies to disclose safety protocols
The law also requires public incident reporting, whistleblower protections, and creates state-run cloud cluster
Landmark deepfake law aims to give Denmark's citizens rights over their image, voice, and likeness
The law would levy strict penalties on platforms that refuse to remove fakes
"One Big Beautiful Bill": House backs Trump plan to freeze state AI laws for a decade
Some are concerned about rogue AI, others want a uniform federal-level AI infrastructure
Scarlett Johansson calls for AI legislation after viral deepfake video
The video is quite convincing
All new cars should be required to have AM radio, says US House
Auto manufacturers are pushing back for cost and technical reasons
Work-life balance wins as Australia embraces "right to disconnect" legislation
Some exceptions are made for emergencies and when communication is legally required
US Senate introduces ground-breaking bill to setup legal framework for ethical AI development
Government is finally concerned now that deepfakes aren't just exes and actresses anymore
Japan passes new law allowing third-party app stores on Android and iOS
The EU was the first region to force Apple to allow alternative app stores on iOS
US TikTok ban could begin next year as Biden signs law, but legal battle looms
Biden re-election campaign to continue using TikTok, as the ban wouldn't take effect until after the election
Sun Microsystems co-founder supports forced TikTok sale, calls it China's "programmable fentanyl"
"Spinach for Chinese kids, fentanyl - another chief export of China's - for ours"
A hot potato: Joining the list of people who support the US government's attempt to force ByteDance into diversifying TikTok is Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla. The OpenAI backer didn't hold back when talking about the popular short-form video platform, noting that it could be weaponized by a foreign adversary. He also called the app programmable fentanyl whose effects are under the control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Biden backs bill that could kill TikTok in the US, TikTok fights back
"If they pass it, I'll sign it"
California sends country's strongest right-to-repair bill to governor's desk, mandating 7 years of parts
Law enters effect on July 1, 2024 but applies to products made after July 1, 2021
White House supports Senate bill that would enable US to ban TikTok
TikTok has almost 100 million active users in the US
Google Lawyer says internet could become a "Horror Show" without Section 230
Google claims sites would be forced to strictly regulate everything, or nothing at all
European Union will ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035
A green future: EU votes to go all electric
New York becomes first state to sign right-to-repair legislation, but some R2R advocates are not impressed
Last minute changes made the law only applicable to devices made after the law takes effect next year
All 50 states attorneys general promise litigation against telecom companies facilitating robocalls
Task force formed to help give current US legislation more teeth