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New Jersey curbs electronic store labels.
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (197+ words) The state’s recently-passed “Fair Price Protection Act” targets “discriminatory surveillance pricing”; something the FTC is investigating and that New York is also looking at. The law puts a one-year halt on new electronic shelf labels while NJ investigates “the effects…...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (106+ words) Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s broadcasters. But in Trump’s second term, Carr has wielded that power to squelch free speech rights....
Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (239+ words) The Verge Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an âAI Kill Switch Actâ that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report from Politico Ted…...
The right-wing boomers protesting data centers have a lot in common with the left
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (577+ words) The conservative backlash is about jobs, the environment, quality of life — and China. Beyond the noise pollution and environmental destruction — the frequencies emitted by data centers, she told me, hurt bees and other pollinators — Carol was concerned about the social…...
The FBI reportedly won’t investigate ICE anymore
1+ week, 2+ day ago (19+ words) A policy change would essentially leave ICE to investigate itself and leave little chance of agents being held accountable....
Kalshi says it caught Trump’s teleprompter operator insider trading
1+ week, 4+ day ago (31+ words) Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator is accused of making bets on Kalshi related to what the president would say during speeches. ABC News reports he made $100,000 on such bets....
New York governor says she’s using AI to analyze ‘every single rule’ in the state
1+ week, 5+ day ago (234+ words) The Verge New York Governor Kathy Hochul might have just signed a moratorium on new AI data centers in the state, but sheâs not against using the technology herself During an interview with Bloombergâs Odd Lots podcast, Hochul…...
Daylight saving time is a step closer to becoming permanent in the US
1+ week, 6+ day ago (400+ words) House lawmakers voted to advance the Sunshine Protection Act, which would keep our clocks one hour ahead. The US is getting closer to observing daylight saving time year-round. On Tuesday, the House advanced the Sunshine Protection Act on a 308 to…...
Foreign officials can’t be denied US visas for supporting content moderation.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (122+ words) Judge James Boasberg temporarily blocked a State Department policy restricting visas to foreign officials who “demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies.” Boasberg wrote that a group representing tech researchers could likely prove it violates the First…...
Instead of taking the internet away from kids, let’s build a better one
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (270+ words) Would a Big Tech tax for kid-focused nonprofit platforms be complicated? Sure. Where we’re headed is worse. But while politicians chase elaborate and questionable methods of keeping kids away from the worst of the internet, another option is staring them…...