Category: Tech

November 15, 2023

With just seven weeks until the end of the year, the Biden administration is running out of time to win the reauthorization of a spy program it says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks. The tool, […]

November 15, 2023

On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to formally adopt rules intended to enable equal access to broadband internet by prohibiting “digital discrimination” by service providers. The adoption of the rules, which were first published as a public draft at […]

November 14, 2023

Lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee are asking for clearer information on how some federal agencies use artificial intelligence technologies in their operations to ensure that such uses are safe and secure. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho […]

November 14, 2023

The Biden administration is studying 2,786 megahertz of spectrum that could be reallocated for purposes including wireless broadband networks, satellites, and drones, the White House said today. Some of the spectrum bands were already being investigated by federal agencies, though […]

November 9, 2023

Apple has been dealt a blow in its €14.3 billion tax dispute with Brussels after an adviser to the EU’s top court said an earlier ruling over its business in Ireland should be shelved. Giovanni Pitruzzella, advocate-general of the European […]

November 8, 2023

Conservative tech policy experts are urging Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to hold a hearing on a potential partnership between TikTok and Google, calling it “deeply concerning” both for U.S. markets and American citizens’ privacy. “As you may be aware, […]

November 8, 2023

Internet service providers and their lobby groups are fighting a US plan to prohibit discrimination in access to broadband services. In particular, ISPs want the Federal Communications Commission to drop the plan’s proposal to require that prices charged to consumers […]

November 6, 2023

On Oct. 30, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence. The executive order provides a sprawling list of directives aimed at establishing standards for AI safety and security and protecting privacy. While the […]

November 1, 2023

A collection of almost 30 countries that includes the US, Australia and China, along with the European Union (EU), have reached a world-first agreement at Bletchley Park establishing a shared understanding of the opportunities and risks posed by frontier AI. […]

October 30, 2023

The White House hopes to guide how technologists develop artificial intelligence and how the government prompts and adopts AI tools, under a new executive order to be unveiled Monday. The order lays out some basic safety rules to prevent AI-enabled […]

October 30, 2023

The Michigan Supreme Court may soon issue a decision affecting how government uses drones to collect data about private property. In the case Long Lake Township v. Todd Maxon, a property owner alleges that on multiple occasions over an eight-year […]

October 27, 2023

The system, called Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST), ranks a person’s social media scores from one to 100 based on what it thinks is relevant to the user’s specific mission. The database is searchable using identifiers such as a person’s […]

October 24, 2023

The Guardian reports that multiple UK government institutions have started utilizing AI in ways that could significantly affect the daily lives of ordinary people. The technology now plays a role in various procedures, ranging from arrests and marriage license, to […]

October 23, 2023

Cloud computing has revolutionized the way enterprises deploy and manage critical applications. It ensures unparalleled agility in terms of hosting and scaling an IT infrastructure. With its distributed nature and unlimited on-demand compute power, the cloud enables frictionless real-time access […]

October 19, 2023

On Thursday, the FCC voted 3-2 to reinstate “net neutrality” rules. The proposal will essentially classify internet service providers as public utilities governed under Title II instead of Title I. The FCC claims the rules would prevent broadband providers from […]

October 16, 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser released the New York City Artificial Intelligence Action Plan on Monday, outlining the administration’s plans to use AI in city government. A “first of its kind” for any […]

October 13, 2023

A group of 16 Democratic lawmakers led by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is urging the White House to bake its AI Bill of Rights into the administration’s forthcoming executive order on artificial intelligence. The lawmakers […]

October 10, 2023

The Labor Department awarded the last $204 million of grant money for unemployment insurance modernization late last month to 18 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands to move to the cloud and more modular technology that’s adaptable to change. Of […]

September 27, 2023

The US implemented net neutrality rules at the national level during the Obama Administration in 2015. These rules classified internet broadband as “telecommunication services” under Title II of the 1934 Communications Act, which regulated ISPs as common carriers or utilities. […]

September 25, 2023

The White House advanced an effort launched in Congress years ago to put the federal government on a digital footing. Late Friday, the Office of Management and Budget released guidance directing agencies to deliver a “digital-first public experience,” and giving […]