FCC ends the Affordable Connectivity Program, which helped low-income Americans afford internet service, after the House failed to approve additional funding
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The prospects of a wide-ranging AI bill in the US in 2024 are rapidly dimming, despite Senator Chuck Schumer's push to put regulation at the top of the agenda
Brian Fung / CNN : Forums: r/AntiTrumpAlliance Forums: r/AntiTrumpAlliance : Be diligent this year. Misinformation is going to be out of control.
The FCC outlaws scam robocalls featuring fake, AI-created voices, giving state AGs more legal tools to pursue illegal robocallers that use such voices
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Ring is sunsetting a tool that lets police request footage from users via its Neighbors app, forcing law enforcement to obtain warrants or evidence of emergency
mostly The Sun : Amazon announces major change to Ring doorbell over controversial police footage requests Matthew Guariglia / Electronic Frontier Foundation : Victory! Ring Announces It Will No Longe...
EU regulators approve Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition after Microsoft made concessions to keep rivals' access to Call of Duty and other games
but the saga is ‘unlikely to end soon’ Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : EU approves Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar Activision Blizzard acquisition despite UK and US opposition Arjun Kharpal / CNBC...
New York's MTA resumes posting automated transit alerts to Twitter after Twitter backtracked on a plan to charge public service accounts for API access
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US senators unveil a bipartisan bill that bans kids under 13 from joining social media and requires tech companies to get parental consent for teens' accounts
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NetBlocks: Turkey restores Twitter access, limited after the earthquake, after officials “remind Twitter of its obligations” on takedowns and disinformation
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US Senate Judiciary Committee leaders send Parag Agrawal a letter with 12+ questions about Twitter's security practices and request responses by September 26
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Biden administration to work with private sector in a 120-day sprint to create hundreds of cybersecurity apprenticeship programs to fill out cybersecurity roles
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