2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (115+ words) The new laws build on California's earlier 2025 tech package. Hoodline previously reported that Newsom signed Assembly Bill 243 in October 2025, requiring companion chatbot platforms to establish procedures for detecting and managing user expressions of self-harm. While California pressed ahead, Congress continued…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (188+ words) Chris Larsen, the Ripple co-founder who has backed San Francisco's police surveillance buildout, is facing scrutiny over support for surveillance technology like Flock Safety's automated license-plate readers. Larsen has praised San Francisco's approach of deploying drones only when there is…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (337+ words) Council members Dan Grzybek and Alex Rose are the driving forces behind the bill, which as reported by WPXI would require a clear disclosure whenever election content is made using artificial intelligence. Rose said voters should know whether they're seeing…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (442+ words) According to First Coast News, the viral posts include threatening captions aimed at schools, students and specific locations, paired with eerie AI-generated images of the Dr. Seuss character. As News4JAX reports, law enforcement agencies across the country have been warning parents…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (108+ words) Rainmaker isn't the only approach tech companies are trying. Microsoft has committed to refilling water systems, and Google has funded water recycling initiatives near its own data centers, according to the Standard's reporting. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has emphasized…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (120+ words) A hiker who trusted Google Maps as his only guide through Linville Gorge ended up spending a cold, foodless night stranded off-trail, deep in one of North Carolina's most rugged wilderness areas, before rescuers reached him the next morning. Officials…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (177+ words) Two Alpharetta High School seniors have launched a petition demanding that Fulton County Schools rip out the Flock Safety license plate cameras stationed outside every entrance to their campus, arguing the automated readers infringe on student privacy. The petition, titled…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (280+ words) New York City Public Schools is banning students through 8th grade from using artificial intelligence tools for the coming school year, a sweeping restriction that Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office is calling the most expansive AI prohibition in the country. Mamdani announced…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (464+ words) Minneapolis’ former newspaper factory is poised for a second life as an artificial-intelligence hub, with housing or retail potentially tagging along for the ride. The deal would turn one of the North Loop’s last major industrial properties into a test…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (142+ words) Asato is asking clients to double-check that they are following her verified accounts and to book only through her website or another approved booking platform instead of sending deposits through peer-to-peer apps. Anyone who believes they were caught in the…...