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Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (1255+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Utah State Rep. Doug Fiefia talks to Utah voters on the back deck of a house on April 9 in Riverton, Utah. Fiefia, a Republican, has a background in technology and is running for the state…...
CAPITOL ROUNDUP: Faster licensing process for insurance agents helps add 33, 000 jobs since 2023
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (736+ words) The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. WILKES-BARRE " The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) this week highlighted that, over the last three years, the Shapiro Administration has made entry for new insurance agents into the insurance industry faster than ever before, while…...
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
4+ week, 2+ day ago (899+ words) By SEUNG MIN KIM and MATT O'BRIEN Associated Press President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the State Dining Room of the White House on Thursday in Washington. WASHINGTON " The White House said…...
From "Buddha Bot" to $1. 99 chats with AI Jesus, the faith-based tech boom is here
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1277+ words) By KRYSTA FAURIA and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press In this image from a video provided by Just Like Me in April 2026, the company's co-founder and investor, Jeff Tinsley, bottom right, interacts with an AI-generated Jesus. Just Like Me via AP…...
Commentary: The problem with pausing data centers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) Chris Koopman and Kevin Frazier Tribune News Service Congress is now being asked to pause data center construction. In March, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bill to halt the buildout of the infrastructure that makes advanced AI possible....
Back Mountain Chamber hosts AI informational event
1+ week, 6+ day ago (241+ words) DALLAS " The Back Mountain Chamber is hosting a program focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) to inform business professionals how to better understand and utilize this digital tool in an ever-evolving technological environment. "The Power of the Prompt: Getting the Most…...
Counterpoint: It's time to halt the AI data center attack
2+ week, 1+ day ago (222+ words) By Mitch Jones Inside Sources. com Indeed, the nation's recent boom in hyperscale data center construction, driven by the massive demand for computing power from the artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries, is dramatically reshaping communities around the country and starkly…...
Point: Data center moratorium would be a gift to China
2+ week, 1+ day ago (384+ words) While much popular discourse of AI is centered on chatbot applications and Large Language Models, in reality, AI is the marriage of many components. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang dubs it a "Five-Layer Cake," with applications, models, chipsets, internal infrastructure (such…...
Shapiro parodies and chatbot phone banks " how AI is popping up in Pa. elections
3+ week, 6+ day ago (622+ words) By Kate Huangpu For Spotlight PA Open AI's Chat GPT app is displayed on an i Phone in New York on May 18, 2023. AP via Spotlight PA HARRISBURG " Candidates for office in Pennsylvania are using AI tools to generate parody images…...
PPL Electric, PA American Water discuss capacity, reliability regarding data centers
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1061+ words) A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2024. WILKES-BARRE " The hottest topic in regional communities these days revolves around data centers " and whether…...