Technology Policy
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Data & Digital Privacy
Local License Plate Data Enters Federal Surveillance Networks
License plate data is leaving local control. Some local police departments are being forced to send automated license plate reader…
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Data & Digital Privacy
Postal Trucks Become the Latest Front in the Surveillance Fight
The cameras are coming to postal trucks. The United States Postal Service is running a pilot program with Next Base…
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AI Ethics & Policy
Inside the Data Center Party That Turned Into a Protest
A pro-data center party in Washington, DC, promised cocktails, AI-generated portraits, and a celebration of American computing power. Instead, Data…
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AI Ethics & Policy
Britain’s AI Gamble Puts Civil Servants and Rogue Machines on the Clock
Britain is pushing artificial intelligence into government as warnings about rogue systems grow louder. The question is no longer whether…
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AI News & Trends
UK Debt Auction Sets Highest Ten-Year Yield Since 1999
The UK has paid a striking price for long-term borrowing. An auction of a new UK gilt maturing in 2036…
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AI Ethics & Policy
Hong Kong Weighs New Rules for Children on Social Media
Hong Kong is considering new legislation and other measures to regulate how minors use social media and artificial intelligence platforms.…
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Data & Digital Privacy
When Facial Recognition Turns Everyday Footage Into Personal Exposure
Facial recognition has moved from a distant technology story into ordinary life. It is already part of surveillance cameras, and…
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AI News & Trends
Data Centers Want Good Neighbor Credit Without the Bill
Data centers are asking communities to trust the math. Microsoft has spent the year telling communities that new data centers…
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AI News & Trends
Taxi Repayment Puts Parliamentary Expense Rules Under the Spotlight
More than $3,300 in taxi expenses has been repaid after a parliamentary expenses ruling brought one senator’s travel claims into…
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AI in Defense & Government
AI Redactions Are Coming to Government Records, With Benefits and Risks
The US government plans to use artificial intelligence to help redact documents connected to FOIA requests, with the Department of…
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