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US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill

U.S. Senate · United States

US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill

51% Center coverage: 189 sources

The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.See the Story

Turnitin charged some California colleges 3 times more for the same plagiarism detector

Mountain View, California · Mountain View

Turnitin charged some California colleges 3 times more for the same plagiarism detector

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

This story was originally published by CalMatters.See the Story

Kids Are Making Deepfakes of Each Other, and Laws Aren’t Keeping up – The Markup

Deepfakes · Wisconsin

Kids Are Making Deepfakes of Each Other, and Laws Aren’t Keeping up – The Markup

Coverage: 2 sources

Schools and lawmakers are grappling with how to address a new form of peer-on-peer image-based sexual abuse that disproportionately targets girls. Illustration by Emily Scherer for The 19th This story was published in partnership with The 19th News, an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. Last October, a 13-year-old boy in Wisconsin used a picture of his classmate celebrating her bat mitzvah to create a deep…See the Story

San Diego Police Admit License Plate Reader Data Breach in Early Days of Program

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

A smart streetlight in La Jolla. (Photo courtesy of the City) The San Diego Police Department’s automated license plate recognition database was searched nearly 13,000 times during the early weeks of its implementation in 2023 and 2024, a concern many had leading up to the city’s adoption of the technology. Privacy advocates’ alarm stemmed from the potential for data breaches and cross-agency data sharing from automated license plate readers, of…Immigration and Customs Enforcement See the Story

We Caught Nevada Sharing Personal Health Data with Big Tech - The Nevada Independent

80% Center coverage: 5 sources

The Markup and CalMatters audited the websites of all 19 states that independently operate their own online health exchange and found Nevada and three other states exposed visitors’ sensitive health information.Google · United States See the Story

House Bill Targets Loopholes that Let Car Insurance Companies Charge More in Black Neighborhoods – The Markup

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Bill reintroduction follows investigation by The Markup and Outlier Media that found insurers target Black neighborhoods for high rates Traffic traveling down Highway 99 near Parkway Drive in Fresno on Feb. 25, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local Detroiters pay more for car insurance than almost anyone in the nation — thanks in part to rate-setting practices that have little to do with how they drive. A bill backed by U…Detroit, Michigan · Detroit See the Story

The NYC Algorithm Deciding Which Families Are Under Watch for Child Abuse – The Markup

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

How a family’s neighborhood, age, and mental health might get their case a deeper look Illustration by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters; iStock Karlena Hamblin was sitting on a stool in her Brownsville, Brooklyn apartment waiting for the Administration for Children’s Services to knock on her door for a weekly check-in. She’d just fed her infant daughter, who she held cradled in her arms. ACS, which is responsible for investigating child welfare in N…Technology · New York See the Story

The Markup named Sigma Award finalist – The Markup

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The global data journalism contest recognized The Markup’s investigation into shadowbanning on Instagram. The Markup The Markup’s pioneering investigation into Instagram censorship has been named a finalist for a 2025 Sigma Award, which celebrates the best data journalism from around the world. The Markup “Automated Censorship” reporting team implemented a first-of-its-kind field audit of Instagram’s content moderation algorithms that dissected…Instagram · United States Read Article

House Republicans Push 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations in Budget Bill

52% Center coverage: 142 sources

The proposal, embedded in a reconciliation bill, faces criticism for undermining state laws and consumer protections while prioritizing federal oversight and industry interests. Artificial Intelligence · United States See the Story

After Markup investigation, LinkedIn and Google face lawsuit alleging improper access to health data – The Markup

Coverage: 2 sources

The suit accuses the companies of receiving personal information through California’s state health insurance exchange. A Covered California Enrollment Center in Chula Vista on April 29, 2024. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters One day after an investigation by The Markup and CalMatters, LinkedIn and Google were hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging they improperly received confidential data from trackers on California’s health insu…Google · Sacramento See the Story

Court Reviews AI Wrongful Death Case as Experts Warn AI Companions Endanger Teens

73% Center coverage: 30 sources

A lawsuit over a teen's suicide challenges AI speech protections, while a new report calls for banning AI companions for minors due to harmful risks.Artificial Intelligence · New York See the Story

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