Policy & Regulation

Stories tagged policy & regulation.

DroneDJ / DroneLife / sUAS News / DroneXL22 Sept, 00:29
FCC Bars DJI Chips From New US-Built Drones on October 13(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The FCC's drone ban now reaches inside the airframe. From October 13, no new US-built drone can be authorized with a DJI-made logic-bearing part.
EdSurge / EdTech Magazine / Class Central22 Sept, 00:00
Learning Commons Launches Open Platform for K-12 Edtech(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The CZI-backed initiative helps educators and developers use state standards, curricula, and datasets to create and evaluate classroom AI, but critics ...
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews21 Sept, 23:00
Costco launches nationwide on DoorDash(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Costco saved a place for DoorDash in its plans to expand delivery options in the U.S., opening up options for orders through the same-day, last-mile platform. DoorDash’s announcement represented a significant expansion of its relationship with Costco, which already included service in Australia…
EFF Deeplinks / noyb / Access Now21 Sept, 22:59
D.C. Circuit Must Vacate a Drone Flight Restriction That Criminalized Recording Immigration Agents(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
EFF joined an amicus brief with ACLU, ACLU of D.C., National Press Photographers Association, and Professional Photographers of America to urge the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that violated the First Amendment right to record law enforcement. This is an important…
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov21 Sept, 22:14
Code for America gets Google funding to expand AI tax assistance(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The funding will support an AI-powered document screening tool for GetYourRefund, Code for America’s virtual tax-filing service.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov21 Sept, 22:12
Trump floats creating an ‘AI Force’(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
President Donald Trump said the AI Force would be analogous with the Space Force, a military service branch created during his first term to protect U.S. space interests.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov21 Sept, 21:46
30,000-plus veterans affected by Baylor Genetics’ cybersecurity breach(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The mid-June breach exposed names, dates of birth, medical testing information, lab test results, health insurance data and partial Social Security numbers, a VA email said. The post 30,000-plus veterans affected by Baylor Genetics’ cybersecurity breach appeared first on FedScoop.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov21 Sept, 21:38
FAA unveils AI aviation data tool in Washington airspace(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The platform, which launched in “a limited mode,” offers suggestions on handling congestion and other challenges by analyzing around 200 data streams. The post FAA unveils AI aviation data tool in Washington airspace appeared first on FedScoop.
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup21 Sept, 21:17
Global AI e-waste up to 60 times worse than estimated: report(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
You’re probably underestimating just how much e-waste is put out by companies using AI. That’s according to new analysis from environmental non-profit Basel Action Network (BAN). In the first of a four-part white paper called The Coming AI Waste Wave, BAN found that by 2030, an estimated 8.6 to…
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News21 Sept, 20:55
On LawNext: An Offer She Could Not Turn Down — Bridget McCormack on Joining Clio to Transform Technology for Judges(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Legal tech company Clio has long said that its mission is to transform the legal experience for all. Until now, that “all” has largely focused on law firms and their clients, but recently Clio announced a major initiative to develop technology for the judiciary. As part of that initiative, it hired…
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal21 Sept, 20:30
Job Boards Say Google Indexing API Requests Get No Response via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Job site operators report months-long waits for Google Indexing API approval, with no stated review timeframe in Google’s documentation. The post Job Boards Say Google Indexing API Requests Get No Response appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
DroneDJ / DroneLife / sUAS News / DroneXL21 Sept, 20:14
Dolomites Parks Ban Hobby Drones, DJI Mini 5 Pro Included(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Dolomites drone rules for the DJI Mini 5 Pro and Mavic 4 Pro: which parks ban flights, what Italy requires by weight class, and where you can still fly.
BioPharma Dive / Healthcare Dive / MedTech Dive21 Sept, 19:58
Colorado judge: Doctor’s burnout wasn’t a disability(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The Americans with Disabilities Act and related federal laws define disability broadly, but recent federal court decisions demonstrate the statute’s limits.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov21 Sept, 19:57
DOJ signals interest in piloting AI legal assistant(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The pilot would assess whether AI can execute multi-step legal tasks without step-by-step attorney prompting.
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News21 Sept, 19:49
Upcoming Q&A Session for the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The Q&A session will be held Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026, from 1-1:30 p.m. EST
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal21 Sept, 19:43
The Google Antitrust Remedies Are Too Little, Too Late – But Publishers Will Take What They Can Get(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The trial that proved Google operates an ad tech monopoly is over. And the court’s behavioral remedies for Google’s monopoly have been unsealed. If you need a refresher on the final remedies, we’ve got you covered. But here’s a quick-and-dirty recap: Google’s contracts tying its AdX ad exchange and…
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup21 Sept, 19:24
Paramount settles big antitrust suit, paving way for Warner Bros. acquisition(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Paramount has settled a California antitrust lawsuit, removing a major roadblock to its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Per Deadline, Paramount has agreed to make some concessions regarding the suit that was filed by a dozen state attorneys led by Attorney General Rob Bonta…
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News21 Sept, 19:09
An Inside Look at Cooley's New AI Tool for IPOs, Developed With OpenAI(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Cooley GO Public, the first software released by the firm’s AI development company, is designed to generate first drafts of SEC S-1 forms, a key form used in the IPO process, saving time for both the firm's attorneys and client executives.
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal21 Sept, 19:00
International SEO For Publishers: How To Succeed Across Borders(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
A single .com works for The Guardian because of brand power. For most news publishers, separate country-code domains are the strategy that holds up. The post International SEO For Publishers: How To Succeed Across Borders appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov21 Sept, 18:56
DC-area airports first to deploy AI tool for airspace management(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The SMART tool uses AI to crunch 200 different streams of flight data “to predict traffic flows and identify potential conflicts before they occur,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News21 Sept, 18:49
Online Learning Platform Coursera Wrangles IBM VP as New Legal Chief(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Tom Savage led legal operations for IBM enterprise open-source software division Red Hat.
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal21 Sept, 18:12
How To Find The Sources Shaping AI Answers In Your Industry via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Trendos' Gintare Rimolaityte explains how to map AI citation sources by industry and engine, identify competitor gaps, and turn an audit into content and outreach priorities. The post How To Find The Sources Shaping AI Answers In Your Industry appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live21 Sept, 18:04
NCTA seeks second exemption from FCC's router ban
Amid ongoing supply chain constraints, NCTA has filed a second petition with the FCC seeking an expedited waiver on broadband routers that require minor hardware changes, including for components that are reaching end-of-life.
lightreading.com/regulatory-politics/ncta-seeks…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Economic Times — Tech / Technology / Startups / ETTelecom21 Sept, 18:03
Poor data sharing undermining EU cyber defences, auditors say
The 27-nation bloc was investing more and more in cybersecurity - with €1.4 billion ($1.61 billion) in its current budget - and improving cooperation, according to the court, which reports on how effectively the EU spends money.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/po…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Canary Media / Heatmap / Latitude Media21 Sept, 17:00
Duke Energy wants to build a new gas plant. Regulators said not so fast.(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
North Carolina regulators on Friday rejected a bid from Duke Energy to build a gas power plant — a rare denial from a panel that frequently defers to the state’s predominant utility. Duke first proposed the 255-megawatt facility in Richmond County last fall. Designed to produce electricity when the…
The Hacker News21 Sept, 16:57
Google Fined €403 Million Over GDPR Violations Tied to Location Data
Google has been fined €403 million for breaking the EU's data protection law, the GDPR, in the way three of its features handled people's location data from May 2018 to February 2020. Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), Google's lead regulator in the EU, also ordered the company to make its…
thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-fined-403-mill…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News21 Sept, 16:31
Finalists Named for American Legal Technology Awards; Winners To Be Named At October Gala in Boston(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The American Legal Technology Awards has named the finalists for its seventh annual awards program, honoring outstanding achievement and innovation across multiple categories of legal technology. This year’s winners were selected from 234 submissions across 10 categories. Winners will be revealed…
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov21 Sept, 16:31
FAR Overhaul targets commercial buying and negotiations in newest rewrite(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Parts 12 and 15 have revisions ready for industry to read, while two other parts of the Federal Acquisition Regulation are deleted entirely in a push to increase competition.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov21 Sept, 16:03
Washington state names private sector tech leader as new chief information security officer(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Gwen Gann fills the CISO role left vacant by Ralph Johnson, who retired from Washington government this summer.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov21 Sept, 15:54
Inside the bipartisan backlash to the $27 billion VA-Oracle EHRM contract blindsiding Congress(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Billions of dollars, dozens of hearings, three administrations and no answers. On the VA’s fourth attempt to modernize electronic health records, Congress says “enough.” The post Inside the bipartisan backlash to the $27 billion VA-Oracle EHRM contract blindsiding Congress appeared first on…