EdSurge / EdTech Magazine / Class Central
Stitching the Future: Technology as a Sacred Trust
By grounding our digital strategy in the same values as our ancestors, we can ensure technology serves our school community rather than consuming it.
Policy & Regulation
Stories tagged policy & regulation.
EFF Deeplinks / noyb / Access Now
New Records Reveal Problems with Medicare’s AI Prior Authorization Experiment
EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained…
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
On LawNext: Casefleet Founder Jeff Kerr on Fact Management in the Age of AI
Chronologies have become one of legal tech’s hottest categories, with a wave of AI startups promising to turn a messy evidentiary record into a structured timeline in minutes. Jeff Kerr and his company Casefleet were more than a decade ahead of the pack. Kerr finished law school in 2010 and made…
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
NoFence’s new herd management platform points to virtual fencing’s next chapter
NoFence's cattle management platform includes offers ranchers a continuous, automated picture of what's happening on the land. The post NoFence’s new herd management platform points to virtual fencing’s next chapter appeared first on AgFunderNews.
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THE EXPLORATION COMPANY annonce une levée de 387 millions d’euros pour Nyx et Storm
The Exploration Company renforce ses moyens pour conduire Nyx jusqu’à la Station spatiale internationale et accélérer le développement de son moteur Storm. Cette série C accompagne deux programmes aux horizons distincts, avec une priorité de court terme maintenue sur le transport de fret orbital et…
FTC / DOJ press releases
FTC Takes Action Against Payment Processor Humboldt Merchant Services for Knowingly Facilitating Payment Processing for Sham Merchants
Under proposed order, defendant will be required to pay $12 million, stop payment processing for certain categories of merchants Payment processing company Humboldt Merchant Services will pay $12 million and be permanently banned from processing payments for merchants with a heightened risk of…
EdSurge / EdTech Magazine / Class Central
AI Videos Are Warping Early Learning, Teachers Say
The rise of so-called “baby slop” is turning early childhood educators into media critics.
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
Builders VC and others back SweetAg’s bid to modernize the agricultural lending process
The company raised $7.4 million to bring its AI-based agrifintech platform to more agricultural lenders around the US. The post Builders VC and others back SweetAg’s bid to modernize the agricultural lending process appeared first on AgFunderNews.
Utility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news
Pakistan’s regulator approves mandatory energy storage component for renewables auction
Pakistan's National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved plans to require bidders in a renewable energy auction to include energy storage.
Utility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news
‘I cannot afford to lose them’: BW ESS warns on spare parts theft risk in Australia
Copper theft has become a recurring security issue at Australian battery storage sites, with one regulator reporting multiple incidents.
EdSurge / EdTech Magazine / Class Central
How Agentic AI Can Supplement K–12 IT Help Desks
The reality of K–12 IT teams is that most are very small — and, as a result, stretched thin. More than half of K–12 districts say they’re understaffed for everyday classroom technical support needs. On a given day, technicians may handle dozens of support requests for password resets, basic device…
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
ILTACON News Round-Up Part 4, The Business of Law: Litera, Aderant, Oddr, TRĒ AI, Intapp
Last week’s ILTACON, the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association, brought what may have been the busiest news cycle I can remember for this conference, with a torrent of product announcements dominated by two themes: agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol. I have…
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
Legaltech Week: Here’s the Video Of Our ILTACON Panel Last Week, And We’re Back Live on Zoom Today At 3ET
Last week, our Legaltech Week crew presented a live panel at ILTACON discussing our takeaways from the week and the top stories and trends we observed. I recorded it on my iPhone and that recording is now posted, and it’s pasted below. Meanwhile, we’re back again today, live on Zoom at our usual…
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
ILTACON News Round-Up Part 3, Documents, Data and AI: iManage, NetDocuments, Entegrata, Wolters Kluwer, Thomson Reuters, Clio, Avvoka
Last week’s ILTACON, the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association, brought what may have been the busiest news cycle I can remember for this conference, with a torrent of product announcements dominated by two themes: agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol. I have…
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
Orbit Ventures on innovation theater, AI to turbocharge emerging markets, and the risks of Blitzscaling
Blitzscaling relies on an investor base to support the next round and the next round, says William Bao Bean. "And the only thing that is for sure in emerging markets is that the capital is going to disappear on a regular basis." The post Orbit Ventures on innovation theater, AI to turbocharge…
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Google gets away with it
A third loss in antitrust court leads to ... very little. PLUS: GPT-6 Astra and 'the AGI era'
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
‘One of the fastest-growing CPG brands in America…’ David Protein owner hits $2.25bn valuation on $250m Series B
Peter Rahal is now moving into new territory with the launch of candy brand HallPass, dubbed the “Coke Zero of candy” and a new brand called Rowdy. The post ‘One of the fastest-growing CPG brands in America…’ David Protein owner hits $2.25bn valuation on $250m Series B appeared first on…
EdSurge / EdTech Magazine / Class Central
Are Schools Inadvertently Making Students More Stressed?
Cathy Vatterott, author of “The Teens Are Not Alright,” believes schools are treating the symptoms of student stress instead of looking at the real problem.
EFF Deeplinks / noyb / Access Now
Court Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFF Will Appeal
A federal court in Massachusetts has ruled that copyright holders can issue online takedown notices based on a subjective belief of copyright infringement, even when that belief is unreasonable and self-serving. The case was brought by our client, Channel 781 News, after takedown notices…
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
ILTACON News Round-Up Part 2, Litigation: LawToolBox, Opus 2, Clarra, Eve
Last week’s ILTACON, the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association, brought what may have been the busiest news cycle I can remember for this conference, with a torrent of product announcements dominated by two themes: agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol. I have…
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
AgriFood Signals: Remembering Wendell Berry, Farmland LP’s new fund, Dairy Queen robots
Plus: Defra grans and more farmland funding around the world The post AgriFood Signals: Remembering Wendell Berry, Farmland LP’s new fund, Dairy Queen robots appeared first on AgFunderNews.
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
ILTACON News Round-Up Part 1, E-Discovery: DISCO, Everlaw, Nuix, Relativity, Reveal
Last week’s ILTACON, the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association, brought what may have been the busiest news cycle I can remember for this conference, with a torrent of product announcements dominated by two themes: agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol. I have…
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
MOA Foodtech nets $3.8m to scale AI-powered biomass fermentation platform
MOA Foodtech grows non-GMO yeast strains that convert a wide variety of food and ag side streams into high-value ingredients. The post MOA Foodtech nets $3.8m to scale AI-powered biomass fermentation platform appeared first on AgFunderNews.
EdSurge / EdTech Magazine / Class Central
Hundreds of Thousands of Eligible Kids Are Waiting for Childcare Assistance
A nationwide investigation reveals massive waitlists for government-funded childcare assistance, leaving low-income families stranded without essential ...
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup
Why Canada prefers MapQuest
Plus: US warns G20 against AI regulation. The post Why Canada prefers MapQuest first appeared on BetaKit.
EFF Deeplinks / noyb / Access Now
Texas and Florida Step Back from ALPRs
Within the last few days, two important state actions have dealt a big blow to automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. This is just the latest proof of the growing tide of public opposition to mass surveillance. After years of successful grassroots battles to pull these cameras from local…
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
Filevine Takes On Shepard’s and KeyCite With Its Own AI Case Law Citator and Hallucination Checker
The legal technology company Filevine has launched an AI-native citator and a companion brief-checking tool inside LOIS, its Legal Operating Intelligence System AI platform, that its CEO says perform as well as or better than the leading legal citators from LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters. The…
The Markup
Defense tech has unleashed a new weapons boom in Southern California
An analysis of defense contracts charts the rise of defense spending — often in heavily Democratic districts
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
🎥 Orchard Robotics CEO: Growers ‘shouldn’t have to be data analysts’
“In the first year, if a grower sees full value from labor and input savings, they can see anywhere from three to 10x ROI," says CEO Charlie Wu. The post 🎥 Orchard Robotics CEO: Growers ‘shouldn’t have to be data analysts’ appeared first on AgFunderNews.
EFF Deeplinks / noyb / Access Now
Judge Rules DOD Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic
A federal judge has sided with Anthropic on its claims that the Department of Defense illegally retaliated against Anthropic’s protected speech by labeling the AI company a “supply chain risk.” The judge found that designation, intended to penalize Anthropic for telling the U.S. military it would…