Stories tagged policy & regulation.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov
Accepting and disbursing payments are different operating models, but both depend on the same underlying question: Is the right person or entity involved in the transaction?
Canary Media / Heatmap / Latitude Media
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright threw cold water on a potential diesel export ban, telling Heatmap executive editor Robinson Meyer that the president “didn’t endorse it.” “We are open to any ideas to lower energy prices for Americans,” Wright said at our Heatmap House event at New York Climate…
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
JD Sports has deployed Algolia as the retailer’s governing intelligence layer on which to build its agentic commerce strategy. Announced Sept. 22, the companies seek to enable product discovery and shopping through agentic artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. JD Sports initially implemented…
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov
The agency’s Science and Technology Directorate wants to add testing and evaluation sites, forge partnerships with industry and create internal roles to lead the work. The post DHS plans ‘large investments’ in biosurveillance as it ramps up capabilities appeared first on FedScoop.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov
Trump is attempting to rebrand AI with an existing term of art.
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
Sports apparel and merchandise retailer Fanatics has named Afterpay as its preferred partner for buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments processing. The move means that shoppers across Fanatics’ ecommerce sites can now use Afterpay’s “Pay in 4” and “Pay Monthly” offerings. Pay in 4 allows consumers to…
MIT Technology Review
Delia Ramirez, a Democratic US representative from Illinois, has announced a plan to introduce new legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along the US southern border. The announcement comes just days after publication of an MIT Technology Review investigation, “Dying on Camera,”…
EdSurge / EdTech Magazine / Class Central
Building a drone fleet for a K–12 education program isn’t a one-time purchase. Rather, it’s a multiyear investment, and the funding source used to pay for it carries compliance consequences. Selecting drones requires balancing instructional goals, budget, safety and long-term viability. While…
TechCrunch
The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.
Payments Dive / Banking Dive
An appeals court should reverse the reinstatement of two fired NCUA board members because the law doesn’t explicitly forbid the president from ousting them, the Justice Department argued.
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
Developed through a close collaboration with OpenAI, Ropes & Gray’s proprietary tool is designed to replicate the firm's process for diligence reviews, allowing attorneys to address thorny issues earlier on.
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
At its second-annual Kaleidoscope customer conference in Las Vegas today, 8am announced new generative AI features, a new Claude MCP connector, and new financial products, including a law firm loan program with quick approval and funding. Although 8am is the parent company of three law practice…
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
The new features include an integration with Claude, a new drafting offering and a new lending option in payment platform LawPay.
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
Co-founded by a former Cooley associate, the firm is looking to grow its head count with an eye for experienced attorneys with Big Law credentials.
Tom's Hardware
A Munich court has granted YMTC two injunctions against Micron over 3D NAND patents, the latest development in a years-long cross-border legal battle between the memory rivals.
electrive / Charged EVs / The Autopian / Sustainable Bus
Everything is politics, and after blaming the previous administration for higher fuel prices, the current one is struggling to explain why the massive increase in the cost of diesel fuel isn’t their fault, and doing so on the eve of an important midterm election. The solution being floated is a…
Africa: TechCabal / Techpoint Africa / TechCentral / WeeTracker / Ventureburn
Truecaller cannot use one person’s consent to justify processing another person’s phone number, a Lagos High Court has ruled. But the same court declined to award damages, exposing a gap in Nigeria’s privacy laws: what happens when your data is used without permission but you cannot prove…
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal
AI agents find the cheapest route to any target you set. Research from MIT and Stanford shows why SEO teams need metrics agents can't fake. The post AI Agents Will Game Your SEO Metrics, MIT & Stanford Research Points To The Risk appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov
The system will analyze every check written by a grant recipient starting at the end of this month. Housing and tech experts worry about politicization and its impact on small awardees. The post HUD eyes AI tool to review grant spending. Housing advocates have concerns appeared first on FedScoop.
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup
Canadians travelling to the United States may want to think twice about what’s stored on their phones before crossing the border. A recent court ruling has affirmed that U.S. border officers can now conduct warrantless searches of travellers’ cellphones without probable cause or even reasonable…
Cointelegraph
National regulators will map client-facing uses of the technologies, check a subset of firms and develop common approaches to oversight.
MacRumors / AppleInsider
Apple has become the target of yet another AirTag lawsuit, after another stalking victim claimed that all the safeguards failed, and she was never warned that she was being tracked. An AirTag on a keyring The AirTag has frequently been used for criminal purposes, including by stalkers monitoring…
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal
The catalog and product pages most online retailers publish were built for a bygone era, with six-word queries and a page of blue links. The post AI search is changing ecommerce forever appeared first on MarTech.
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
As employees regularly tap AI to help summarize documents, draft communications, conduct research, or analyze information, these efforts produce prompts, responses, chat histories, summaries, and other artifacts that may eventually be relevant in litigation.
Europe/UK: Tech.eu / Sifted / TNW / Silicon Republic / UKTN / Computer Weekly / heise / Golem / t3n / Maddyness / FrenchWeb
Ein Start-up will die Datenschutzbedenken bei Smart Glasses zerstreuen und eliminiert Kamera, Display und das Speichern von Audioaufzeichnungen.
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal
Rather than relying on machine learning, SQREEM uses a mathematical AI model to track how systems change over time and predict audience behavior. The post SQREEM Touts The Large Behavioral Model – Not The LLM – As The Winning Predictive Engine appeared first on AdExchanger.
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal
A persistent identifier could improve ChatGPT ad measurement while creating new questions about consent and the personal data behind it. The post OpenAI testing third-party-style tracking in ChatGPT ads appeared first on MarTech.
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal
AI amplifies what you feed it. Capture customer knowledge, past decisions, and hard-won experience to make that output more valuable. The post The real AI advantage is what your company already knows appeared first on MarTech.
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal
Legacy marketing automation wasn't built for modern B2B buying groups. Jon Miller’s new platform, Phave, sets out to change that. The post Marketo co-founder Jon Miller rethinks B2B marketing automation for the AI age appeared first on MarTech.
AdExchanger / Digiday / MarTech / Search Engine Journal
Baidu's new AI CTR divides clicks by citations, not impressions. Here's why that matters and what else the AI Traffic Analysis report will show. The post Baidu Now Measures AI Citations: Here’s What SEOs Should (And Shouldn’t) Read Into It appeared first on Search Engine Journal.