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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-bipartisan-bill-would-require-labeling-of-ai-generated-videos-and-audio New bipartisan bill would require labeling of AI-generated videos and audio Politics Mar 21, 2024 5:32 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House...

https://variety.com/2024/politics/news/president-biden-ban-ai-voices-state-of-the-union-1235934651/ President Biden Calls for Ban on AI Voice Impersonations During State of the Union By J. Kim Murphy Plus Icon Win McNamee/Getty Images President Biden included a nod to a rising issue in the...

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093308/tiktok-congress-ban-push-notification TikTok is urging users to call Congress about a looming ban A push notification warns that the move ‘strips 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression.’ By Mia Sato, platforms and...

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/23/spains-plan-to-ban-domestic-flights-where-you-can-take-a-train-in-under-two-and-half-hours Spain’s plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under two and half hours By Euronews Green Published on 23/02/2024 - 17:34•Updated 26/02/2024...

https://amp.dw.com/en/france-free-public-transport-takes-off-in-montpellier/a-68308580 France: Free public transport takes off in Montpellier Lisa Louis 02/21/2024 February 21, 2024 Montpellier is now the biggest metropolitan area in Europe where residents can take public transport for free...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/21/oregon-drug-law-measure-110-backlash A police officer writes a ticket for smoking drugs in public in downtown Portland, Oregon, on 25 January 2024. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Oregon How Oregon turned on its own trailblazing...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-are-quietly-deleting-mentions-of-abortion-from-their-websites-we-asked-them-why/ar-BB1hroRt https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-abortion-prolife-deleting-sites-election-2024-b2484955.html Republicans are...

https://boingboing.net/2024/01/18/reno-commissioner-who-insisted-on-religious-invocations-at-county-meetings-walks-out-when-satanist-gives-opening-prayer-video.html Reno commissioner who insisted on religious invocations at county meetings walks out when Satanist gives opening prayer (video)...

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/18/san-francisco-bets-big-on-surveillance-blankets-city-with-400-automatic-license-plate-readers/ San Francisco Bets Big On Surveillance, Blankets City With 400 Automatic License Plate Readers (Mis)Uses of Technology from the New-London,-California dept Thu, Jan...

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/03/republicans-trying-to-kill-program-that-brings-affordable-broadband-to-the-poor/ Republicans Trying To Kill Program That Brings Affordable Broadband To The Poor Broadband from the dysfunction-junction dept Wed, Jan 3rd 2024 05:32am - Karl Bode Last month...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-12-15/culdesac-tempe-s-car-free-development-model-is-hitting-the-road Culdesac Tempe’s first residents have moved in, and the company is eyeing expansion in other cities. Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg Citylab Housing Can This Car-Free...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/sports-betting-regulation-gambling-addiction ‘We’re killing the youth of America’: calls grow for crackdown on US gambling Worries that gambling addiction has spiked in the US as legal sports betting booms have led to calls for increased...

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2023-11-17/massachusetts-becomes-fifth-state-in-nation-to-make-prison-calls-free Massachusetts becomes fifth state in nation to make prison calls free A prison inmate makes a phone call at the York Community Reintegration Center on May 24, 2016 in Niantic...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3kdw/tenants-and-economists-are-pushing-to-regulate-rent-for-a-vast-amount-of-us-housing Tenants and Economists Are Pushing to Regulate Rent for a Vast Amount of U.S. Housing A growing movement is pressuring the government to regulate rents on buildings where...

https://www.fastcompany.com/90985257/you-shouldnt-be-driving-over-100-mph-and-your-car-shouldnt-let-you 11-18-23 You shouldn’t be driving over 100 mph—and your car shouldn’t let you The NTSB recommended that automakers be required to install technology to prevent reckless speeding...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxj7wq/getting-rid-of-gas-stoves-could-lead-to-mass-renovictions-advocates-say Getting Rid of Gas Stoves Could Lead to Mass Renovictions, Advocates Say Decarbonizing California's housing stock could have some serious unintended consequences for renters. RA By...

https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/nikki-haley-vows-to-abolish-anonymous-social-media-accounts-its-a-national-security-threat-tik-tok-twitter-x-facebook-instagram-republican-presidential-candidate-hawley-hochul Nikki Haley vows to abolish anonymous social media accounts: 'It's a national...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64973186 China's matchmaking mums have a powerful ally: The Party Published 1 day ago IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Young Chinese are turning away from traditional choices like marriage and children By Fan Wang BBC News, Singapore Chen...

https://www.aol.com/china-removes-anonymity-bloggers-accounts-105017632.html China removes anonymity of bloggers' accounts with more than 500,000 followers October 31, 2023 at 8:22 AM BEIJING (Reuters) - China's most popular social media platforms on Tuesday announced that "self-media"...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-tech-that-s-radically-reimagining-the-public-sphere/ar-AA1jcNQ1?cvid=56ca26aeefc04244fcad37107c69db83&ei=9 The Tech That’s Radically Reimagining the Public Sphere Story by Jesse Barron • 28m The Tech That’s Radically Reimagining the Public Sphere©...