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Illinois Taxes on Ads, Social Media Meet First Legal ChallengesIllinois’s new taxes on social media and targeted advertising are preempted by federal law and violate the US Constitution, tech industry trade association NetChoice told a state trial court in a pair of complaints filed Friday.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent Urges Senate to Pass Clarity ActU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a public appeal on Wednesday, Sept. 9, urging the Senate to pass the Clarity Act – a stalled digital asset market structure bill – when lawmakers return from recess next week. In a post on the social media platform X, Bessent said the legislation would stop “bad actors” from exploiting […]

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Watch Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with James Talarico.Kimmel said he couldn’t air his interview with the Democratic Texas Senate candidate on TV after the FCC “threatened” him. Instead, you can watch it on the the Jimmy Kimmel Live YouTube channel: [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE9LrGpNk]

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California enacts social media 'age-gating' law: 'We're all leading as parents'California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills aimed at making social media safer for kids by limiting so-called addictive features and raising penalties for platforms found negligent in harming children.

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Singaporean Man Pleads Guilty To Crypto Theft, Faces 20 YearsTwenty-two-year-old Singaporean national Malone Lam pleaded guilty Tuesday, Sept. 8, in federal court to racketeering conspiracy in connection with the theft of approximately $245 million in bitcoin. Lam admitted to organizing a scheme with co-conspirators to steal cryptocurrency and launder proceeds, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).…

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Jimmy Kimmel and the interview 'the FCC doesn't want you to see'Jimmy Kimmel moved his interview with James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, to YouTube to sidestep Federal Communications Commission policy regulations.

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Senate AI safety bill’s path forward remains unclearDespite growing momentum for Congress to pass key legislation regulating artificial intelligence, senators can’t yet agree on language that would hold AI labs accountable for harm caused by the technology.

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House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ riskBy Ellis Kim, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — A group of House Democratic lawmakers is pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the chamber immediately and cancel an upcoming break to address what they describe as the “catastrophic risk posed by advanced artificial intelligence.” In a letter to the speaker, the Democrats cite potential threats, including

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LinkedIn Gets 'Browsergate' Proposed Class Actions Thrown OutA federal judge found plaintiffs couldn't demonstrate LinkedIn harmed them by scanning browser extensions.

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Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet programIn June, the FCC announced it would be exploring changes to the E-Rate program.

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Tesla Cybercabs turn up in NYC.Miami is looking like the next market for Elon Musk’s steering-wheel-less autonomous vehicles. But a few of the gold two-seaters were spotted in New York City — albeit with steering wheels and human safety monitors driving manually. It’s likely just a marketing maneuver, since fully autonomous vehicles are prohibited in New York. Governor Kathy Hochul…

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Springfield Mayor Sarno vows ‘not one dime’ for hackers; students to return to schoolSpringfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said he is authorizing the city to spend money meeting student needs and recovering systems, but all expenses are being tracked in hopes of federal or state reimbursement.

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Talarico Tells Kimmel Trump’s Freaky Nickname Is BackfiringTalarico tells Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s dumb nickname is backfiring. During the interview, which did not air on TV due to FCC drama, the Texas Senate candidate thanked the president for boosting his campaign’s T-shirt sales.

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U.S. Senate negotiators consider requiring AI firms to mitigate known major risksWASHINGTON – U.S. Senate negotiators are debating legislation that would put responsibility on tech companies to design safe AI products, according to two Senate aides, and involve federal courts if the U.S. government wants to block their release, according to a Senate aide and a lobbyist involved in the negotiations.

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Border Patrol supervisor in Maine accused of modifying government computersA supervisor at the Port of Entry in Calais faces federal charges for allegedly swapping out government computer parts and exchanging them through an online retailer's trade-in program.

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OpenAI Asks Congress Whether an AI Slowdown Would Be LegalThe company is seeking clarity on antitrust rules as researchers call for restraint and experts warn that competition encourages companies to overlook risks.

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Healey meets with biotech startups to hear about financing needsGovernor Maura Healey and economic development secretary Eric Paley huddled with a few dozen CEOs of young biotechs this week in Kendall Square.

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Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging FaceSen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own.

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Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant openA federal court is declaring that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy Secretary Chris Wright had said the 64-year-old J.H. Campbell plant was needed to ensure reliable electricity in the region, and he used emergency powers to keep…

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Microsoft communications boss Frank Shaw leaving after nearly 30 yearsShaw worked with all three of Microsoft's CEOs—Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella— and has played a major role in shaping much of how Microsoft communicates to the outside world.

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