Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s push to restore $8.2M defamation verdictMONTGOMERY, Alabama — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. Justices declined to hear Moore’s appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the large verdict. The outcomePittsburgh Tribune-Review3d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentsupreme court defamation ruling
Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task forceWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence. Trump is calling it the “Super Intelligence Force,” because he has tried to rebrand AI as “super intelligence.” The announcement comes after Trump hosted topPittsburgh Tribune-Review4d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyai task force announcement
FCC considering changes, possibly ending, program that offers discounted internet to schools, librariesA federal program that has paid out billions of dollars to local schools and libraries to offset the cost of internet service is in danger of being curtailed or even eliminated, leaving district administrators and library officials concerned about how they would bridge the financial gap. The E-Rate program, overseenPittsburgh Tribune-Review4d agoWhole story →BuildCulturee rate program review
House committee backs bill sparing communities from ‘fake’ data center proposalsMore than a hundred data center proposals have popped up like mushrooms on the Pennsylvania map, and a House committee on Wednesday attempted to validate the “real” ones by backing a plan to weed out many others believed to be speculative grabs for money. The House Energy Committee approved aPittsburgh Tribune-Review7d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologydata center regulation
Wes Moore forms bipartisan governors group on AI, citing federal inactionBALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland is forming a bipartisan group of governors to respond to mounting concerns about the threats posed by artificial intelligence as he argued that states need to fill a void left by the federal government’s inaction on the issue. In an interview, Moore, aPittsburgh Tribune-Review7d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyWes Mooreai governance initiative
DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting PoolA judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a move that could prevent federal prosecutors from reviving the case under political pressure from President Donald Trump. D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd EdelmanPittsburgh Tribune-Review7d agoWhole story →JusticeCulturevandalism case dismissal
