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California woman arrested and charged with acting as unregistered agent for China, prosecutor saysBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The FBI on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old California woman who has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent for China, First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, said in a social media post. Wanying “Heather” Zhang, of Irvine, allegedly surveilled a close
ABC17News.com19h agoWhole story →
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Trump has promoted AI in education. His FCC may end school internet subsidies.Like many parents, Arielle Roth has concerns about her children’s screen time at school. But unlike her peers, she’s in a position to influence the issue at nearly every school in America. Roth heads an obscure federal agency within the Commerce Department that serves as the president’s top policy adviser on telecommunications issues. In that
ABC17News.com2d agoWhole story →
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Hawley announces bill targeting license plater readersCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri senator announced on Wednesday he is introducing a new bill related to automatic license plate readers like Flock. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the "Stop Flock Abuse Act" to establish basic safeguards for AI-powered cameras and to "protect Americans’ fundamental constitutional rights," Senator Hawley said. This…
ABC17News.com5d agoWhole story →
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Democrats block data centers bill, derailing Senate GOP bid to act on affordability ahead of midtermsBy Ellis Kim, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-led bill to combat rising energy costs driven by the data center boom, thwarting a last-ditch effort by Republicans to show they are taking voter concerns about affordability seriously. Even though the bill only recommends states take action and does not
ABC17News.com5d agoWhole story →
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What to know about America.gov, the Trump administration’s new AI-driven services websiteBy Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration thinks the federal bureaucracy is way too complex for Americans to navigate — and it believes that artificial intelligence can help. President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled America.gov, a government website meant to serve as a one-stop shop for people trying to accomplish basic tasks like
ABC17News.com6d agoWhole story →
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Federal appeals court rules Pentagon’s blacklist of Anthropic was legalBy Clare Duffy, Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — The Department of Defense can blacklist Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. The decision is a blow to Anthropic after it won a separate challenge in a California court in August that partially invalidated the Trump administration’s label. The Trump
ABC17News.com10d agoWhole story →
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Majority of Americans express ‘fear and concern’ about AI, say government should regulate it more: CNN pollBy Isabelle LaBianco, Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Americans regard the growth and development of AI technology with far more fear and concern than hope and excitement, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with broad partisan agreement that the federal government ought to do more to regulate it. Those concerns stretch across
ABC17News.com12d agoWhole story →
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FBI investigating apparent breach after hackers claim to have stolen thousands of federal agents’ dataBy Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its networks after a prolific cybercriminal group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen thousands of FBI agents’ personal data, according to two sources familiar with the matter. “The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and
ABC17News.com13d agoWhole story →
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FAA says Trump’s arch would not interfere with airplanes flying into DC’s national airportBy Michael Williams, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it has determined that President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch will not interfere with aircraft flying into the nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, one of the busiest commercial flight corridors in the country. The arch, which is…
ABC17News.com17d agoWhole story →
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Newsom signs executive order to consider AI regulation, including proposal for ‘kill switch’By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on regulating artificial intelligence on Friday that will convene a group of “world-leading experts” to begin developing a framework for state law governing the technology. “We’re going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it’s too
ABC17News.com17d agoWhole story →
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Congress has failed to regulate AI for years - and there’s little sign that’s changingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — In December 2024, a bipartisan congressional task force studying the possible perils of artificial intelligence issued 85 recommendations for how lawmakers could act on the issue. GOP Rep. Jay Obernolte, a key figure on the task force, asked Republican leaders to go even further, establishing a special committee to
ABC17News.com18d agoWhole story →
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Josh Shapiro wades into AI debate with call for ‘strict guardrails’By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday called for greater federal regulation of artificial intelligence while criticizing President Donald Trump for minimizing concerns, saying “We cannot ignore the warning signs nor downplay the very real risks.” “I am not a doomer. I don’t think that it is inevitable that AI
ABC17News.com18d agoWhole story →
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Kehoe signs executive order to restrict use of license plate camerasJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed an executive order putting limits on the use of video obtained from Flock license-plate-reader camera networks. The order signed Wednesday puts restrictions in place until the Missouri General Assembly creates its own. The order requires license plate and vehicle data to be deleted after 30
ABC17News.com19d agoWhole story →
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What a social media influencer turned surgeon general could mean for public health in the USBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s senate confirmation hearing won’t be the first time that much of the American public meets Dr. Nicole Saphier and hears her perspective; President Donald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general is a health and wellness influencer who has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers through her podcast and
ABC17News.com19d agoWhole story →
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Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’By Jake Tapper, Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — The debate around artificial intelligence is ramping up in Washington, with Democratic lawmakers sounding alarms on the dangers they say the technology poses and Republican leaders suggesting those concerns are inflated and secondary to winning the AI race with China. Some Democratic lawmakers last week pressured…
ABC17News.com22d agoWhole story →
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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
ABC17News.com24d agoWhole story →
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James Talarico blasts Trump FCC’s ‘dangerous’ cancel culture over Kimmel interview ordealBy Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — James Talarico, the Texas Democratic Senate candidate, says the Trump administration is committing “the most dangerous form of cancel culture” by pressuring TV stations over their content. Talarico spoke out Thursday ahead of an interview with ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump.…
ABC17News.com25d agoWhole story →
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Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody as they fight UK extradition, a US judge rulesBy Jonny Hallam, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Online influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody in the US while they fight extradition to the United Kingdom to face rape and human trafficking charges, a federal judge in Miami ruled Wednesday. The written ruling from Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis came after an hourslong
ABC17News.com26d agoWhole story →
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US claims Chinese AI firms are carrying out ‘industrial-scale’ theft of trade secretsBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Chinese artificial intelligence firms are committing “industrial-scale” theft of their American counterparts’ trade secrets to save money and bring the coveted technology to market faster, US federal agencies alleged Tuesday. Major Chinese tech companies are using “distillation,” which involves training lesser AI models on…
ABC17News.com27d agoWhole story →
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