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Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) have reintroduced a bill to boost online content moderation transparency and prevent algorithmic discrimination.
The bill was originally introduced in 2021. It failed to gain traction, but the D.C. heat on Big Tech has only ramped up since then.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced a proposal Wednesday to invest up to $200 million over three years to boost school and library cybersecurity. The move follows urgent calls for the FCC to update its E-rate program to cover advanced firewalls and other network security measures.
A group of 95 U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged the Biden administration to finalize stricter emissions limits than it proposed in April, already prompting opposition from most automakers, a letter seen by Reuters showed.
The House Communications Subcommittee unanimously approved the NTIA Reauthorization Act (HR-4510), the Spectrum Relocation Enhancement Act (HR-3430) and two other telecom bills in a show of bipartisan cooperation Wednesday, promoting the authority of the NTIA (see 2307110079).
US policymakers hope to require online platforms to disclose information about their algorithms and allow the government to intervene if these are found to discriminate based on criteria like race or gender.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel unveiled plans on Wednesday to update the FCC’s E-Rate program to allow schools to buy cybersecurity protection.
The City of Trees is paying a pink homage to its past, present and future Japanese residents.
Next year, pink cherry blossom petals from over 100 trees in Robert T. Matsui Park — a grove called the Hanami Line — will blanket and border the Sacramento waterfront. They’ll fulfill the promise of Japanese Sacramentans’ nickname for the city: Sakuramento, after the cherry blossom, “sakura” in Japanese.
At the turn of the 20th century, Japanese Americans settling in the city had a special name for Sacramento. Merging their community’s appreciation for the cherry blossom tree, or sakura, they called it: Sakuramento.
In 1978 the price of gas in California was under 70 cents a gallon, “Annie Hall” won best picture at the Academy Awards and the Dallas Cowboys were Super Bowl champions. That was also the last time a new judgeship was created in the U.S. District Court that oversees the Central Valley. Today the Eastern District covers 34 counties, running from the Los Angeles-Kern County line on the south to the Oregon border on the north. Key cities are Fresno, Sacramento, Modesto, Bakersfield and Redding.