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July 14, 2023

July 14, 2023

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.


July 13, 2023

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.


July 13, 2023

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, promotin


July 13, 2023

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. 


July 12, 2023

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.  


July 1, 2023

The City of Trees is paying a pink homage to its past, present and future Japanese residents. 


June 29, 2023

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.


June 19, 2023

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.