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Both governmental agencies and private tech giants are working together to restart nuclear plants all across America, tapping into the powerful and misunderstood energy source for the first time in decades. Why It Sparks: The explosive growth of the AI industry requires a lot of energy to power the technology, so firms are rushing to find sustainable sources that […]
California passed a law extending the state’s Consumer Privacy Act to protect the privacy of a person’s brain data collected by neurotechnology companies (i.e., pretty much everyone in Silicon Valley). The Big Thought: Applications and technologies as diverse as mixed-reality headsets and meditation platforms can in some way record and collect the neural data of users… and […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law that puts strict parameters around how social media apps can interact with minors in the state. The Big Picture: Governments, social scientists, and parents are trying to figure out how best to moderate kids’ relationships with social media — technology designed to keep us endlessly engaged. Like many […]
Today, Google and the Justice Department are set to go head-to-head on whether Google’s dominance in digital advertising is monopolistic — a verdict that could radically change the market and give competitors a chance. The Big Picture: The ad market trial comes just weeks after the DOJ prevailed in its case against Google that its search market power was […]
The SAG-AFTRA-backed bill that gives working actors protection from the creation of deepfakes has officially passed California’s Senate and is on the fast track to being signed into law. The Big Picture: The use of digital doubles by studios and streamers was a major point of contention during last year’s actors’ strike, so California’s passage is a win for workers’ […]
The Future. The US Department of Justice, along with 29 states and Washington, D.C., have joined to file an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, with the goal of forcing the largest live event company in the world to divest from ticketing giant Ticketmaster. If the case is successful (and we expect this one to be a long fight), […]
The Future. Fan discontent around not being able to score tickets to The Eras Tour has spurred legislation in states all across the country. Until federal legislation passes, there may be an uptick in fans trying to get concert tickets specifically in states that have passed these ticketing reform laws in order to get the […]
The Future. Colorado is the first state to pass a law that ensures your biological and neural data receive the same protections as your fingerprint or biometric data, joining similar laws in countries like Spain and Mexico. With firms like Apple, Meta, and Neuralink already working on tech that could collect such data, Colorado’s law […]
The Future. A new bill introduced by California Representative Adam Schiff that has the backing of every major Hollywood union hopes to raise the curtain on all the copyrighted works that generative AI systems are trained on. While the bill still has a long way to go, it may force AI companies to start purging […]
The Future. The most comprehensive, bipartisan digital privacy legislation in years was introduced yesterday, giving users immense power over their data, how it’s handled, and what recourse they have when their rights are violated. Coupled with a potential TikTok ban, a newfound focus on digital privacy and security may kneecap Big Tech’s growth worldwide. Life, […]