The White House recruits TikTokers
The White House is looking to steer the online narrative of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Media companies are sneaking back into Russia’s closed internet
Western media and tech companies are setting up workarounds to Russia’s heavy censorship of the internet.
The White House puts crypto in the crosshairs
President Biden signed an executive order to get nearly every relevant federal agency to ramp up research on cryptocurrencies.
South Korean president enlists deepfake doppelganger to get youth vote
Newly-elected South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol, won over the youth vote by creating an AI avatar of himself.
Biden administration puts privacy on the agenda
The Commerce Department plans to hold hearings this month about how data collection negatively impacts issues of equity, race, and privacy.
The push to make a public-utility Internet
Policy experts are calling for a publicly funded internet.
SEC levies first-ever charge in the crypto space
The SEC has issued its first charges against people in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.
The U.S. recruits The Avengers of cybersecurity
The U.S. federal government has convened a new public-private partnership called the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative.
The U.S. government turns to influencers to rock COVID inoculation
The federal government, along with state and local branches, is hiring digital influencers to promote getting the COVID vaccine.
China leads in the race to create smart cities
For the first time in the competition’s history, China swept every category of the AI City Challenge,