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CA Senate Approves AI Companion Chatbots Safety Bill California’s Senate passed a bill ( SB 243 ) that would require artificial intelligence-powered companion chatbot platforms to remind users...
OR Lawmakers Close to Approving Unemployment for Striking Workers The Oregon House passed a bill ( SB 916 ) that would allow striking workers to receive unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks. The...
CO Changes Way PBMs Paid Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a bill ( HB 1094 ) that, among other things, will allow pharmacy benefit managers, starting in 2027, to only be paid a flat service fee instead...
LA Homeowners Sue Insurers over Inadequate Fire Coverage Victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in January have filed a pair of lawsuits claiming USAA, a Texas-based insurer that serves members of the...
A year ago, after the passage of a couple of strong data privacy laws in Maryland and Vermont, we wondered if states were starting to get tougher on consumer privacy . Even though this issue remains...
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) launched an investigation into the privacy practices of the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek. The state claims the company violated the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. (KXAN)
Meanwhile, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) banned the use of DeepSeek on government devices and networks in their respective states. (13 NEWS NOW)
Connecticut’s Joint Committee on General Law held a public hearing last week on a bill (HB 6857) aimed at protecting minors from the potential harms of social media. The measure, backed by the state’s attorney general, William Tong (D), would restrict social media platforms’ use of algorithms that prioritize content for users. (HARTFORD COURANT, LEXIS NEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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