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Maryland Becomes First US State to Ban Grocery Surveillance Pricing, but Loopholes and a 45-Day Cure Period Test the Model
Governor Wes Moore signed HB 895 on April 28, prohibiting large food retailers and delivery apps from using personal data to set individualized prices, but consumer advocates say loopholes and a 45-day cure period weaken the bill.
FTC and Eight States Settle With WPP, Publicis, and Dentsu Over Alleged Brand Safety Collusion, Ending the Industry's Coordinated Misinformation Floor
The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of eight states secured a proposed consent order banning the three holding companies from coordinating brand safety standards or maintaining shared exclusion lists.
CMS and FDA Launch RAPID Coverage Pathway, Compressing Medicare Reimbursement for Breakthrough Devices From a Year to Two Months
A new joint program from FDA and CMS would issue a proposed Medicare coverage decision the same day a breakthrough device wins FDA authorization, aiming to cut total time-to-coverage from roughly a year or more to about two months.
Massachusetts Becomes First State High Court to Rule Section 230 Does Not Shield Social Media Design Choices
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled April 10 that Section 230 does not bar Attorney General Andrea Campbell's lawsuit against Meta over Instagram's addictive design, the first such ruling by any state's highest court.
Tennessee Bans AI From Posing as a Mental Health Professional, Joining a Widening State Crackdown on Therapy Chatbots
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed SB 1580 on April 1, making it the latest state to outlaw AI systems claiming to act as qualified mental health professionals. With Maine and Nebraska following days later, the wave of state laws is hardening into a de facto national standard for AI in therapy.
Bipartisan Senate Package and State Bills Aim to Track and Cushion AI-Driven Job Displacement
Three bipartisan Senate bills and a House companion measure introduced in early 2026 would require federal disclosure of AI-related job cuts, fund workforce research, and establish a commission to recommend labor and tax policy changes.
Only 8 of 27 EU Member States Are Ready to Enforce the AI Act as the August Deadline Nears
Four months before the EU AI Act's core provisions take effect, the European Commission's public register shows that only eight of 27 member states have designated the national authorities required to enforce it.
ICE Confirms Domestic Use of Paragon Graphite Spyware, Raising Constitutional Alarms
ICE's acting director confirmed in an April letter that the agency deploys Paragon's zero-click Graphite spyware against fentanyl suspects, months after the same tool was linked to attacks on European journalists and civil society members.
New York Finalizes the RAISE Act, Setting the Strictest Frontier AI Transparency Rules in the United States
Governor Hochul's March 27 chapter amendment transforms New York's RAISE Act from a vague skeleton into binding law, imposing 72-hour incident reporting and mandatory safety frameworks on frontier AI developers before federal preemption efforts can intervene.
America's AI Regulation Standoff: Washington Moves to Override State Laws as States Push Back
The Trump administration's drive to create a single federal AI framework is colliding with a bipartisan wall of state resistance, setting up a constitutional battle that could define AI governance for a generation.
Investors Press Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to Disclose Data Center Water and Power Use
Shareholders are asking Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to publish site-specific data-center water and energy data as scrutiny of AI infrastructure grows.
EU Says Age-Verification App Is Ready, but Privacy Critics See New Risks
The Commission says its new age-verification app is ready for deployment, but researchers and privacy advocates are already flagging security and platform-dependence concerns.