Starting September 1, fully automated cars will require a permit to operate in Texas. This new restriction comes after the state’s governor, Greg Abbottt, signed into law the SB 2807 bill that requires authorization from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles for self-driving cars on public streets without human interaction, Engadget reported. The signing of the new law coincides with
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve the state’s lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent, Reuters reported.
A federal appellate court temporarily halted Texas’ social media law from going into effect Wednesday, while tech trade groups seek review from the Supreme Court - the latest twist in months of legal maneuvers over a statute that could upend the online industry’s business models, Politico reported. According to Politico, the ruling by the 5th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals gives
In the world of blogging, podcasting and social networking, much has been said about the so-called “long tail.” The concept of the “long tail” revolves around the idea that available content living on the Internet gets a lot of extra audience over a long period of time, as opposed to traditional print and broadcast content which has a much more