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How can Congress regulate AI? Erect guardrails, ensure accountability and address monopolistic power

Is a new federal agency necessary to regulate AI? Maybe.

  • By Anjana Susarla, The Conversation

Americans are Increasingly Moving to Red States – Where Life is Cheaper, But People Also Die Younger

The blue state to red state migration has demographic repercussions.

  • By Robert Samuels, The Conversation

New Approach to Teaching Computer Science Could Broaden the Subject’s Appeal

Integrated computing teaches computer science skills like programming and computer literacy within traditional courses.

  • By Lauren Margulieux

Is Generative AI Bad for the Environment?

A computer scientist explains the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and its cousins.

  • By Kate Saenko

New Movie Chronicles Rise and Fall of Government’s First Secure Smartphone Devices

BlackBerry devices were at one time almost completely ubiquitous in government service.

  • By John Breeden II

CDC: Cases of Kids Diagnosed With Profound Autism on the Rise

Over a 16-year period, the rate of profound autism doubled to 4.6 cases per 1,000 eight-year-olds. Children most likely to be diagnosed are poor, female, and non-white.

  • By Andrew Smith, Futurity

A Brief History of Debt Ceiling Crises and the Political Chaos They’ve Unleashed

There are political as well as economic risks to debt standoffs in Congress.

  • By Raymond Scheppach, The Conversation

FDA: People Can Eat These Gene-Edited Pigs

Genetically-altered pigs are now on the menu.

  • By David Wasson, Futurity

What do we Know About Long COVID?

After three years, not much is clear.

  • By Andrew Thurston, Futurity

OMB’s Latest Workplace Guidance Goes Beyond Asking Agencies to Cut Back Telework

The memo requires agencies to undergo periodic health checkups to make sure they are meeting their performance goals.

  • By John M. Kamensky

Forecasters: 2023 Will Be a 'Very Active' Hurricane Season

Forecasters expect a hurricane season similar to 2017, one of the worst and most costly on record.

  • By Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Futurity

Building Cyber Resiliency in the U.S. Government

The public sector is making progress but must embrace technological innovation.

  • By Steve Hager

Study: Americans Are Getting Better at Avoiding Misinformation

Research suggests Americans are visiting websites that repeatedly make false claims or news stories.

  • By Melissa De Witte, Futurity

Rethinking Cybersecurity in a Boundaryless World

Government agencies are embracing a zero-trust approach to risk management.

  • By Tony Hubbard and Viral Chawda
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Social Media Scatters Your Brain, And Then You Buy Stuff You Don't Need

Experiments suggest prolonged social media use changes the way users respond to ads.

  • By Matthew Pittman, The Conversation

Getting Leadership Buy-in on Digital Transformation: Strategies from the Former Air Force CIO

3 steps CIOs can take to gain project support from leadership.

  • By William Lord

AI-generated Spam May Soon be Flooding Your Inbox—And it Will be Personalized to be Especially Persuasive

Get ready for the most sophisticated spam email of all time.

  • By John Licato, The Conversation

Yet Another Case of Mishandling Classified Docs and Alleged Violations of the Espionage Act: 3 Essential Reads

The latest classified documents leak brings up new questions.

  • By Howard Manly, The Conversation

Stopping Tax Fraud in Its Tracks: 4 Ways OSINT Enhances Investigations

Fraud is often a crime of opportunity.

  • By Johnmichael O’Hare

Psychedelics May Better Treat Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Than Prescription Antidepressants for Patients with Advanced Cancer

Psychedelics for medical purposes are on the rise, and perhaps for good reason.

  • By C. Michael White, The Conversation

Dad's Drinking Tied to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Defects

New research challenges existing dogma that links fetal alcohol syndrome only to the mother’s drinking.

  • By Jennifer Gauntt, Futurity