CNBC

Maine set to become first state with data center ban

Maine is poised to become the first state to pass a temporary ban on data center construction after a measure was approved by both chambers of the state legislature. Similar bills have been introduced ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Thomas Peterffy Says There Should Be No Bans on Insider Trading

Thomas Peterffy, the billionaire founder and chairman of Interactive Brokers Group Inc., has an answer to the insider-trading concerns dogging prediction markets: stop trying to prevent it — for the ...
CNBC

Countries around the world are considering teen social media bans – why experts warn it’s a ‘lazy’ fix

Several countries including the U.K. and France are considering banning social media for children. Social media experts told CNBC that a blanket ban is 'unfair' to young people and ignores the ...
Eagle-Tribune

House bans social media sites for young teens

BOSTON — The state House of Representatives has approved legislation to ban social media use for children under age 14 and set tough statewide restrictions on cellphones in public schools. The ...
The Hill

Appeals court allows Iowa to enforce book bans, restrictions on LGBTQ topics in classes

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday to allow Iowa to enforce a ban on LGBTQ books and topics in public school classrooms after a lower court judge issued a temporary ban on the law last ...
MassLive

School book bans have skyrocketed. One Mass. lawmaker has a plan to stop them

With books disappearing from school library shelves nationwide, one Massachusetts lawmaker says she’s doing her part to promote inclusive literature for students. U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-7th ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi drought leads to burn bans. Here's what you need to know

Mississippi is in a drought leading to a number of burn bans being issued across the state including Hinds and Rankin counties. While there's rain in the forecast, there won't be enough to make up for ...
The New York Times

These Two Countries With Social Media Bans Aren’t Happy With Google and Meta

Indonesia says the two companies are violating its law that bars children under 16 from the social media. Australia has similar concerns. By Sui-Lee Wee and Laura Chung Sui-Lee Wee reported from ...
Newsweek

Wikipedia Bans One Type of Content After ‘Heated Debate’

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Wikipedia has banned content generated by large-language models (LLMs) from its platform with two exceptions. Wikipedia ...
New York Post

Wikipedia officially bans AI-generated content — relying on human editors for bot detection

Wikipedia has officially banned its editors from using artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, to write articles. terovesalainen - stock.adobe.com Bots, be gone. The internet’s favorite encyclopedia ...
WYFF

Burn ban lifted for South Carolina

Update: Burn ban has been lifted.Original story: The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a statewide burn ban. It's set to take effect at 4 p.m. Friday.In North Carolina, the Forestry ...