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The FCC adopted a requirement for covered public-safety voice and broadband network operators to submit daily infrastructure-status reports when its Disaster Information Reporting System is activated in their service areas.
The Federal Trade Commission says it is considering how Section 5 could apply when companies marketing artificial-intelligence systems suppress, obscure or misrepresent information about accuracy.
Alabama has received final approval for its BEAD broadband proposal, including $23.95 million aimed at extending high-speed internet access to 3,395 Monroe County locations. Uriah-specific addresses and construction dates have not been released.
The City of Fairlawn says FirstEnergy/Ohio Edison will install smart electric meters across the city, but the available notice does not provide a start date or establish any billing or rate changes.
The Energy Department opened about $147 million in FY2025 Phase II SBIR/STTR opportunities and a new Genesis Mission funding track as it reorganizes commercialization programs.
A federal cyber warning says internet-connected operational-technology devices, including Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley programmable logic controllers, are being exploited across multiple U.S. critical-infrastructure sectors.
The USPTO says a revised $783 search fee took effect Aug. 1 for certain international patent applications filed through the United States Receiving Office.
Verrus filed Salem’s first city review application for an artificial-intelligence data center on July 31, days before council considered a possible moratorium.
The Justice Department says federal investigators seized more than 1,000 domains allegedly used to distribute unauthorized streams of FIFA World Cup matches.
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division lists a July 22 joint status report and a July 28 filing as the court-supervised remedies process continues in the Google search case.
NASA has scheduled the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to launch Aug. 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, moving the mission roughly nine months ahead of its previous target.
The European Union’s AI Act transparency obligations began applying on August 2, requiring disclosures for certain AI interactions and markings for specified generated or manipulated content.
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed policy statement about AI companies that allegedly manipulate or suppress accurate outputs for undisclosed ideological purposes.
The European Union has begun applying AI Act transparency obligations and launched a Brussels-based team focused on deepfakes, illicit imagery and cyber risks.
The USPTO has published a notice requiring identification of all real parties in interest behind third-party requests for ex parte patent reexamination, a change that could affect patent disputes nationwide.
The Department of Homeland Security said it is investigating a recent cyber incident involving an unnamed, nonclassified information-sharing environment. The department has not disclosed the network, scope or whether data were taken.
The Energy Department opened approximately $147 million in fiscal-year 2025 Phase II opportunities for eligible American small businesses developing technologies with commercial potential.
The Federal Trade Commission has opened a public-comment process for a proposed policy statement focused on AI-system behavior, accuracy claims and potential consumer harm.
The FAA says it developed an industry-backed roadmap to guide safety principles and priorities for artificial intelligence in aircraft operations, air traffic control and other aviation systems.
A Federal Communications Commission document dated July 1, 2026, addresses whether broadband labels and related service information must be provided in English and other languages used by internet providers in their U.S. marketing.
The University of New Hampshire announced a statewide research initiative focused on ticks, tick-borne diseases and environmental conditions in New Hampshire.
Missouri S&T plans to bring public-facing demonstrations of engineering and applied science to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia from Aug. 13 through Aug. 23, 2026.
