Texas is reportedly closer to instituting age verification standards for Apple and Google’s app stores. As Reuters reported Tuesday (May 27), a bill requiring the two tech giants to verify users’ ages could become law in Texas this week, awaiting Governor Greg Abbott’s signature after passing both houses of...
A Texas bill that seeks to rein in harms from artificial intelligence (AI) is being lambasted as rivaling the regulatory heavy-handedness of California and Europe, despite its reputation as a pro-business, conservative state. “The proposed bill, introduced as HB 1709, is one of the most...
From the Texas Capitol to federal aviation authorities, policymakers are scrambling to address the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. As lawmakers in the Lone Star State debate AI regulation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) maps out safety protocols for AI in aviation,...
Meta will pay a record $1.4 billion to settle a biometrics-related lawsuit in Texas. In a Tuesday (July 30) news release, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement was the largest ever from an action brought by a single state, and is the largest privacy...
July 14, 2025
Community banks in Texas made, matched and facilitated donations to help victims during the ongoing flooding that began in the state on July 4. Fredericksburg, Texas-based Security State Bank & Trust (SSB&T) said in a Thursday (July 10) post on LinkedIn that it invited customers to visit their local SSB&T branch or click on a link the bank […]
May 27, 2025
Texas is reportedly closer to instituting age verification standards for Apple and Google’s app stores. As Reuters reported Tuesday (May 27), a bill requiring the two tech giants to verify users’ ages could become...
July 30, 2024
Meta will pay a record $1.4 billion to settle a biometrics-related lawsuit in Texas. In a Tuesday (July 30) news release, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement was the...
October 17, 2022
Cameron Winklevoss has stepped down as a director of Gemini’s European division, Coindesk wrote, citing an Oct. 12 filing with Companies House, a registry in the U.K. In his place,...