Legislation has been passed by the California State Assembly that requires chatbot operators to implement safeguards around conversations with bots and to give families the right to pursue legal action against developers who don’t provide those guardrails.  

The University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education announced that it is now accepting applications for the 8th cohort of its Education Technology (EdTech) Accelerator program.

Lancaster, Calif., a city in northern Los Angeles County, has partnered with the AI company Labrynth to deploy its AI-powered permitting platform to accelerate permitting approvals.

New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) said it passed a significant milestone last week after more than 10 million books had been borrowed and 5 million reading hours had been logged by students since the launch of its Citywide Digital Library (CDL) five years ago. 

Colorado lawmakers voted Tuesday to push back implementation of the state’s landmark artificial intelligence law to five months after the law was supposed to go into effect, citing concerns from businesses and local governments over compliance costs.

The U.S. Department of Education, in coordination with the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and other federal partners, issued new guidance on Aug. 25 warning American colleges and universities about increasing foreign threats to academic research.

The Texas Comptroller’s Office said on Aug. 21 that it is kicking off a project to modernize the state’s core financial IT systems.

The Ohio State University has hired Rob Lowden as the university’s new chief information officer (CIO), according to updates provided by Lowden on his LinkedIn account.

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes issued a call on Aug. 12 for $13.5 million of new cybersecurity funding to help modernize and protect the state’s election infrastructure following a recent attempted cyberattack on his office’s candidate portal.

School districts throughout Ohio need to meet new cybersecurity requirements for the upcoming school year that cover responses to cyber incidents and ransom demands from attackers.