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Utah just became the first state in the country to pass an age verification law for app stores

Engadget

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed the App Store Accountability Act into law, making it the first state to require that app store makers verify their users' ages. However, it has also raised questions about privacy and where the burden of responsibility falls to ensure that underage users don't see inappropriate content.

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New Jersey AG sues Discord over alleged child safety failures

Engadget

Back in 2024, California lawmakers proposed the idea of blocking children's access to algorithmic social feeds , and just this year Utah passed an age verification law for app stores , a decidedly blunt way to try and guarantee child safety. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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Google is trying to test a secret 6GHz network in 17 different states

The Verge

The company also says it expects the experiments to take place over 24 months , and has asked permission to do the tests in 26 cities and towns across 17 states — including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

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The 10 most innovative computing companies of 2025

Fast Company Tech

The heated race to develop and deploy new large language models and AI products has seen innovation surgeand revenue soarat companies supporting AI infrastructure. In March 2024, Blackstone loaned the company $600 million to finance the build of Aligneds newest and largest data center, in West Jordan, Utah. billion, a 33.9%

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The most innovative companies in education in 2025

Fast Company Tech

Promova , whose mission is to make language learning more accessible to people who are neurodivergent, is the first language learning app to build a dedicated setting for those with dyslexiaa specialized typeface and adjustments to font size and brightness help mitigate some of the most common reading challenges that people with dyslexia experience.

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

Our seventh cohort includes 15 Fellows from around the country : Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. What unites this incredibly diverse group of individuals is a commitment to providing access and skills training so that communities can become empowered to navigate the digital world.

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Robotic exoskeleton maker Sarcos announces SPAC plans

TechCrunch

This morning, however, Utah-based Sarcos Robotics announced plans to board the SPAC train, courtesy of Rotor Acquisition Corp. So, what sets the company apart, beyond some heavy-duty James Cameron-style design language? The deal could potentially value the robotic exoskeleton maker and blank check co. at a combined $1.3

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