Senator Bernie Sanders said Congress has been "asleep at the wheel" on artificial intelligence during a speech at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington on Tuesday, warning that current systems are "the…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) warned at Tuesday's "Pro-Human Assembly 2026" that "Big Tech oligarchs" are controlling AI development in an undemocratic manner, citing psychologists, political scientists,…
A federal judge blocked Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark's probe of a satirical AI-generated video by content creator Hank Poitras, ruling that the video's 'ridiculous nature' makes it protected…
GlobalFoundries announced a $300 million award from the CHIPS Act fund to advance next-generation silicon photonics technologies, with the U.S. Government acquiring approximately a 1% equity stake in …
Vermont's proposed bill H.341 (2025-2026) would impose safety and impact-assessment duties on developers and deployers of high-risk AI, create a Division of Artificial Intelligence within the Agency o…
Vermont has passed a new law regulating the use of AI chatbots in mental health, raising concerns that therapists may rubber-stamp AI-generated advice without proper oversight, according to a Forbes a…
Moody's Ratings warned that rapid data center growth is creating credit risks for state and local governments due to strain on electricity and water infrastructure. At least 14 states have considered …
Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a herbicide linked to Parkinson's disease, in a move advocates hope will spur other states to follow. The ban, celebrated by Parkinson's resear…