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Boston
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

AI attack ads are hitting Massachusetts political campaigns

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are considering regulations for AI use in political advertising due to concerns about misleading voters and democratic integrity.
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Massachusetts Unseals Records of Abuse of Disabled People in State Institutions

Our estimate is that we've opened more than 10 million records with this law. The argument is that family members have a right to see that information, know it, and safeguard it. And eventually the public does as well, so that it can understand the enormous atrocity that has occurred.
Healthcare
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Waymo wants to expand into Boston. Massachusetts law isn't ready.

Waymo says it's ready to bring its driverless cars to Boston. First, it has to persuade state lawmakers to legalize autonomous vehicles. The announcement comes after Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., tested its vehicles last year on Boston's streets. The California-based company Waymo already operates in four major U.S. cities: Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Miami. Waymo is also available to the public through the Uber app in Austin and Atlanta.
Law
fromBoston.com
7 months ago

The topless protest returns to downtown Boston next week

"This is not about sexuality, it is about oppression," said Katrina Brees, founder of Equalititty and a co-organizer of the protest, in a release. "Whether it is the oppression of the female breast or where Rosa Parks has to sit on a bus, Americans must never stop fighting against oppression. Most importantly, the unconstitutional oppression perpetrated by our government upon its own citizens."
Social justice
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