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Washington Commercial Email Law Update
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (521+ words) In a recent piece, we discussed a bill that was introduced to reform Washington's commercial email law. Below, we discuss: (1) the status of the bill; (2) its effect on Washington's email law if the bill is enacted; and (3) its implications for…...
State Energy Regulatory Approaches to Powering Data Centers
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (197+ words) Clean Energy and Reliability A number of states are also focusing on the source and system impacts of the electricity serving data centers. In jurisdictions with aggressive decarbonization goals, policymakers are considering measures that would require large data centers to…...
Why the USPS “Postmark” Rule Change Matters for Your Mail Deadlines
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (646+ words) If you're the kind of person who waits until April 15 to drop off your federal tax return in a blue mailbox, or who trusts a mailed check will always be dated the day you dropped it in the slot, the…...
European Commission Publishes Proposal for a Regulation for the Digital Networks Act
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (921+ words) On January 21, 2026, the European Commission published the proposal for a Regulation for the Digital Networks Act ("DNA"). The Objective: The DNA would replace and consolidate a set of existing EU measures governing communications networks/services and certain closely related connectivity…...
California's Current Efforts to Fund Broadband Infrastructure Deployment: An Overview
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (796+ words) California has been funding last-mile broadband infrastructure deployment across the state for nearly two decades. However, the influx of federal money in the past five years has resulted in new grant programs being administrated by the California Public Utilities Commission…...
FCC’s Rapid Broadband Assessment Team Issues Landmark Pole Attachment Ruling Benefiting Broadband Deployment
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (93+ words) FCC's Rapid Broadband Assessment Team Issues Landmark Pole Attachment Ruling Benefiting Broadband Deployment'JD Supra Chairman Brendan Carr praised the ruling and the RBAT process, stating: Too often, disputes between providers and pole owners are a significant obstacle in the way…...
DNS Belgium leverages AI with RegCheck tool
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (227+ words) DNS Belgium, the organisation responsible for managing the .BE domain name space, recently published an article explaining how it is using a new machine-learning system called RegCheck to identify and block suspicious .BE domain name registrations before they become active…...
Tracking After Rejection? ATP Tour Complaint Highlights Risks of Misaligned Cookie Controls
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (454+ words) California resident Nathaniel Bee filed a lawsuit this week alleging that the ATP Tour's website used third-party tracking technology that captured details on how visitors interacted with the site, including what content they viewed; how they navigated the website; and…...
The Cloud’s Shadow: Unpacking the Environmental Cost of Data Centers
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (843+ words) Data centers are specialized facilities that house the infrastructure needed to run an organization's computers, servers, network equipment, data storage drives, and other hardware essential for processing, storing, and distributing large amounts of data....By: Goldberg Segalla The Cloud's Shadow:…...
Colorado’s Data Center Dilemma: Carrot or Stick?
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (669+ words) Colorado lawmakers face a polarized choice when it comes to data centers'either incentivize their development or impose regulatory guardrails that could keep the state from becoming an emerging market. Data centers are attracting national attention because they create jobs and…...