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A panel of federal judges upholds Ohio’s age verification law on social media and websites
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal court in Cincinnati has upheld a 2024 state law requiring age verification on social media and websites for kids under 16, ending the… Read More
Guernsey County is now the 11th in the region to see a proposal for a data center
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Guernsey County could join nearly a dozen other counties in the region expecting a data center development. But if a development moves forward, it’ll… Read More
An Ohio University researcher is helping pull self-driving cars out of sci-fi and into southeast Ohio
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Advances is technology have pulled self-driving cars from science fiction into reality, with companies like Waymo launching autonomous taxis in places like San Francisco and Phoenix. A… Read More
A new project aims to bring more AI literacy to rural Ohio
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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DAYTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — For years, there’s been a push to create better broadband infrastructure in rural areas, where access to high speed internet can be hard to… Read More
Facing a proposed data center, a township in Jackson County moves forward with zoning
By: Amanda Pirani
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SCIOTO TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — On a sweltering May evening, Trustee Aaron LeMaster warns a newly formed zoning commission they’ve got their work cut out for them. “The… Read More
An Ohio University researcher helped look into how social media affects loneliness among college students
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — There is an ironic juxtaposition between the words “social media” and its affect on its users. Research is beginning to show our use of it may not… Read More
Ohio lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to get ‘accurate, relevant’ info on data centers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is one of the top states for data centers, with around 200 already built and more on the way. But people around those facilities… Read More
An Ohio bill to crack down on deepfakes gets some edits
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers are making changes to one of several bills designed to prevent the spread of deepfakes. Those are fake pictures or videos that… Read More
Could data centers boost Appalachian Ohio? Experts say it’s complicated
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Last month, what could become the country’s largest data center was announced with great fanfare in Pike County. Hundreds gathered under a tent filled… Read More
Researchers at Ohio University want to make repairs to aging infrastructure less disruptive
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Southeast Ohio is full of aging infrastructure, including miles and miles of underground pipes that are decaying. Many people encounter the symptoms of this issue in lane… Read More
A proposed constitutional amendment banning large scale data centers statewide is moving forward
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — A constitutional amendment banning large scale data centers statewide is one step closer to making it on the November ballot. According to an announcement… Read More
A group is proposing a constitutional amendment to ban huge AI data centers in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of rural Ohioans concerned about huge data centers popping up around the state want voters to decide whether they should be banned…. Read More
Ohio towns are pushing back against data centers — to varying degrees of success
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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HAMILTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Danielle Fletcher loves her quiet home in Hamilton Township in rural southern Ohio. But, she’s worried that peace might be disrupted by a data… Read More
Ohio lawmakers may pass a redo of the age verification law for porn sites
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several measures amended into House Bill 96, the biennial budget, sought to make adult content websites add age verification and identities to Ohio users before… Read More
Meta, TikTok and YouTube face a landmark trial over youth addiction claims
By: Barbara Ortutay | AP
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Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok and Google’s YouTube… Read More
Ohio’s auditor says cybercrime steals more from local governments than employee fraud
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Three quarters of the global leaders interviewed for a survey for the World Economic Forum in Davos say in the last year, cybercrime has hit them, their… Read More
A new study reveals how bots influence Ohio elections on social media
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new study of Ohio’s 2022 elections concluded social media bots were able to influence what candidates were messaging about online, and the issue… Read More
Ohio weather monitoring lags behind. A new network could mean better forecasts
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CLARK COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — On a farm in rural Clark County in southwest Ohio, fallow fields stretch as far as the eye can see. In the middle… Read More
Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life
By: Michael Liedtke | AP
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LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places… Read More
How might drones respond to 911 calls? Ohio will be the first in the nation to find out
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — When an emergency call comes in, first responders often don’t have the luxury of knowing exactly what they’re walking into. They may get a report… Read More
How a SOAR text alert system is saving lives one “bad batch” at a time
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — A new harm reduction technique that started as a student project at Ohio State University is getting attention — and thousands of dollars in opioid settlement… Read More
Discovery Lab Workshop – Intro to 3D Printing
Join us at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery as we explore 3D printing! In this introduction, you’ll work through the printing process from initial design through a quick print…. Read More
Meta and Google are pushing two different age verification policies in Ohio
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers have been debating two different versions of legislation requiring app stores, like the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, to… Read More
As data centers boom in Ohio, local communities are watching their water
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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MARYSVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — A year’s worth of Marysville’s water laps in a reservoir north of the city. Public service director Jeremy Hoyt said the water level normally… Read More
Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It’s ready for a repeat in 2026
By: Joey Cappelletti | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At a five-star resort tucked in the mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the cryptocurrency industry was celebrating a historic start to the year on Capitol Hill…. Read More
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