At her first Federal Communications Commission meeting since gaining Senate confirmation, it became clear that Anna Gomez would be a changemaker.

Gomez, a Biden-nominated Democrat and the first Latina American confirmed to the post in more than 20 years, took her seat at the dais in the fall, almost immediately casting a tie-breaking vote that ultimately let the agency resurrect net-neutrality rules and delivering public remarks in both English and Spanish.

Tech Brew recently sat down with Gomez in her office at the FCC’s Washington, DC, headquarters to chat about her vision for the role and some of the biggest challenges facing the tech sector today: internet affordability and the rise of AI.

Keep reading here.—KG

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The nation’s highest court is poised to rule on a pair of state laws that seek to regulate the content that’s displayed on social media platforms. The outcome could dramatically reshape the user experience on some of the internet’s most popular websites.

Now that the Supreme Court justices have heard arguments about Florida and Texas laws that seek to limit perceived censorship of conservative content on large platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and X, the court is expected to release a ruling before its summer recess.

As Tech Brew previously reported, the laws at issue would require social media platforms to, among other things, disclose explanations for content-moderation decisions. The Texas law specifies that platforms can’t remove content based on a user’s viewpoint, and under the Florida law, platforms could accrue fines if they deplatform political candidates.

The stage is set for the justices to consider whether this type of regulation from the states violates the First Amendment.

Keep reading here.—KG

The nationwide digital privacy bill making its way through Congress might be a landmark effort, but it isn’t ready for prime time, according to groups including the Consumer Technology Association and the US Chamber of Commerce.

In a June 10 letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders, 22 technology and business trade organizations—under the banner United for Privacy—expressed concerns that the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) doesn’t go far enough to override overlapping state privacy laws.

“We agree with the legislation’s goal of providing a uniform national privacy standard. However, as drafted, APRA falls short of creating a uniform national standard due to its inadequate federal preemption of the ever-growing patchwork of state privacy laws,” the groups wrote.

Keep reading here.—KG

Join us on June 26 in NYC as Mark Surman, president of the Mozilla Foundation, teams up with Tech Brew to discuss the ethical responsibilities of AI development. Explore how to balance AI’s potential with its risks and learn strategies for staying focused and impactful in this fast-paced field. Don’t miss this chance to gain insights from a leader in ethical tech—register now!

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Whether you like it or not: Apple, which has by and large sat out the AI rat race to date, jumped into the fray this week at its annual developers conference, WWDC. (Tech Brew’s Patrick Kulp jotted down the details, on the off chance you missed it.)

The pitch? AI in your iPhone will make your busy life easier.

For individuals who use phones and computers all day for work and play, Apple joining forces with OpenAI feels a bit like the final nail in the coffin for AI adoption: It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to use it; it is here, it’s in your iPhone, get used to it.

Will it? More than half of smartphone users in the US will soon find out.

You’ve got a fast car: In news of using tech to solve actual problems, The Verge has a writeup on a proposed California bill that would require speed “governors” on new cars sold in the Golden State. The piece notes the backlash that ensued because of Americans’ apparent belief that speeding is a constitutional right, but speeding is, in fact, pretty dangerous! (Vox’s Marin Cogan has some excellent reporting on why US roads are so deadly, in case going down this particularly distressing rabbit hole feels right for your Friday.)

The good news? Despite our collective lead foot, we might be open to changing. The Verge cites data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that showed “consumers may be more open” to tech like intelligent speed assistance systems, with 60% of drivers saying they’d be open to this type of system.