Paige Gross
@bypaigegross.bsky.social
Philly-based Reporter, previously at @statesnewsroom.com, Technical.ly + @NJ.com
Today is my last day at States Newsroom and I'm going out with a story that wraps a lot of the themes I've reported on this past year and change: AI, misinformation and how evolving technologies play a role in our electoral system.
Midterm elections will likely see increased effects of misinformation, reduced federal security activity, experts say
A year after the 2024 presidential election, technologists and election experts are wrestling with their new reality; tech-aided misinformation and disinformation campaigns are and will continue to be...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Today is my last day at States Newsroom and I'm going out with a story that wraps a lot of the themes I've reported on this past year and change: AI, misinformation and how evolving technologies play a role in our electoral system.
Many people looking to take more control of their healthcare turn to wearable biometric-tracking devices. But private tech companies hold different standards about data privacy than healthcare systems — a note that makes some wearers proceed with caution. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wear...
Wearable devices are unlocking a personalized version of health care
For 27-year-old Amanda Lien, the decision to start wearing popular wearable tech devices, like her Apple Watch and Oura Ring, didn’t come lightly.The Chesapeake, Virginia-based content marketing speci...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Many people looking to take more control of their healthcare turn to wearable biometric-tracking devices. But private tech companies hold different standards about data privacy than healthcare systems — a note that makes some wearers proceed with caution. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wear...
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Trump’s $100K fee for H-1B visas could have ‘huge’ effect on tech industry | via @bypaigegross.bsky.social #ksleg
Trump’s $100K fee for H-1B visas could have 'huge' effect on tech industry • Kansas Reflector
A proclamation signed by President Donald Trump last week seeking to restrict entry of non-immigrant workers to the U.S. and apply a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications created confusion and concer...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Trump’s $100K fee for H-1B visas could have ‘huge’ effect on tech industry | via @bypaigegross.bsky.social #ksleg
A sobering story today on how AI makes it easier to create biosecurity threats like viruses or anthrax. To explain simply, AI gets information into the hands of everyone — nefarious actors included — so much faster.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-m...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-m...
AI is making it easier for bad actors to create biosecurity threats
Artificial intelligence is helping accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, but the technology also makes it easier than ever to create biosecurity threats and weapons, cybersecurity experts say. ...
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August 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A sobering story today on how AI makes it easier to create biosecurity threats like viruses or anthrax. To explain simply, AI gets information into the hands of everyone — nefarious actors included — so much faster.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-m...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-m...
I took a closer look at Trump's EO on "truth-seeking" AI. How would technologists achieve "ideologically neutral" AI, and how would the government assess that? www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
Trump's 'truth seeking' AI executive order is a complex, expensive policy, experts say
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump last week seeks to remove “ideological agendas” from artificial intelligence models sold to the federal government, but it’s not exactly clear how t...
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August 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I took a closer look at Trump's EO on "truth-seeking" AI. How would technologists achieve "ideologically neutral" AI, and how would the government assess that? www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
The EU's AI Act, which will go into effect in two years, may push American companies toward AI regulations that they won't face in the U.S.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/eus-...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/eus-...
EU’s new AI code of practice could set regulatory standard for American companies
American companies are split between support and criticism of a new voluntary European AI code of practice, meant to help tech companies align themselves with upcoming regulations from the European Un...
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August 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The EU's AI Act, which will go into effect in two years, may push American companies toward AI regulations that they won't face in the U.S.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/eus-...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/eus-...
Trump's AI Action plan is here — it plans to greatly expand the development and use of AI, and roll back environmental rules to spur building of power-thirsty data centers and punish states that attempt to regulate AI on their own.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
Trump’s AI Action Plan removes ‘red tape’ for AI developers and data centers, punishes states that act alone
The Trump administration wants to greatly expand the development and use of advanced artificial intelligence, including rolling back environmental rules to spur building of power-thirsty data centers ...
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July 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Trump's AI Action plan is here — it plans to greatly expand the development and use of AI, and roll back environmental rules to spur building of power-thirsty data centers and punish states that attempt to regulate AI on their own.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
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AI data centers are using more power. Regular customers are footing the bill newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/21/r... via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
AI data centers are using more power. Regular customers are footing the bill • New Jersey Monitor
Regular energy consumers, not corporations, will bear the brunt of the increased costs of a boom in artificial intelligence that has contributed to a growth in data centers and a surge in power usage,...
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July 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
AI data centers are using more power. Regular customers are footing the bill newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/21/r... via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
At the Federal Reserve conference yesterday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talked about the productivity and time savings wins of AI — and the very serious potential harms it could cause: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/open...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI has life-altering potential, both for good and ill
For as much promise as artificial intelligence shows in making life better, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is worried.The tech leader who has done so much to develop AI and make it accessible to the public say...
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July 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
At the Federal Reserve conference yesterday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talked about the productivity and time savings wins of AI — and the very serious potential harms it could cause: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/open...
State AI laws stay — at least for now.
After weeks of debate about a proposed ban on state-level AI laws, the senate voted 99-1 last night to remove it from the megabill that GOP legislators are hoping to pass before July 4th weekend.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sena...
After weeks of debate about a proposed ban on state-level AI laws, the senate voted 99-1 last night to remove it from the megabill that GOP legislators are hoping to pass before July 4th weekend.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sena...
Senate votes 99-1 to remove AI moratorium from megabill
A moratorium on state-based artificial intelligence laws was struck from the “Big Beautiful Bill” Monday night in a 99-1 vote in the U.S. Senate, after getting less and less popular with state and fed...
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July 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
State AI laws stay — at least for now.
After weeks of debate about a proposed ban on state-level AI laws, the senate voted 99-1 last night to remove it from the megabill that GOP legislators are hoping to pass before July 4th weekend.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sena...
After weeks of debate about a proposed ban on state-level AI laws, the senate voted 99-1 last night to remove it from the megabill that GOP legislators are hoping to pass before July 4th weekend.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sena...
Breaking: Today, Congress members held an exploratory hearing to discuss federal AI legislation. It took place while House Republicans aim to ban AI laws in at the state level for the next decade.
Here's where it stands: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cong...
Here's where it stands: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cong...
Congress begins considering first federal AI regulations
In one of the first major steps in discussing widespread regulations for artificial intelligence legislation at the federal level, members of the House subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trad...
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May 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Breaking: Today, Congress members held an exploratory hearing to discuss federal AI legislation. It took place while House Republicans aim to ban AI laws in at the state level for the next decade.
Here's where it stands: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cong...
Here's where it stands: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cong...
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A proposal tucked into a budget bill would nullify existing state laws regulating AI while providing no federal framework
story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
"Complete free-for-all": House Republicans seek 10-year pause on state AI regulations | Arizona Mirror
State AI law moratorium in House budget bill would block enforcement of all state regulations on artificial intelligence for 10 years
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May 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A proposal tucked into a budget bill would nullify existing state laws regulating AI while providing no federal framework
story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
Looking to speak with teachers/educators about Trump's Executive Order to add AI education in classrooms for a States Newsroom story! Reply, shoot me a DM or email: pgross@statesnewsroom.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Looking to speak with teachers/educators about Trump's Executive Order to add AI education in classrooms for a States Newsroom story! Reply, shoot me a DM or email: pgross@statesnewsroom.com
Reposted by Paige Gross
Spoke with @bypaigegross.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom.com about the impact of tariffs on tech.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tech...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tech...
Tech-related tariffs remain uncertain, but prepare for cost hikes, experts say
The price of technology goods and services in the U.S. will likely rise in the next few months, experts say, as the White House continues to shift its strategy on tariffs for imported electronic hardw...
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April 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Spoke with @bypaigegross.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom.com about the impact of tariffs on tech.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tech...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tech...
Financial scams are on the rise with the help of AI, and with access to sensitive information on the dark web, and a lack of federal oversight, it’s never been easier to be a scammer, security experts say.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-t...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-t...
With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise
It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy Hall to update her Norton antivirus software.The 69-year-old Philadelphia resident sat down at her laptop to file her taxes recently and was prom...
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April 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Financial scams are on the rise with the help of AI, and with access to sensitive information on the dark web, and a lack of federal oversight, it’s never been easier to be a scammer, security experts say.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-t...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-t...
Part 1 of a project looking at the rise of data centers throughout the U.S. I explored how the rise of AI is driving the creation of these data centers and the energy and environmental impact they have.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/dema...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/dema...
As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers
The next time you’re on a Zoom meeting or asking ChatGPT a question, picture this: The information zips instantaneously through a room of hot, humming servers, traveling hundreds, possibly thousands o...
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April 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Part 1 of a project looking at the rise of data centers throughout the U.S. I explored how the rise of AI is driving the creation of these data centers and the energy and environmental impact they have.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/dema...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/dema...
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While the role and actions of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency remain somewhat murky, data privacy experts have been tracking the group’s moves and documenting potential violations of federal privacy protections, reports @bypaigegross.bsky.social.
Data privacy experts call DOGE actions 'alarming' • West Virginia Watch
DOGE privacy concerns
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March 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
While the role and actions of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency remain somewhat murky, data privacy experts have been tracking the group’s moves and documenting potential violations of federal privacy protections, reports @bypaigegross.bsky.social.
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Electric vehicle industry will persist, experts say, despite Trump funding cuts newjerseymonitor.com/2025/03/06/r... via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
Electric vehicle industry will persist, experts say, despite Trump funding cuts • New Jersey Monitor
Despite hostility from the new Trump administration, electric vehicles will eventually become a major part of the nation’s vehicle fleet, experts and researchers say. “There’s not an automaker out the...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Electric vehicle industry will persist, experts say, despite Trump funding cuts newjerseymonitor.com/2025/03/06/r... via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
What is the future for the American electric vehicle industry under an administration that is seeking to pull government funding?
The auto industry is unlikely to switch gears ⚙️ too quickly, experts say.
For @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/elec...
The auto industry is unlikely to switch gears ⚙️ too quickly, experts say.
For @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/elec...
Electric vehicle industry will persist, experts say, despite Trump funding cuts
Despite hostility from the new Trump administration, electric vehicles will eventually become a major part of the nation’s vehicle fleet, experts and researchers say.
www.newsfromthestates.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What is the future for the American electric vehicle industry under an administration that is seeking to pull government funding?
The auto industry is unlikely to switch gears ⚙️ too quickly, experts say.
For @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/elec...
The auto industry is unlikely to switch gears ⚙️ too quickly, experts say.
For @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/elec...
Resharing this from September in light of this week. There's no right way to be online as an undocumented person, but there are some tips included if you're feeling unsure of what to do:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/how-...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/how-...
How immigrants navigate their digital footprints in a charged political climate
For more than a decade, San-Francisco-based Miguel has been successfully filing renewals for his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status every two years, at least until 2024. For some rea...
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January 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Resharing this from September in light of this week. There's no right way to be online as an undocumented person, but there are some tips included if you're feeling unsure of what to do:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/how-...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/how-...
The TikTok ban is poised to disrupt a lot about the internet, especially the current information ecosystem, communities and the livelihood of millions of creators who make money on the platform. Here's what we lose if we lose TikTok:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tikt...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tikt...
TikTok ban poised to disrupt information ecosystem, livelihood of millions of users
As the fate of widely popular short-form video app TikTok hangs in the balance this week, creators, users and social media experts lament the cultural and economic losses U.S. users could experience i...
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The TikTok ban is poised to disrupt a lot about the internet, especially the current information ecosystem, communities and the livelihood of millions of creators who make money on the platform. Here's what we lose if we lose TikTok:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tikt...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tikt...
Have you been feeling like ~ everything ~ is an AI company lately? That's partially by design.
How the term became a hype-cycle marketing phrase, and how you can parse your way through the jargon: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tech...
How the term became a hype-cycle marketing phrase, and how you can parse your way through the jargon: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tech...
As technology evolves, it becomes harder to tell ‘real’ AI from marketing
In his college courses at Stanford University, Jehangir Amjad poses a curious question to his students: Was the 1969 moon landing a product of artificial intelligence?It might sound like a work of sci...
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January 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Have you been feeling like ~ everything ~ is an AI company lately? That's partially by design.
How the term became a hype-cycle marketing phrase, and how you can parse your way through the jargon: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tech...
How the term became a hype-cycle marketing phrase, and how you can parse your way through the jargon: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tech...
The PowerSchool data breach affecting potentially 50 million people, is one example of this "new reality" of cyber crimes. While many attacks are our of our control, here's how you can have better cyber "hygiene."
For @statesnewsroom.com:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/scho...
For @statesnewsroom.com:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/scho...
School software provider is the latest target of major hack of personal data
The sensitive data of millions of American adults and children have been compromised after hackers targeted California-based education software company PowerSchool, the company confirmed this week.
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The PowerSchool data breach affecting potentially 50 million people, is one example of this "new reality" of cyber crimes. While many attacks are our of our control, here's how you can have better cyber "hygiene."
For @statesnewsroom.com:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/scho...
For @statesnewsroom.com:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/scho...
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"Most people ... haven’t been trained or understand how to use AI most effectively, meaning they use it in the same way that you would use Google.” One student's take, in this @bypaigegross.bsky.social story on the mixed messages students are getting on AI.
College students ‘cautiously curious’ about AI, despite mixed messages from schools, employers • Wisconsin Examiner
Students are getting mixed messages – stern warning from professors against using AI and growing pressure from the job market to master it.
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December 16, 2024 at 10:45 PM
"Most people ... haven’t been trained or understand how to use AI most effectively, meaning they use it in the same way that you would use Google.” One student's take, in this @bypaigegross.bsky.social story on the mixed messages students are getting on AI.
Much of Silicon Valley went for Trump this election, and many tech giants and venture capitalists are excited about the light-handed approach to tech regulation that’s likely to come in the next 4 years.
Here's why the VC landscape effects everyone: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/some...
Here's why the VC landscape effects everyone: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/some...
Some in the venture capital community backed Trump. Here’s what’s next
Some venture capital investors, who have funded the tech boom in Silicon Valley and beyond, say they are excited by the prospect of a lighter regulatory environment under a new Trump Administration th...
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November 25, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Much of Silicon Valley went for Trump this election, and many tech giants and venture capitalists are excited about the light-handed approach to tech regulation that’s likely to come in the next 4 years.
Here's why the VC landscape effects everyone: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/some...
Here's why the VC landscape effects everyone: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/some...