Emerging Tech
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While county leaders in Texas have limited options for regulating or halting data center projects in their communities, a host of local officials in North Texas still plan to hold meetings on the issue. -
The city has authorized the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office to install four automated license plate reader cameras, joining a growing number of San Diego County jurisdictions using the tech.
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New restrictions will force the robots to move no faster than 7 mph on sidewalks, yield the right of way to pedestrians, and not loiter for longer than 30 minutes, unless they are in the process of delivering food.
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Google has announced five commitments to water stewardship as well as $17 million in support of new projects in Nebraska, Iowa and other states, intended to protect water resources in the areas where it operates.
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Law enforcement in the state has begun using new AI-enabled security systems that capture high-resolution images of cars to monitor license plates and vehicle characteristics, among other technologies.
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Police in North Richland Hills, Texas, are testing advanced drone technology that officials say could help officers respond to accidents and other high-priority calls more quickly and efficiently.
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Residents living near a massive artificial intelligence data center in Cumberland County say a constant noise from the facility is disrupting their lives — and now they are taking the fight to federal court.
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Law enforcement officials in the state’s most populous county will deploy drone detection technology during FIFA World Cup games starting in June. The technology is partially funded by a federal grant.
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Most Michigan voters don’t want a data center in their backyard. But that opposition softens with safeguards in place, like a guarantee that the power-hungry facilities won’t hike electric rates.
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A tech industry executive from Palo Alto Networks offers a preview of how emerging AI models will soon disrupt the security landscape.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce says it has signed letters of intent to invest $2 billion in nine quantum computing companies, with the two biggest being GloblFoundaries at $375 million and IBM at $1 billion.
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City commissioners in Harlingen, Texas, are setting a 120-day moratorium on applications for data center projects as they study their impacts on the community, its natural resources, and the environment.
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Package delivery by drone has won approval from the North Haven Planning and Zoning Commission. After the FAA signs off on Prime Air flights from North Haven, the devices will be clear for takeoff.
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Advanced AI models with unique hacking capabilities like Mythos should bring federal agencies that handle the government's sensitive information to a "reflection point," according to a CIA tech official.
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The Denver City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new data center construction Monday as the city prepares to study what regulations it may impose for the facilities.
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AI election campaign videos have been praised and mocked, but heavily shared. And some see them as a harbinger of how artificial intelligence could reshape political messaging across the country.
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Data center operators need to talk proactively about their approach to building responsibly, and address community concerns without relying on local government bureaucracy as a buffer.
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Reno became the first local government in Nevada to pause new data center applications following a council vote in a packed special meeting that reflected the divisiveness of the issue across the nation.
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As AI continues to rapidly evolve, it is being used by cyber criminals to increase both the volume and efficiency of their attacks. At the same time, AI is giving defenders new tools.
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Concern over AI governance is not a geopolitical abstract but an unavoidable local actuality, and the U.S. may be amenable to cooperation with China despite the AI race between the superpowers.
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Grant County Public Utility District has filed lawsuits to take portions of land from nine owners to build electric transmission lines — part of a project to move more power to the state’s de facto data center hub.
