A freight ferry and two cargo bikes were part of a project to show how fresh seafood and other freight can move through New York City without traveling on a delivery truck through city streets.
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Officials from the state Department of Accounting and General Services warned residents that bad actors are “creating deceptive web addresses” to trick them into releasing personal information. -
The state Department of Commerce’s Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy is working with an AI-powered health platform to support faster prescription renewals for state residents with chronic conditions.
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Having notched early success in piloting generative AI, leaders at the California Department of Transportation are realizing the need for a comprehensive approach to a massive storehouse of data.
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A resignation letter from the city’s chief technology officer of four years surfaced on social media alongside changes to the city’s website, where his name was removed and a new acting CTO named.
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People are less worried about AI taking humans’ jobs than they once were, but introducing bots to the public-sector workplace has brought new questions around integration, ethics and management. -
As governments at all levels continue to embrace new developments in artificial intelligence, cities are using automation for everything from reducing first responder paperwork to streamlined permitting.
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Agencies report that critical IT positions remain hard to fill, but finding the right people takes more than job postings. States are expanding intern and apprentice programs to train and retain talent.
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Republican and Democratic leaders in the Kansas Senate have pre-filed a bipartisan bill that would require all public and private accredited school districts to adopt policies banning phones.
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Five students at Dow High School in Midland, Mich., have co-authored research about agriculture in space that will soon appear in a major scientific journal.
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced.
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With new EV sales in the United States recently reporting a year-over-year decline, advocates said factors like their long-term affordability should have been emphasized and infrastructure should be accessible.
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The San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority has led a rebrand of the Amtrak San Joaquins rail service to the Gold Runner. The endeavor, which follows the electrification of Caltrain, is intended to improve connectivity.
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A pact between the Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia and an AI-powered recycling company is expected to enable the technology to increase recycling and divert a significant amount of landfill waste.
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The move comes soon after the Texas-based gov tech giant bought a company that specializes in electronic warrant tools. Edulink launched in 1998 and counts PAETEP as one of its main products.
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The county is the latest to be impacted by a data breach of the legacy CodeRED alerting platform affecting governments nationwide. There’s “no evidence” user information has been misused, officials said.
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A webinar hosted by OpenAI this week spotlighted how school districts in Illinois, Texas and Arizona implemented and trained staff to use ChatGPT for instruction, operations and governance.
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The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting has temporarily shuttered its building permit counter to resolve a backlog. Other services remain open. A “first look” at new AI software is imminent.
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