As Hollywood imagines our future, are brain and human microchip implants nearing a “ChatGPT moment” in 2026? Medical progress collides with privacy fears and state bans.
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California electric utilities plan to launch a program to help pay for electric vehicle charging, for income-qualified households that do not have charging at home. Other initiatives are already underway. -
The outgoing governor has signed a memorandum of understanding with tech company NVIDIA to support AI research, education and workforce development. The state has invested $25 million to support the work.
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Officials at the capital city this week approved a one-year moratorium on data center development. The suspension will provide time to review potential impacts and guide responsible development.
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Public agencies use software from Libera for vocational rehabilitation. CiviCore, once part of Neon One, has government clients that include courts, schools and health and human services departments.
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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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The City Council approved giving OnLight Aurora, set up to manage the city’s fiber network, $80,000 via either a loan or grant. A key issue, an alderman said, is getting the organization back on track.
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JB Holston, the University of Denver's former dean of engineering and computer science, praised Colorado's quantum tech hub and said he hopes to promote the state's major research universities and technical colleges.
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Hiring a workforce development coordinator with deep industry knowledge and connections, and making it easier for CTE instructors to get licensed, helped an Arizona district grow its network of business partnerships.
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans.
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CIO Bill Smith said that the myAlaska platform has existed for years, but now the state is adding protections like identity verification and expanding the digital services residents can access.
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Harford County Public Schools will use a state grant to expand their partnership with Defense Interns, which gives students access to registered apprenticeships that combine classwork with hands-on experience.
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Mathematicians at Angelo State University are studying a process called “skew zero forcing," which involves new ways of modeling and analyzing the flow of information and has implications for cybersecurity.
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Even with the removal, the system still covers at least 1,000 of the 9,100 miles of state highways as transportation officials push to provide certainty about road conditions and monitor traffic.
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Data centers in other parts of the country have already skyrocketed some electric bills, as utilities must rapidly build more power plants and transmission lines to compensate for the soaring demand.
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In a new action plan, EDUCAUSE outlines skills, ethics and collaboration strategies to guide effective use and implementation of generative artificial intelligence on college campuses for the next decade.
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