An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday highlights security considerations and directs specific federal agencies to take actions intended to strengthen cybersecurity.
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The state’s “Secure Your Square” challenge encourages residents to adopt safer online habits via a digital bingo card during National Internet Safety Month. One best practice is learning to spot phishing attempts. -
The Atlanta Artificial Intelligence Commission has released its final report and policy recommendations to support the technology’s use, including establishing a permanent city AI advisory board.
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The city wants to treat Internet access like a public utility and bring quicker and more reliable digital services to people in lower-income neighborhoods. The plan builds upon previous city efforts to widen web access.
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Tap-to-pay lets riders of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the country’s second-largest transit system, pay their fare with a credit or debit card.
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San Diego CIO Jonathan Behnke said that despite some of AI‘s drawbacks, like a loss of knowledge among entry-level workers, most employees are seeing its upsides.
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In Latah County, CIO Laurel Caldwell doesn’t anticipate adding to her staff of six full-time employees, but rather embracing new technologies by expanding their skillsets.
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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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A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are tracking public sentiments about AI using data from Glassdoor job postings, corporate earnings calls, layoff announcements and other market statistics.
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An annual future-facing report from the nonprofit EDUCAUSE found colleges grappling with growing distrust between students and their professors, and encouraged exploring early signals of change.
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Residents are sending letters to the Cleveland school board about campus security cameras, upset about cost and the fact that they were used for immigration-related searches, despite city policies prohibiting it.
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At a presser, state Sen. Chris Gebhard joined in calling for modernizing elder protection against online scams and AI-powered fraud. A bill he introduced would update the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
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A sales tax exemption for “Internet data centers” enacted 26 years ago could cost the state millions as a new generation of facilities goes up. A movement is afoot in the state Legislature to kill the law.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is reconsidering a 2026-27 budget proposal to refresh student devices as parents are asking for clear, research-based limits on screen use during the school day.
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The agreement renews and expands Durham’s contract with Axon Enterprises Inc., which has provided body-worn cameras, Tasers and in-car cameras to the Durham Police Department since 2019.
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A district in Appalachian Ohio partnered with AI companies and used the technology not as a shortcut, but as a vehicle for deeper learning, problem-solving and student agency.
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Higher-education institutions like SUNY Oswego and the University of Southern California are using AI-powered captioning and translation tools to increase language access at large campus events.
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