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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Colorado State University's custom-built chatbot was developed on a secure network, so sensitive research and student information can be safely entered into it.
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California-based company Coco Robotics announced a pilot program in the Heights neighborhood last week, nearly a year after Uber Eats teamed with Avride for downtown robot delivery service.
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A new STEM school in Council Bluffs Community School District is expected to have areas of concentration in medical technology, engineering, robotics, AI, aeronautics, cybersecurity and bioscience, plus a P-TECH program.
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Google has given money to support STEM education at Glenwood Community School District, apprenticeships at Iowa Western Community College and IT boot camps at Avenue Scholars Southwest Iowa, among other programs.
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The city will make two-way translation in multiple languages available at public meetings through a partnership with Google Public Sector, to ensure equitable access to civic engagement.
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The Board of Supervisors voted against a request to rezone 57 acres of wooded land, in order to make it easier to attract data center projects. Protective conditions on the property will remain in place.
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The county has forged a seven-year pact with BurnBot to use its tech to reduce the danger of wildfires. Its tools chew up fuel sources, then burn them and extinguish the blaze, leaving a fire line behind.
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Pocketalk, a translation tech company, is building AI models for complex languages by partnering with human translation experts who see value in providing the tech as an option when a human translator isn't available.
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There is no New Jersey law governing cellphones in schools, but school districts can win a minimum of $500 in grant funding from the state Department of Education for adopting bell-to-bell cellphone bans.
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The state has opened grants to cover electric school buses and charging infrastructure through mid-December, with preferences for districts in low- to moderate-income communities.
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