The city of more than 100,000 is vying for a digital innovation grant for a project involving the use of artificial intelligence to modernize the permitting process. Work would begin in September if it receives the funding.
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A new GIS-powered state planning tool brings together more than 100 data sets to offer officials and members of the public a detailed look at where electric vehicle charging exists, is already planned, and may be needed. -
In naming a new director and deputy director for the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham chose two people with federal- and state-level experience in connectivity.
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City officials are building a comprehensive artificial intelligence ecosystem to support economic growth, by incentivizing businesses and enabling experimentation in what they call "the capital of AI."
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Ongoing work with Medici Land Governance has yielded a blockchain-enabled tool to aid in property searches and sales. The goal is to ease the transformation of thousands of vacant, abandoned or blighted properties.
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Separated from live systems and sensitive public data, sandboxes let states and cities test drive artificial intelligence use cases without impacting services.
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The evolution of artificial intelligence, which requires massive amounts of energy to function, is forcing government, utilities and tech suppliers to face the question of whether power grids can keep up.
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City Council members in the Washington city unanimously approved banning a software class that aggregates information on properties and uses it to recommend rental prices to landlords. The mayor is expected to sign it.
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The L.A. Police Commission, pointing to success at other departments around the nation, has approved an updated policy letting drones be used in more situations. These include “calls for service.”
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Waymo, a leader in self-driving car technology, is currently seeking permission to roll out its AI-driven taxi in New York City, with a safety driver behind the wheel at all times.
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Oil baron and music mogul Len Blavatnik's family foundation has made a $25 million donation to the USC School of Cinematic Arts to create a virtual production center, the university said this week.
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SoCal OASIS Park will cultivate industry partnerships and focus on six areas: clean energy, agricultural technology, sustainable transportation, natural resource management, community health and workforce readiness.
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A new aircraft there has room for one person, can land on water, is equipped with a parachute, and can fly at night, costing less than a helicopter as well as needing less time to get airborne.
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The impacts of President Donald Trump’s proposed budget are still being debated, but the CEO of Euna takes a silver-lining approach to potential funding reductions. Euna sells grant management software to tribes.
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Democratic members of the state Senate and House of Representatives have asked the automaker to delay the launch of its self-driving, ride-hailing service until new autonomous vehicle regulations arrive Sept. 1.
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Legislation signed by Gov. Greg Abbott last week leaves it up to individual school districts to establish standards for storing cell phones during class and set discipline procedures for those who break the rules.
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In response to problems with inappropriate contact, a new law in Kentucky requires school districts to designate a traceable communications tool as the exclusive means by which employees may reach out to students.
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