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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Before offering its self-driving taxi services, the company will dispatch its all-electric vehicles citywide with humans behind the wheel. It announced expansions into three other U.S. cities Wednesday.
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The U.S. Digital Response, a civic tech organization, has announced the recipients of its 2025 Digital Service Champions Awards, which honor state and local government modernization efforts.
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Beaufort County School District is installing CEIA OPENGATE weapons detection systems to screen all students and visitors at its high school campuses. They will be manned by armed security guards from an outside firm.
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Professors and students at Quinnipiac University developed a hands-free input system with AI and a standard webcam that allows people with limited mobility to communicate using facial gestures.
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The Washington State Broadband Office has a new director, Jordan Arnold, who previously served as a senior policy adviser on broadband within the Biden administration. She will start in January.
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The university's business school has partnered with the online learning platform Coursera to give students free access to online continuing education classes and professional certificates from Google, IBM and Meta.
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