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San Jose has launched a mobile camera pilot program as part of the city's ongoing emphasis on using tech to provide a presence or help solve cases as its police department grapples with staffing shortages.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia wants to make the Pittsburgh region a leader in space, regardless of how her Congressional allies might change after next week's election.

The University of Michigan devoted considerable resources to proprietary generative AI tools. Next month it will launch a public-facing chatbot to connect prospective college students with funding opportunities.

Artificial intelligence is poised to become the next big energy hog and data centers stand to challenge sustainability goals. Some processing demands, however, can be shifted to periods when demand is low.

The nonprofit EdTech Leaders Alliance started a list of Scary Apps last year to raise awareness of ed-tech tools with “privacy policies that should give K-12 educators a fright.” A new one is posted each day of October.

The discussion followed the release of New York City’s first progress report on artificial intelligence, one year after officials released an action plan on the technology. Most items in the plan have now been completed.

The company, recognized by the federal government for intersection safety tools, has brought in capital from the venture arms of two big telecommunications firms. The money will help Derq further expand in North America, the CEO says.

Design of a $17.8 million broadband expansion project is expected to be done this year, delivering high-speed Internet to 2,175 homes and businesses in Monongalia County. Officials will use $1.25 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the work.

Laws in the state that would block AI-generated deepfakes in advertisements are still in the works. Until they take effect, one industry exec says a healthy skepticism toward content produced by artificial intelligence is best.

Answer: Nothing good.

After years of public concern over traffic and pedestrian safety in Albany-area school zones, a new camera system caught 12,895 drivers going more than 10 mph over the speed limit in those areas from Oct. 7-21.

A public community college in Illinois hosted a group of small business owners and local manufacturers last week to show off its Advanced Technology Center as an essential part of the regional economy's talent pipeline.

Schools in San Diego have been ramping up efforts to train teachers on using AI in the classroom — both in showing teachers how they can use AI to make their jobs easier, and in teaching students about ethical use.

The California Highway Patrol is stepping in to help combat property theft, shootings and more in the city of San Bernardino, where rates of violent crime are around double the state average.

A HAZMAT communications team from Fairfield County, Conn., has been working for two weeks to help restore communications systems along with distributing much-needed supplies to the community.

Even as companies continue to reveal plans to trim hundreds of jobs in the region, tech layoffs in the Bay Area are actually on a downward trend compared to the first six months of this year.

Many state legislatures are trying to get ahead of self-driving vehicles that eventually will be on roads by setting standards for the vehicles and rules for law enforcement if they see one breaking a traffic law.

Resources from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology on generative AI include a guide to teaching and learning, the national ed-tech plan, an ed-tech developer's guide and more.

Traffic signal priority tech along with dedicated bus lanes is speeding up travel times, making them competitive with personal cars. It’s not a silver bullet, a transit priority director said, but “is a critical component of our program.”

The county’s 911 system can now receive pictures, videos and livestreams from callers. Dispatchers will be able to send people a link to send their location, images or a video — or even a livestream.

County Council members have unanimously approved a contract with Verinext to offer managed service on top of existing security protocols. The action follows the recommendation of an audit last year to upgrade the cybersecurity network. A federal grant may pay roughly half the cost.

Answer: The equivalent of 10 billion iPhones.

In the capital district, the work of its AI Advisory Group and AI Taskforce comes together to help ensure advances in artificial intelligence meet values set by its mayor. Only solutions that properly align get adopted.

The review plans to look into the workings of the China-backed hacking collective Salt Typhoon, which has penetrated U.S. telecom networks, wiretap request systems and candidates for president.

Three Boulder, Colo., residents share their thoughts on the prospect of putting artificial intelligence-powered cameras in K-12 schools, weighing the pros of security and the cons of surveillance differently.