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The state is outfitting about 60 vehicles there with thermal cameras as part of a pilot to help public transit drivers know when a pedestrian is in their path, even if their eyes alone can't spot them.

North Dakota's coal country is hoping that an influx of federal and private cash will make the region a hub for technology manufacturing, sparking a population boom in the historic region.

Cyber insurance is one way to protect institutions when something goes wrong in their digital infrastructure, but acquiring and implementing it will look different depending on organizational structure and priorities.

A global study finds almost half of government cybersecurity professionals expect generative AI to end the need for certain cyber skills or cyber roles.

Former California legislator and University of California, Riverside Senior Policy Fellow Lloyd Levine examines the causes and impacts of governmental entitles failing to keep pace with technological change.

The permitting and licensing company, based in Canada, bought Camino last year. Now it’s rebranding the company’s permitting and development guide offerings following significant fundraising by Clariti.

Answer: Google Maps.

The funding includes nearly $7 million for the Lowell Regional Transit Authority, which already has a hybrid-electric bus up and running. There’s also around $15 million for energy-efficient upgrades to school district HVAC systems.

Plus, Massachusetts is investing in digital skills training; a partnership in Scranton, Pa., aims to create a universal network; the Federal Communications Commission looks to drive tribal participation in E-rate; and more.

Mailers in the Golden State reading “Who you vote for is private, but whether you vote is public record” are intended to get out the vote but could intimidate, an expert said. Maryland and Virginia residents have reportedly received similar fliers.

A new study found that many judges said the tools were flawed, but helpful in some areas, including when they were forced to make quick decisions with scant information.

In the face of rapidly accelerating technological change, a private-sector expert at the EDUCAUSE national conference last week suggested that institutions embrace becoming technology-first enterprises.

Between its new $6.2 million 17-acre solar array to power campus buildings and the electricity it gets from hydropower from the New York Power Authority, Niagara University's carbon footprint is net zero.

A survey of 1,135 educators by the EdWeek Research Center this fall found almost 58 percent of them still had no training, two years after the release of ChatGPT. Some feel it puts them at a disadvantage.

Studies have found students at Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools, which are run by unelected boards of nonprofit trustees, don't perform as well as traditional school district students, yet they rarely get shut down.

After county commissioners unanimously approved a roughly $400,000 agreement, sheriff’s deputies will get 90 new electronic stun guns that offer twice the range of the ones they have now.

A company planning to build a new data center in Denver will no longer seek a $9 million tax break from the city after the proposed deal raised questions among officials about water and energy usage.

Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the state and local municipalities have access to loads of federal funding to help bring infrastructure, flood mitigation and Internet expansion projects to reality.

Academic publisher Wiley has partnered with ed-tech company Alchemie to reduce barriers for blind and low-vision students to the field of chemistry, which relies heavily on visual representations of matter.

Streetlamps in Rumford, Maine, shine with 5G wireless connectivity, strengthening the community’s communications system. A public-private partnership has enabled officials to use the lights as wireless communication nodes.

The rise of artificial intelligence, deepfakes and coordinated disinformation campaigns have not pushed us past a point of no return, Conn. Attorney General William Tong said. But they have “definitely changed the way elections are going to run,” the official said.

The city has made more than 50 electric bicycles and scooters available for residents to rent, on a trial basis. The program, which runs through December 2025, will test whether the initiative makes sense long term.

At the first-ever South Florida Digital Government Summit this week, county leaders discussed how they're making use of artificial intelligence. Other initiatives include giving public-sector staffers access to Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud.

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