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Lawmakers have a handful of days left and a lot of heavy lifting to keep their promises of enacting laws to protect kids online, expand affordable high-speed Internet, regulate the use of AI in elections and more.

Connect Superior, a community-owned fiber-optic infrastructure project, was developed to provide high-speed broadband access to every home and business in Superior, Wis.

Tech and biotech companies have chopped hundreds more Bay Area jobs, with the latest staffing reductions hitting workers at two green energy companies and a veteran life sciences firm.

ShotSpotter’s days in Chicago are numbered, but some aldermen are trying — once again — to throw the gunshot detection system a last-minute lifeline as its time ticks down.

The software giant has launched an effort to create a library of AI tools tailored to specific industries, including government, where the first release aims to help administer benefits programs and other tasks.

Public-sector IT departments embarking on modernization efforts can follow these tips to overcome common challenges like resource restraints and staffing issues.

Answer: Apple says so.

Barreras, who was previously with Motorola Solutions, helped secure a contract with the state IT department for a major radio system upgrade project. He replaces acting CIO Raja Sambandam.

Yale University recently unveiled plans to build 450 graphics processing units for research, launch a proprietary generative AI platform, hire more than 20 faculty and promote interdepartmental collaboration.

The storm is anticipated to develop into a hurricane by the time it arrives on the Gulf Coast. The Texas Division of Emergency Management is readying a 24-hour operations center and other additional resources.

Starting this fall, the University of Texas at San Antonio offers a digital media influencing degree to help students develop skills in marketing to online consumers.

Designating emergency medical services by law would go a long way toward addressing the many issues they face, including workforce shortages and funding deficits that make it difficult to help in critical situations.

After Portland-area schools canceled classes last week for thousands of students because the buildings were too hot, six of those districts are asking for up to $100 million in clean-energy funding for HVAC projects.

The work to install new video monitors, microphones, cameras and other equipment began a few months ago with the first courtrooms getting the makeover being those that handle criminal cases.

The personal data of 32,276 USAA members was put at risk through what the insurance and financial services company said was the mistaken posting of their info to another member's online account.

Two Baltimore County Police corporals will join a federal task force dedicated to fighting cyber crime, officials said at a news conference Friday, noting they will soon be trained as cyber investigators.

Telecommunications giant Comcast announced earlier this summer the company will be extending its multigig broadband speed Internet services to rural parts of Clark County.

The Drones as First Responder program would expand on this use by providing a cost-efficient way for the agency to get support in the sky and respond to 911 calls quicker as the county continues to grow.

A new report from IANS Research and Artico Search suggests that cybersecurity budgets are growing at a much slower pace than they were previously. Here are the details.

Texas researchers found adult education programs often lack sufficient access to technology, funding to maintain or upgrade what they have, and professional development necessary to use and teach it to students.

The documents removed from the city’s website contained sensitive personal information about residents, including Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and federal tax identifications.

From housing to homelessness, state officials want to hear from vendors of generative artificial intelligence for ideas on confronting some significant issues. A large language model showcase is set for later this month.

The utility ComEd is working with Illinois nonprofit QUILT to improve middle-mile broadband infrastructure across Chicago’s South and West sides while reducing costs. The initiative is enabled by a federal grant.

The Gopher State is finding Internet service providers are not applying for the grants because of regulations that would come along. These include having to provide low-cost services to low-income households.

A lawsuit filed against a property management software firm has elected officials in the Silicon Valley city considering how to protect renters. Three councilmembers have proposed an ordinance to ban rent or occupancy-setting tools.