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The alert buzzed the phones of some MyShakeApp users and jolted many awake at 3:19 a.m. Thursday, seven hours before an alert was planned for 10:19 a.m. as part of International ShakeOut Day.

Justices with the state's highest court heard oral arguments in a civil case over whether the law requires township zoning officials to seek a warrant before flying a drone over a resident's property.

The COVID pandemic seemed to worsen teens’ and adolescents’ mental health, according to several recent studies, but new research shows that telehealth may give many more kids access to support.

UC Berkeley aims to capture interest with plans for a $2 billion, 36-acre space center at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, which will feature needed classrooms, laboratories and housing.

Parallax Advanced Research has been awarded $1.9 million from the Department of Defense to establish the hub that will be part of a national network, orienting small businesses toward defense needs.

Computer scientists, mathematicians and cryptographers are on a quest to find new encryption algorithms that can withstand attacks not only from today’s conventional computers but also from tomorrow’s quantum machines.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a $1.2 million loan to the city to purchase license plate readers after Mayor Sheng Thao requested the state's help in addressing rising crime.

A case in front of Michigan’s highest court could decide whether or not police and government officials need to obtain a search warrant before flying an unmanned aerial vehicle over privately owned property.

Business groups argued against passage of a statewide digital privacy law during a public hearing Tuesday, saying the proposed limits on the amount of sensitive information they can collect and sell could lead to costly lawsuits and end popular customer loyalty programs.

The city of Cumberland has established relationships with state and national cybersecurity organizations and completed various technological upgrades, but a security audit shows need for improvement, a city expert warned.

In FEMA’s desire to focus more on disadvantaged communities, the BRIC and FMA projects aim to deliver 40 percent of their overall benefits to communities that are “marginalized, overburdened by pollution and underserved.”

A new report released last week by the Urban Libraries Council outlines five recommendations of how public libraries can use artificial intelligence technologies in their work to serve communities.

Dickie Howze is the second-longest serving state CIO on the job today. Here, he talks with GT about how private-sector partners can successfully engage with Louisiana given its consolidated IT structure.

Answer: Yes.

One district reported nearly 4,000 tickets in a week, and hundreds of requests for help on any given day at the beginning of the academic year is common. Heads of tech support teams detailed how they dealt with the surges.

Automated. Connected. Electric. Shared., known as ACES, is a group largely made up of public-sector transit organizations interested in introducing and advancing AV technology in their jurisdictions.

Stillwater Public Schools continues to develop its 1:1 technology initiative — a program launched for the 2023-24 academic year and funded by monies from a new bond initiative passed this year.

The federal E-rate program has the potential to be a well of funding for cybersecurity that K-12 schools and libraries are eager to tap to protect themselves from increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals.

As school districts see a rise in the use of artificial intelligence, educators say they’re figuring out ways to ensure the new tools are being used responsibly and don’t impede student learning.

“Our overall assessment of the initial response (that is, in the seconds after the initial call and prior to other agencies mounting a response effort) by MSU police officers is that the response was appropriate, timely and correct."

How to do it differently.

As state and local governments cautiously pursue AI, they must prioritize ethics, transparency and accountability in procurement to protect public interests and deliver on the technology's potential.

Cyber attacks are on the rise – including on government agencies – with 1,800+ reported in the U.S. last year. Continuously evolving data security must be a top priority to stay ahead of malicious actors.

Greene County, Pa., commissioners and other elected officials unveiled a $5.2 million project that will bring high-speed Internet connections to an isolated area with spotty service, where there isn’t service at all.

The bill aims to show where broadband service is currently available and it also allows customers to self-report the speed, price they pay and barriers they face with their Internet connections.