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One Texas school district is adopting the My eBodyGuard app, which victims of violence or bullying can quietly voice activate to record an incident as it is happening and, if necessary, command the app to call the cops.

From worries about pulling up to a dysfunctional charger, to wading through a sea of complicated incentive programs, the transition to electric vehicles in the U.S. is not without obstacles.

State and local government and education add sustainable value from Cisco solutions for smart cities, public safety, transportation, big data, cybersecurity, and more.

Managers in charge of the Saturn mobile app are tightening its account-verification process after a public school district in Florida alerted parents that anyone could create an account and contact students.

Some educators at both the high school and college levels are torn between the need to incorporate AI into their lessons and the need to be skeptical about its reliability, security and other trade-offs.

A public school district in Indiana is part of a national class-action lawsuit alleging that Google, TikTok, Snapchat and Meta have played a role in the youth mental health crisis and pressuring them to make changes.

Tesla Inc. failed to fix limitations in its autopilot system following a gruesome Florida crash that killed a driver in 2016, company engineers said in a lawsuit over a very similar 2019 fatal collision.

Thousands of low-income Missourians have contacted state officials through a call center, seeking more information about a recent attempt to steal computer data within the state's Medicaid program.

A report by the American Civil Liberties Union released last month about the use of drones by police agencies contains cautionary tales about what's to come, very quickly, if citizens don't speak out.

Even though officials have long known about the risk of a major blaze, a review of records and interviews shows there was no fire evacuation plan for Lahaina that was widely available to the public.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it’s investigating the Dallas ransomware attack from earlier this year. The city now says 30,253 people were impacted by the cyber attack.

Officials are asking residents to answer a survey about access to broadband Internet. Information collected will help identify areas where infrastructure does not exist or where service does not meet the minimum speed standards.

Jayson Cavendish had been filling in as the state’s CSO for months. He’s been officially been appointed the duties that used to belong to current Michigan CIO Laura Clark.

The Superior Fire Department got a chance to work with an all-electric Rosenbauer RTX fire engine as the city weighs the replacement of the existing diesel engine slated for 2026.

Plus, more than 20 million households have now enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program; Sen. Warnock urges the FCC to fight digital discrimination; a bipartisan group in the U.S. House requests ACP extension; and more.

Gov. Chris Sununu’s executive order calls on the Department of Education and other state agencies to gather public input from students and families and develop guidelines for a social media curriculum by Sept. 4.

The state, along with Tyler Technologies, has launched a clearinghouse designed to make title transfers quicker and less costly. Retailers, insurers, salvagers and fleet managers could benefit from the system.

FEMA has already provided more than $2.3 million in assistance to more than 1,330 households. More than $800,000 of that is rental assistance. FEMA wants all survivors to register for help as soon as possible.

Wisconsin will be getting a new CISO following the departure of Alan Greenberg, who held the position since May 2021. The state has released few details about the reason for the staffing change.

Answer: San Francisco, of course.

Colleges and universities spent much of the past year adopting ad-hoc approaches to generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, and uncertainty remains about how to use it most effectively and where the constraints should be.

Michigan, in partnership with the National Park Service, has announced the National Park Michigan Mobility Challenge, which will offer companies a chance to test mobility charging and solutions at the popular parks.

Cleveland City Schools says is has found "no indication" of compromised data, but the district is working with police and Homeland Security, and a relatively small number of devices on its network have been affected.

Absent specific guidance from the state school board association and education department, Oregon school districts are crafting their own AI policies with input from faculty, students and cybersecurity experts.

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