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Alyson Moore is manager of North America marketing for Corning Optical Communications. She has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, currently focusing on improving networks in the community broadband space.

The state has received a downpayment of $6.6 million from the federal government to expand broadband services and skills training for the increasingly digital workforce, the governor announced Thursday.

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the International Society for Technology in Education, two nonprofits concerned with curriculum and ed-tech innovation, respectively, intend to improve student learning and engagement by working together.

The company announced this week that it was bringing Fios fiber Internet to Worcester customers, as well as some of the surrounding towns. The new service will encompass more than 75,000 homes.

Wing, a drone delivery company owned by Google parent company Alphabet, has opened a remote operations center in Coppell, Texas. The facility is part of a larger, undisclosed expansion plan in the state.

State courts’ IT choices can raise or lower barriers to accessing the justice and impacts whether the public sees it as fairly distributed. Experts discussed what the path to a more equitable process looks like during a recent conference.

In March, Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Parks and Wildlife unveiled two charging stations at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Since that time, 14 more charging stations have been introduced at parks across the state.

Telecom companies serving five Minnesota counties are set to receive $100 million in federal grants to bring new high-speed Internet to more than 33,000 Minnesota rural homes and businesses.

The Brookville Smart Energy Depot in Silver Spring will be capable of charging 70 buses, setting the stage for not only the transition to a zero-emission transit fleet, but one powered by an on-site microgrid.

The Texas Department of Information Resources recommends allowing state agencies and higher ed institutions to share information security officers, which could be of particular benefit to smaller agencies and colleges.

The Michigan-based company, whose founders also include former state CIO David Behen, launched in July and offers a FICO-like cyber score. The funding comes as governments get more aggressive about digital defenses.

The grant will launch a pilot project with Kettering University and Michigan Technological University to track and retain students in statewide high school FIRST Robotics, Square One Network and VEX programs.

A handful of high school students from Colorado won a global artificial-intelligence event with FishNET AI, which uses underwater footage and AI to identify fish species present in local habitats.

While building a massive semiconductor fabrication facility in Clay, Micron Technology has also promised to invest in local science education through a computer chip camp, a VR curriculum and other educational programs.

"What's happening now is two (or more) viruses are coming together and we haven't been exposed to those in a couple of years, so our bodies are not able to fight off those viruses as effectively as we have in the past."

Answer: New Zealand, via Airbnb.

In a U.S. Supreme Court filing on Wednesday night, the Justice Department argued that social media websites should be held responsible for some of the ways their algorithms decide what content to put in front of users.

The Family Online Safety Institute, an international nonprofit focused on online safety and healthy technology use for kids and families, aims to meet the moment with research and information for educators, families, elected officials and corporate leaders.

With federal broadband funding hanging in the balance, state and federal officials are urging residents to verify their Internet access status. The information will help identify underserved areas in need of service expansion.

The move would gradually increase the amount of renewable fuels added to diesel fuel sold in the city beginning in 2024. During the phase-out period, fuel suppliers and distributors can use any mix of traditional fuel and biofuels.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s recent announcement that it would again be delaying the deadline for compliance with federal identification requirements has prompted some to call for an end to the initiative.

Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a ban on the use of the popular social media platform on all government-issued devices. The move comes amid growing concern about the implications of the company’s ties to the Chinese government.

Chief information officers, security officers, data officers. States, cities, counties. All year we track the public-sector tech leadership changes across the country. Here's who went where in 2022.

Rural parts of the state that lack reliable Internet connections are hopeful the recent award of $65 million in American Rescue Plan Act money will expand service in their areas. The state Legislature accepted the funding last week.

Fueled by alumni donations, the private research university in New Hampshire has unveiled a "STEM-X" program of scholarships, research opportunities and curriculum development to boost diversity in STEM fields.