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February 22, 2022 at 10am PT/1pm

Three pilot projects using small electric shuttles in Austin, Texas, neighborhoods demonstrated various uses for the vehicles, which can provide last-mile service to transit as well as make transportation more equitable.

The East Baton Rouge district is proposing to convert two elementary campuses into "focus choice" schools for health care and environmental education, backed by the local hospital and Louisiana State University.

U.S. regulations in many cases require commercial helicopters — including air ambulances and other operators — to have a functioning radar altimeter. But new frequencies being shifted to 5G may render them unreliable.

Plus, Seoul, South Korea, plans virtual reality for government services as part of a "metaverse," Nissan invests billions in electric vehicle development and Intel's first computer chip turns 50.

Before the omicron variant drove up case numbers, the number of kids hospitalized for COVID-19 hadn’t reached past 30 patients. Now there are 34 kids hospitalized at Children Mercy.

High school students in Pennsylvania created prototypes for products to help parents and children in neonatal ICUs as part of class that teaches basic electronics, coding and creative problem solving.

A proposal from state Rep. Robyn Gabel would require that new and renovated commercial and residential buildings have the physical capacity to support electric vehicle charging stations.

Bitcoin bulls often describe it as an asset that is uncorrelated to traditional financial markets, CNBC reported; however, experts have noticed growing parallels in the price movements of bitcoin and stocks.

The St. Louis County, Mo., Council will stop meeting in person and conduct meetings by teleconference, starting with its next meeting Tuesday, a move recommended by the Department of Public Health.

Daviess Fiscal Court is one step closer to entering into a contract with a broadband Internet service provider in an effort to bring high-speed fiber Internet availability to rural Daviess County.

Recover at least five times faster.

The productive working relationship the city of Austin, Texas, has established with its local university can serve as a framework for other governments interested in improving their communities with technology.

Louisiana's Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity is running a new grant program called Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO). First-round grant winners will be announced in March.

The Washington State Board of Health is facing protests after conspiracy theorists started a rumor that the board would order people to be put into quarantine facilities if they refused a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Maryland Department of Health said a ransomware attack is what disrupted its systems and services last month. Although officials didn't state much about the attack, they said the ransom wasn't paid.

Columbia State Community College is preparing 10- or 12-week programs in software development, programming and user-centered design, in partnership with Upright Education, to bring more rural students into the tech fold.

Plus, the public comment period is now open for the broadband programs within the new infrastructure bill; Maine has named the first leader for its broadband authority; and a New Jersey city works on digital inclusion.

Answer: Well if you do, Congress is working on it.

Gov. Mark Gordon has appointed former Alaska CIO Bill Vajda to lead Wyoming's IT efforts within the Department of Enterprise Technology Services. Vajda replaces Interim Director Timothy Sheehan.

The severity of each case is often based on a person’s vaccination status, their age and overall health. But even then there are unknowns.

After a ransomware attack last week caused the webhosting company Finalsite to shut down about 5,000 school websites, the company identified who hacked the system and how, and schools are waiting for details.

New Mexico's largest school district canceled all classes Thursday, possibly through Friday, after a cyber attack affected its student information system that tracks grades, absences and other student data.

The move comes as Rubicon, which offers software and hardware to help cities optimize and collect data from trash and recycling pickup, prepares to enter the stock market via a special purpose acquisition company.

Tornadoes raked Western Kentucky on the night of Dec. 10 and early morning of Dec. 11, killing 77 people and destroying hundreds of homes, stores, churches and other buildings.