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Answer: Google says it is.

The startup, only two years old, has now raised more than $30 million from investors. Amid its rapid growth, the company is looking at expanding its traffic automation platform toward self-driving vehicles.

Plus, the Federal Communications Commission commits $1 billion to emergency connectivity program aimed at students, Philadelphia plans to continue its PHLDonateTech program for another year, and more.

Connecticut’s Stonington Public School system was the target of a ransomware attack earlier this week. The police department was also reportedly working to protect itself from a similar attack.

Welcome to the latest issue of The Districts, where we chronicle the people, issues and activities impacting special districts across the U.S.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is considering a pilot program of two-person teams comprised of a mental health clinician and an emergency medical technician to respond to low-risk 911 calls and defuse any situation involving people going through a mental health crisis.

The pandemic has pushed the focus of cyber criminals to the “work at home” infrastructure as many companies and governments moved to the cloud for their digital operations and employees worked from home.

Dozens of Internet service providers all across California have signed up for the program, which covers up to $50 of the monthly cost of an Internet connection (or up to $75 on tribal lands).

A recent study has ranked the 10 most popular social media apps and accompanying platforms where people are being scammed online with the highest frequency in 2021 — with Facebook coming in at No. 1.

Lexington, Ky., is considering a proposal that would use $3.4 million in city money to lure up to 200 high-wage remote workers to the area over two years, with each worker receiving $10,000 in moving allowances.

Under a bill advancing in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, parents would be granted access to school curriculum, textbook titles and lesson plans with a few clicks of a mouse.

The screening tool was first created in 2008 and is touted for being strengths-based, which means it asks questions about positive behaviors and focuses on building those up, instead of seeking negative behaviors.

While tech makes up a minority of spending for local governments that received federal COVID relief funds, it has pushed many toward modernization, cybersecurity and digital service efforts, a new survey has found.

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has adopted new technology to better manage the flow of customers and transactions through its offices in the midst of the disruptive COVID-19 pandemic.

A new study, combined with previous research, illustrates the challenges and opportunities that come with digital payments and prepaid cards. But cheaper transaction methods involve more than just payments.

According to a legal expert, a new social media censorship law in Texas could inadvertently lead to more spam in everyone's inbox. Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have taken legal action against the law.

Bandwidth, a popular voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) company based in Raleigh, N.C., has dealt with outages over the last few days due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

Answer: AI can tell you.

As part of the response to the global shortage of cybersecurity talent, a bipartisan bill would establish a program where cybersecurity staff can rotate to different federal agencies.

The pandemic drove Pima County, Ariz.'s Family Drug Court to takes it sessions virtual and over the phone. The changes meant less camaraderie but more convenience, and the ability to reach new demographics.

A new initiative led by the National Science Foundation, US Ignite and other partners is using RF over fiber (RFoF) technology to bring high-speed wireless broadband service to a rural town in Missouri.

Fentanyl was detected in the blood of 89 of the 260 total people who died from overdoses in San Francisco in 2018, while it was present in 519 of the 712 people who overdosed in 2020.

It is everywhere!

It seems pretty clear to me!

Paying truck drivers is one issue — cybersecurity.