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Both the district attorney’s office in Mesa County, Colo., and the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office are examining the details of an alleged data breach that exposed passwords for local elections equipment.

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Departments in Twin Falls County, Idaho, are not able to operate normally because of a cyber attack. Because of the local court system’s current lack of activity, 275 hearings have been pushed to a later date.

Periscope, which offers e-procurement technology to the public sector, will join a global e-commerce vendor under the deal. The company is 20 years old and recently helped Oregon launch a statewide procurement portal.

Though it did not demonstrate harm had come to students as a result of social media posts by their schools, recent research has identified risks and privacy concerns stemming from such public posts and photos.

Atlanta Public Schools signed a contract with the nonprofit Ed Farm to put 100 employees through a year-long training program to help them implement technology into online and in-person classes.

More than 500 homes were destroyed by the Dixie fire as of Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. An estimated 557 single-family homes were reported destroyed alongside eight multi-family buildings.

County leaders say the absence of data makes it more difficult to explain to the public the need to change the local approach for dealing with the virus and to make the case that reluctant people should get vaccinated.

Because Texas will no longer provide funding for students not physically present in classrooms, Austin ISD will lose $4,500 for every virtual student and incur $5,600 in additional costs, totaling about $41 million.

The residents of Pennsylvania who don’t have access to high-speed Internet — or can’t afford it — will get help from the government if the House passes the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill, officials say.

As the city of Anacortes expands it high-speed fiber Internet network, state and federal funds may help get the city wired up sooner, staff said in a presentation to the Anacortes City Council.

Nearly 100 tag reader cameras have been operating in Lake County over the past few weeks, but the company that installed them did not get permission from the government agencies that own the land where they were placed.

The global ed-tech company is bringing an AI-driven platform to the U.S. that uses academic performance, co-curricular activities and other data to paint a clear picture of a student's skills for prospective employers.

The acquisition of MUNIRevs stands as the first major deal for the new Kofile subsidiary. The deal also gives GovOS a presence in the short-term rental space, which is trying to recover from the pandemic.

Answer: The International Space Station.

The acquisition brings together a publicly traded company that gathers data with a startup that turns that data into intelligence — which, as it showed in Las Vegas, could be used to prevent collisions.

Apple said it will scan devices for photos uploaded to the cloud that would qualify as child pornography. This decision raises questions about the company's previous commitment to user privacy.

Electric scooters will remain an option for residents of Tuscon, Ariz., after the success of a pilot program. As part of this decision, the city will test out new technology that can detect whether a scooter is on a sidewalk.

Chris Carr, attorney general of Georgia, has sided with a large coalition of attorneys general across the country. The group wants the Federal Communications Commission to take quicker action on illegal robocalls.

The first phase of the Autonomous Vehicles Colorado program took to the streets in Golden, home to the Colorado School of Mines, where nine of the self-navigating shuttles will serve three routes.

The public research university in Golden, Colo. recently debuted nine free, zero-emission electric shuttles that use lasers and digitally programmed maps to transport students around campus and eventually to downtown.

A school district in Florida has established a career academy to fast-track high school students for EPA and OSHA certifications as installers and mechanics of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Communications Commission will test the Emergency Alert System on TVs and radios nationwide and the Wireless Emergency Alerts on some cellphones. Both tests will start at 2:20 p.m. ET.

Fulton County School System has opened two new STEM-focused high schools, Global Impact Academy and Innovation Academy, to train students in fields such as medicine, engineering, media and education technology.

Lightning eMotors, which designs and builds electric vehicles for commercial fleets, has struck a deal worth up to $850 million to provide electric powertrains for shuttle buses made by a Berkshire Hathaway company.