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Though it already had enough devices for each student prior to the pandemic, the East Baton Rouge Parish school district now has 60,000 computers for 40,000 students as newer technologies are integrated into lessons.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed an appropriations bill that will provide $206 million for K-12 and $76 million for colleges and universities for the coming year, including for classroom technology and deferred maintenance.

Government agencies are facing new pressures to evolve their social media strategies. These three trends are shaping the change.

If you plan to evacuate, know where you’re going to go. It doesn’t have to be far from home — just out of harm’s way and could include a county-run emergency shelter or the home of a friend or relative.

A bill that would open the door for a bid for a technology hub in Western New York on Monday moved toward likely passage in the U.S. Senate despite an ongoing debate on some of the measure's particulars.

President Joe Biden will tour and speak Tuesday at the Ford Motor Co. Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, one day before the company formally unveils its electric version of the best-selling F-150 pickup truck.

There were valid reasons for the state to award no-bid contracts in the early days of the pandemic, but there is no reason to continue that practice, regardless of whether the state still is under an emergency order.

Some experts believe New Jersey, which is considered one of the least secure states in regard to voting, should invest in paper trails, but the solution could cost between $60 million and $80 million.

What can state and federal lawmakers do to head off the damage of another Colonial Pipeline-style cyber incident? Experts weigh in on how cybersecurity expectations need to change.

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) hopes to run more efficiently by gaining insights from Internet of Things (IoT) tech. One expert says success will depend on passenger trust in IoT.

Answer: Augmented reality.

Earlier this month, Washington joined California and Oregon in using the U.S. Geological Survey’s ShakeAlert system for earthquake early warning. The program has been in the works since 2006.

The startup, about two years old, has now pulled in close to $10 million in less than a year's time. Its core business concept is to mount cameras on buses and crunch the footage for valuable insights.

Margaret Brisbane, who has worked in IT for Miami-Dade County for more than 15 years, was promoted to Miami-Dade's permanent CIO position late last month. She served as the county's interim IT director beforehand.

Little is known about the prevalence of long-term complications from COVID-19. This, in part, is because there is no agreed-upon definition of such cases and no easy methods of tracking them.

Babylon Health has developed a computer application, Babylon 360, that allows patients to communicate their symptoms to a chatbot via their smartphones and get recommendations on what steps to take next.

The American Petroleum Institute told media this week the incident underscores the vital importance of maintaining the nation's pipeline infrastructure and developing additional pipeline infrastructure.

Not all EVs are created equal, and the purpose of vehicle electrification isn't to give us marginally improved toys to play with; it's ultimately to help the world prevent catastrophic climate change.

School officials have delayed a plan to bring broadband to students in underserved parts of the district, planning to build towers that provide public Wi-Fi access to neighborhoods where students lack service at home.

An environmental advocacy group has called on Pennsylvania to speed up the transition from gasoline-fueled vehicles to electric vehicles in order to protect future generations from climate change.

Wireless Internet hot spots have been activated along Route 40, the historic National Highway that passes through Fayette County, Pa., as more remote parts of Pennsylvania find their own solutions to getting online.

America finally woke up to the reality that we have a ransomware emergency worthy of real attention. How did events unfold and what will happen next?  

Faced with mounting pressure to return to normal gasoline and jet fuel production levels, Colonial Pipeline Co. reportedly paid a $5 million ransom to the Eastern European hacking group this week.