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The technology that helped investigators track one of three men accused of opening fire in the French Quarter, killing one and wounding three, has also raised criticism about the actions of an Orleans Parish judge.
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City officials approved a four-year, $1.5 million contract with ShotSpotter and the $3.9 million addition of 215 traffic light-mounted cameras across the city. The decision has raised concern among privacy advocates. -
Thanks to a $3.95 million grant from the state, city officials are hoping to launch a public Wi-Fi project that will expand citywide broadband access, especially in public and affordable housing.
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There have been many success stories about government rapidly and effectively responding to the needs of the pandemic with technology. A new survey sheds some light on how the CARES Act helped make that happen.
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New traffic signal technology may help alleviate traffic congestion in the Rock Hill area. The smart signals react to traffic conditions in real time and adjust to optimize the flow of traffic.
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The increasing reliance on artificial intelligence and automation in the area workforce has prompted local business and technology leaders to find new ways to reskill workers for the future.
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This is the second autonomous vehicle open to the public in Tampa Bay. But unlike Tampa’s pilot, which launched last month, this one shares its entire route with cars, bicyclists, buses and other modes of transportation.
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Undergraduates from Rice University worked with the Harris County, Texas, Clerk’s office to learn how the pandemic affected in-voter preferences, like mail-in and drive-through voting, and impacted election outcomes.
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North Carolina has $30 million of federal money to spend on expanding broadband Internet to the state's rural areas, but there's a chance it might not be spent, depending on an approaching deadline.
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An Internet hacker almost cost the Boys and Girls Club more than $56,000, according to reports from the Shelby Police Department, which was detected after the Boys and Girls Club noticed funds missing from its account.
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The Detroit City Council is expected to vote on contracts for gunshot detection technology and the installation of hundreds of traffic-mounted cameras, two technologies that have spurred public concern about privacy.
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As the city’s IT chief, Brantley spent the last two years working to bring the city back to normal after a debilitating ransomware attack knocked systems offline. Chief Technology Officer Tye Hayes will serve as interim CIO.
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The Maine Broadband Coalition launched Monday through its website. In addition to identifying upload and download speeds, users will help the group pinpoint parts of the state where the speeds are not up to snuff.
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North Texas is emerging as a popular testbed for self-driving 18-wheelers. One company is already running trucks from Arizona to West Texas, and a new hub will help extend its network to Austin, San Antonio and Houston.
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The new process requires international passengers to pause for a photo at the primary inspection point when they first arrive. The goal is to create a completely touchless experience amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Joe Biden has sweeping plans for a clean energy revolution. Congress will be a big speed bump, but it can't block everything.
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Each year since 2020, 38-year public employee Bill Mann has focused on an individual theme designed to protect both the public and private sectors, and this year’s features weekly cybersecurity lessons.
