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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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The city is working to limit the number of e-scooters and curb where they can be parked. It would be the first time shared rides would be regulated after being allowed to operate with little oversight for over a year.
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The technology can determine in real time when someone has sent a message on social media, and to whom they sent that message, said Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina. Information about phone calls is also recorded.
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The new and better Internet access will give students improved services for their homework; farmers better WiFi for their equipment; and people within the community the ability to work from home.
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The ACLU of Maryland, specifically, has blasted the program as a Big Brother-type overreach by the government allowing a private company to collect reams of data on the lives of everyday residents.
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Luzerne County Council Chairman Tim McGinley said he believes the idea to hold off and monitor the experiences of other counties is worth consideration and plans to discuss it with his council colleagues.
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Mesa’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor, which was once an isolated swath of open desert on the city’s eastern fringe, is now booming as proposed data centers multiply and years of planning pay off.
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Police officers in the Lehigh Valley's cities are now equipped with body cams after the Bethlehem and Easton police recently unveiled the devices, joining Allentown police who have been using the tech since 2017.
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The planned power shutdown affecting up to 2 million Northern and Central California residents disrupted telecommunications service for some of the nation's largest providers and top U.S. wireless carriers.
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Norman, Okla., was the first smart-city and first to deploy smart-meters in the state. The technology has allowed them to install infrastructure into the company's system, to improve reliability and resiliency.
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Ten days after a ransomware attack forced DCH Health Systems offline, officials announced that their hospitals are resuming normal operations. An undisclosed amount was paid to obtain a decryption key.
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The Chicago suburb’s ban on electronic message board signs will not apply to certain signs installed at bus and train stops if aldermen formally approve a change they tentatively supported on Oct. 7.
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A grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission will expand Erie's Secure Smart City Pilot — a project launched last year to help use data collection to better manage resources, fight crime and improve efficiency.
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Encouraging girls' interest in STEM fields at such a young age will, the Girl Scouts organization hopes, also later encourage those girls to pursue a career in the STEM field when they grow up.
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The Pittsburgh-area county has allocated the money in hopes that the state will follow through on a promise to help pay for new voting machines. Westmoreland's current machines do not leave a paper trail.
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The city has joined the national Startup in Residence program to partner with tech startups and find new solutions to problems like missed trash collections and communicating the dangers of possible flooding.
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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.
