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Melissa Scott was a veteran of Philadelphia IT before taking the lead as CIO in 2024. Her experience gave her insight into how the city should approach new technologies to best support staff and residents.
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The Vallejo City Council finalized the approval of the use and privacy guidelines surrounding the controversial "stingray" cell site simulator technology that the department purchased for $766,018. -
The Detroit Police Department plans to present a proposal to the city council on Monday that would allow sound sensors from the company ShotSpotter that alert police of gunshots in the city.
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The company that used to make branded, customized apps for individual police departments has spun its work with North Carolina's largest city into a one-size-fits-all app for more than just public safety.
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City officials are asking the public to monitor their financial information after unauthorized access to a database was discovered. As many as 5,525 individuals could have been affected.
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Garcetti used the first day of the CoMotion LA conference to announce the formation of a new Transportation Technology Innovation Zone, where new technologies can be tested and proved with local businesses and residents.
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The Los Angeles Police Department halted the use of outside facial recognition platforms in investigations after uncovering that detectives had used a powerful commercial software known as Clearview AI without permission.
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Hackers are demanding a $200,000 ransom after placing an encryption lock on the Port of Kennewick's computer servers and files, the port said Tuesday, but the FBI is directing the port to not pay the ransom.
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The fourth annual CoMotion LA conference opened Tuesday with leaders imagining how the Biden administration could guide the nation and world toward transportation solutions that are more advanced and sustainable.
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Exposure notification apps — otherwise known as a contact tracing apps — are likely to play a part in President-elect Joe Biden’s national response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as cases across the country continue to rise.
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Despite earlier claims by officials that the New Orleans Police Department was not using facial recognition, it appears the agency has been leveraging the technology through state and federal partners.
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A study points to one way to speed up adoption of innovations in clean energy technology – more flexibility among state regulators.
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Since mid-October, two ultraviolet-C germ-killing robots have been sanitizing rooms after patients are discharged from the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pa. The machines destroy 99.9% of the bacteria and spores.
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A new $2.5 million plan to install hundreds of additional traffic light-mounted cameras at city intersections in Detroit is getting community pushback over privacy and racial discrimination concerns.
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The local government corporation created to operate the city's convention and performing arts facilities spent about $30,000 on three mobile air filtration units for the convention center's general assembly space.
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Officials in the city are considering a memorandum of agreement with DriveOhio that would pave the way for private companies to begin testing autonomous vehicles in certain parts of the city.
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