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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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Years after buying up huge swaths of property near Diridon Station in San Jose, Calif., Google has provided the first peek at what it hopes will be a vibrant mixed-use community woven into the city.
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After a recent test with 350 agencies that included Miami Beach, Fla., the social media giant Facebook is making its emergency alerts tool available to any government page that wants to use it.
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Cary, N.C., chief information officer Nicole Raimundo discusses the benefits the city has seen from its testbed for smart city technologies, and how she works to secure the data it collects.
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Ransomware attacks are on the rise across the country — 22 U.S. cities were hit in the first half of 2019. Some governments pay and some don’t, but to benefit everyone and stop the growing epidemic, no one should.
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The county, which is home to Chicago, will partner with the national civic tech organization to clear tens of thousands of cannabis-related convictions that are eligible for erasure in the wake of a newly passed law.
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The city has launched its second “Philadelphia Resident Survey” to ask what its priorities should be, as well as what residents think of city services and their quality of life as it relates to many topics in the city.
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Dubbed Grow with Google, the program has touched more than 3,000 participants nationwide since its creation in 2017. This year alone the Grow with Google tour has been to 22 states including Wyoming.
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Increasing the take-rate of discounted broadband programs is a challenge, yet new research shows digital skills training can encourage people to subscribe while offering a significant boost in efficient usage.
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A business plan drafted by city broadband consultants estimates Lakeland could build a citywide fiber-optic system for about $97.5 million, split between $79.5 million for infrastructure and $17 million in starting capital.
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Pearson Education, a London-based online educational program used by many school districts across the country, was recently hacked, affecting more than 13,000 school and university accounts.
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Whether it’s e-scooters or driverless cars, cities face the daunting challenge of balancing innovation with public expectations of safety in the streets. The solution can be found with adaptive regulations.
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Comcast has said that it has doubled the number of eligible low-income households across the state of New Mexico, including households that have residents with disabilities, seniors and others.
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Flaws in the recent move to a new email system have caused long delays for Freedom of Information Act requests, potentially opening the city up to litigation. The delays and blame are points of contention for officials.
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Lake County, Ind., was hit by a cyberattack that forced email service and several internal applications to go offline last week. Systems administrators first noticed problems on some county computers Thursday afternoon.
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There have been 8,631 close calls reported to the FAA since late 2014, the Dayton Daily News found by reviewing nearly five years of data. Around 117 drone incidents have been reported in Ohio since November 2014.
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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.
