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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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Capital Metro in Austin, Texas, is set to become the lead agency for a new bike-share program, possibly signaling a trend placing micro-mobility squarely in the hands of public transit. -
A newly released 10-year plan will expand biking infrastructure in the city by more than 120 miles. Opponents have said the plan for more bike lanes will take away from city parking and clog streets.
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Despite some inclusion efforts on the part of big technology companies in Silicon Valley, people of color are still struggling to break into a workforce historically dominated by white and Asian men.
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An organization led by high school students in Pennsylvania is trying to look to the future, leading a webinar that will be livestreamed with the aim of raising awareness regarding issues around race in the Poconos.
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A potential tax revamp in St. Louis, Mo., aimed at attracting more private companies to start offering high-speed Internet service in the city may be headed to the Nov. 3 city election ballot.
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After fostering the development of predictive policing technology a decade ago, Santa Cruz, Calif., has now gone on to become the first city in the United States to approve a ban on its use.
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Federal broadband programs tend to assist rural areas because rural areas often lack a broadband option. A new report indicates this policy approach has unfortunate implications for non-white citizens without Internet.
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An Oregon city has paid out a ransom to hackers who took its computers hostage recently, becoming the latest in a recent string of communities to get caught in an apparent upsurge in cyberattacks.
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New Jersey Transit is the third metro area transit agency to either deploy or investigate UV technology. NYC Transit was the first agency to use UV technology in May to disinfect subway car and bus interiors
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Airports around the world have been turning to technology to help slow the spread of the virus. Unlike hand-held no-contact thermometers, the thermal cameras can gauge the temperatures of several people at the same time.
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Reaching those on the other side of the digital divide and teaching the tech skills needed to participate in digitized society has long involved in-person interactions. Now, COVID-19 is changing the approach.
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The task force in charge of deciding how Rapid City, S.D., Area Schools will go back to school in the fall is leaning toward a “hybrid normal start” option, with school beginning sometime after Labor Day.
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The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office asked for federal COVID aid funding for a helicopter thermal scanner, which could help with social distancing, responding to protests and reducing manpower for policing the county.
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The New York Civil Liberties Union, which has consistently opposed the system since it was first proposed, sued the Education Department in State Supreme Court in an effort to overturn the approval for the system.
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The Toledo Police Department purchased its first set of body cameras in 2015 and has expanded their use since. But many want to see more officers wearing them, and more of their recordings made public.
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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.
