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Winning cities in the 2024 Digital Cities Survey are not only modernizing their IT infrastructure — they're investing in digital equity programs, upgrading resident-facing services and prioritizing data security.
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A multimillion-dollar data farm is growing in Lowell and the local planning board there recently heard neighbor concerns with noise and pollution emanating from the facility during a meeting.
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A cross-sector partnership has helped pave the way for electric AV shuttles to start rolling off the assembly line in Florida by the middle of 2026, meeting Buy America requirements.
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The breach stems from a cyber attack that accessed at least 20 computers and a city server, leading to a temporary shutdown of all affected services. The city has notified those affected.
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The ACLU of Maryland is calling for safeguards to be incorporated in a statewide policy governing the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.
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Drone as First Responder programs have been adopted across the country, and in them, police place drones across their coverage areas and send them to determine if a ground response is needed.
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The City Council in Superior, Wis., has approved a three-year agreement for a fiber management system for the ConnectSuperior broadband project in time for construction to begin.
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The city of Waterloo’s finance committee approved purchasing 21 kiosks for $161,960 Monday. The kiosks will allow parkers to pay by license plate on the machine that resembles an ATM.
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Amazon is launching a showroom on lower Market Street in San Francisco to demonstrate its AI and robotics efforts, and quad-wheel Amazon branded bots are a tease for the techie wonders inside.
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Instead of human employees and walk-in customers, a robotic humanoid is set to dispense snacks and other groceries to delivery drivers in an area once listed among the nation's hottest ZIP codes.
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The Federal Aviation Administration, which has checked drone use for years, recently granted Amazon’s Prime Air program approval to fly drones beyond the visual line of sight from its pilots in parts of Texas.
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In Wisconsin, the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office has launched a new app in an effort to connect the community with public safety, jail and sex offender information.
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Five years ago, Indiana enacted a law offering tax incentives for data centers to help pave the way for the Digital Crossroads data center at the site of the former State Line Generating Plant in Hammond.
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New York's project to expand broadband access is moving into a new phase, as the federal government has approved its plan to use $664 million from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program.
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The police netted a federal grant through the Department of Justice to buy two Apex Virtual Reality training systems, a $69,000 piece of tech officials say promotes training efficiency and cuts overall costs.
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The California Public Utilities Commission has awarded Comcast $13.8 million in grant funding this month to expand broadband Internet access in Sutter County.
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Armed with federal infrastructure funding, Louisiana is gearing up to run a massive $1.36 billion grant program aimed at ensuring that every community has access to high-speed Internet.
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People took a record 157 million trips on shared bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in 2023, the National Association of City Transportation Officials said in its recently completed survey of urban micromobility trends.