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A donation of more than $400,000 enabled the county police department to add two new drones to its fleet of seven. Among residents, however, concerns over being surveilled persist. -
Its commission has approved installing three different types of electric vehicle charging pads this summer, at its Middletown base. The endeavor is part of its goal to be energy neutral by 2040.
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ list reflects pressure on states to manage cyber risk, modernize systems and implement AI responsibly — with federal partnership playing a central role.
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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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Research from CivicPulse shows many of the 1,219 U.S. counties with no public electric vehicle charging infrastructure are mostly rural with fewer than 25,000 residents. But more populous counties, too, lack chargers.
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A community college in Kentucky recently received $650,000 from the National Science Foundation and a redesignation as a Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD).
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New high-resolution images of a wildfire west of Loveland, Colo., that were captured by a stratospheric microballoon could help first responders validate real-time fire data. The project documented the state’s largest wildfire of 2024.
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Gov. Mike Parson’s administration will spend $243,750 to purchase 21 additional license plate readers, to supplement law enforcement during a personnel shortage. A contract with Atlanta-based Flock Safety took effect Aug. 1.
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The new state digital ID, available through Apple’s App Store and Google Play, was released in June. Mobile ID can be used by anyone with a state-issued driver’s license, permit or non-driver ID.
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Princeton University's Prison Teaching Initiative this summer launched a program called the Coding Foundations of Research to teach teach interns — formerly incarcerated students — the basics of computer programming.
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The Connective, a regional smart city consortium in the Phoenix, Ariz., metropolitan area, is working to help local governments deploy scalable technology solutions. Its events bring together private- and public-sector leaders.
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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.
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The EV market is in turmoil and its future is uncertain as consumer demand for electric vehicles is lagging the sales goals, and the automakers are pulling back investment in their production.
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One state lawmaker in Michigan is calling for heightened penalties for ransomware attacks that affect hospital systems after an attack last week impacted the McLaren hospital system.
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For his final project in a nonprofit management course, a student majoring in cybersecurity created Digital Defenders Inc. to make people aware of the ways that can be exploited online.
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Carter Schoenberg is a trusted security expert who has vast experience in the public and private sectors. Here’s his guidance on what works and what doesn’t with the cybersecurity industry.
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The Beta District’s new executive director lays out the nascent Central Ohio ecosystem’s vision for growth in areas like mobility and agriculture. The sectors, he said, “are definitely tied together.”
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A National Integrated Ballistic Information Network van, one of just two such mobile units in the country, gives police better access to information on firearms used in crimes. In service less than three months, it has already generated leads.
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The City Council approved spending an estimated $247,000 on 25 cameras and a supporting system. A use policy and locations must be determined before the project gets final approval.
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The New Essential Education Discoveries Act would follow the DARPA model, establishing a national center for high-risk, high-reward education research and development.
