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A four-person team from the University of Michigan earned a $15,000 prize in the 2025 MiSpace Hackathon, for creating technology that gives four-day forecasts of ice formation on the Great Lakes. -
The government technology supplier says its new AI-backed tool can help states reduce costly mistakes on SNAP applications. Such mistakes could lead to even larger cuts in federal assistance.
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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.
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Starting this fall, Dickinson State University students can enroll and take in-person courses at DSU for two years while taking online engineering courses from the University of North Dakota.
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Officials say federal investigators closed a criminal investigation into allegations that state police troopers potentially falsified data for thousands of traffic tickets, but seven officers may face discipline.
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A longstanding goal of the California Department of Parks and Recreation to expand and digitize the trip-planning experience at the agency's 280 state parks and beaches got a big boost this week.
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Supporters say the ban would be the first to target software that allegedly played an outsized role in increasing the cost of housing — not just in San Francisco but across the country.
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Texas State University, Houston Community College, Dallas College and Kilgore College will work with government agencies and tech companies to offer students digital skills training, credentials and internships.
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Plus, a broadband report card ranks ARPA-funded projects, more states see their initial proposals for BEAD funding approved, $2.7 million will support libraries’ digital literacy programming, and more.
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The company behind the cryptocurrency mine, Blockfusion Ventures, is exploring powering the endeavor by a nuclear microreactor. A “technical assessment” of “advanced power supply systems” for its data center is on the way.
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The local government will soon offer automated external defibrillators (AEDs) by air. The program was paid for with a $4 million grant from the American Heart Association and is in addition to existing AEDs in public places.
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The Midwest state is the fifth in the nation to enable residents to take their licenses digital. But officials said Wednesday that does not replace a physical ID — which is still needed for driving and interacting with law enforcement.
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The California Department of Human Resources has released professional development courses in generative artificial intelligence. The classes were created with InnovateUS, which worked with New Jersey on similar courses.
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Artificial intelligence is gaining in popularity and strength — but it’s far from universally reliable. A new survey finds Southern accents are particularly difficult for AI to comprehend. This included the Outer Banks “Hoi Toider accent.”
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A poll of 600 likely voters in the November general election found more than half felt it important for the state to become the center of electric vehicle manufacturing — but only about one-quarter would consider buying an EV.
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A new report on micromobility ridership in 2023 from the National Association of City Transportation Officials examines trends in the use of shared bikes and scooters, in the U.S. and Canada.
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The university's Hyde Park Labs, set to open in 2025, will provide lab and office space for life sciences, data science and renewable energy researchers, and host venture capital firms ready to support new technology.
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From establishing work-based learning programs for students to hiring specialists to help Dougherty County School System get the most out of AI, Superintendent Ken Dyer says he believes in running toward the future.
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Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., CIO Derrick Arias offers his account of triaging the July CrowdStrike/Microsoft event and what his team will take from the experience to apply when — not if — they experience another outage.
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As with "sexting" 15 years ago, schools must contend with specific behaviors that cause specific harms, but the focus has expanded beyond how students use their phones to broader concerns about how much they use them.
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A dozen educators and five ed-tech companies earned “champion” status from Amazon Web Services, qualifying for spots on the AWS website and support from its experts and other educational leaders.
