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The Bay Area Rapid Transit system has introduced new features to make paying, booking and going online at BART stations more convenient. Five heavily traveled stations now offer free Wi-Fi. -
The education innovation organization ASU+GSV has called upon college and university presidents and chancellors across the U.S. to provide insights into issues facing higher education.
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New research from Georgetown’s Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation reveals how states are navigating technology, governance and operations to improve access to public benefits like SNAP and Medicaid.
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Lawmakers are looking at data collection from minors, and how tech companies are using it. They’re also pushing for default privacy settings for social media users. Trade groups are opposed.
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Company officials hope a combination of in-person and online educator training, focused on math and less-experienced teachers, will help to address a teacher shortage and declining math scores.
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Developed by state agencies, the regulations are intended to assist entities and vendor partners on incidental and intentional GenAI procurements. Their release follows considerable state explorations in generative AI.
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UMass Chan Medical School and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center will launch a quantitative science research hub focused on researching different uses of digital medicine and health science.
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The nonprofit accelerator, which focuses on government technology, says the 10 startups will show off their offerings before officials from several municipalities. The areas of innovation could foreshadow the future of the industry.
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In the face of concerns like AI-powered phishing, tensions around discussing misinformation and physical threats, election workers can turn to several organizations aimed at providing them with help.
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Financial data that a cyber charter school submitted to the IRS shows revenue far exceeding expenses, while its graduation rate is 68.4 percent. Some district officials now want lawmakers to reform charter school funding.
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18F, a digital consulting office within the General Services Administration, is at work on three projects with federal agencies, it said this week in announcing its 10th anniversary. The office has completed 455 initiatives in 10 years.
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Some students feel unfairly restricted by Fresno Unified School District's use of an app to regulate their trips outside classrooms during instructional periods. They are allowed two seven-minute bathroom breaks per day.
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The lawsuit, filed Thursday, accuses Apple of stifling competition and leveraging its clout and ownership of the popular App Store to increase prices for customers.
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Powerful technology has perhaps never presented a bigger set of regulatory challenges for the U.S. government than it is at this moment, with an election year looming and disinformation flowing.
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A District Court judge postponed ruling on whether to bar end-to-end encryption for minors using Meta’s Messenger app, deciding that she first must determine if her court has jurisdiction.
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University officials say the new platform will allow students and faculty to make use of AI for coursework and accelerating research, without the usual data privacy concerns that come with open-source tools.
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Survey data released by NASCIO reveals many state chief privacy officers feel confined by a lack of enforcement influence and dedicated funding. Additionally, fewer CPOs report having an established privacy program than two years ago.
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A ransomware attack discovered in early February locked public defenders across the state out of their computers and files. The Office of the Colorado State Public Defender has acknowledged personal data may have been stolen.
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“Ed,” an interactive co-pilot that allows students to access learning materials, and parents to monitor their child, will be available to all families in the Los Angeles Unified School District in the coming weeks.
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Several ideas are afoot to update the Congressional Research Service, sometimes known as Congress’ think tank. One would eliminate the weighty print version of the Constitution Annotated, known as CONAN, making it digital-only.
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Plus, stakeholders continue to push for more ACP funding as the program winds down, Connecticut releases $41 million for broadband, and San Antonio is supporting small businesses with digital skills training.
