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The state’s new accessibility and equity strategy focuses on how state agencies design and run digital services. It aims to ensure government websites and other online resources can be used by all. -
Having realized efficiencies through their use of a technology project management platform, city officials are contemplating where else it might bring transparency, save time and accomplish routine tasks.
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Bills now active in the Statehouse include proposed laws to require disclaimers with the use of AI in political ads, and to ensure AI systems would be considered nonsentient entities.
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All-electric buses are now operating in nearly every state in the nation, according to new data from the federal government. Use this tool to see which agencies are leading the electric bus charge.
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An investigation into a malware attack against Tarrant Appraisal District computers found that no taxpayer information was compromised. Officials say two pieces of malware failed upon launch.
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Removal of snow is among the most important tasks of state and local governments. Newer mapping and other tools are helping officials better deploy plows even as public works departments face severe staffing shortages.
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Transportation officials in the San Francisco Bay Area are working on a plan to use Glydcars — small, electric and autonomous vehicles — to make last-mile connections to more traditional forms of transit.
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The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced a global outage for around an hour Thursday. Some users were unable to see their timelines, but were able to post content.
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More than $210,000 in grant funding from the Indiana Department of Education will help teachers support K-12 families with issues related to educational technology and blended-learning and virtual-learning environments.
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AI, or artificial intelligence, grabbed the attention of every industry in 2023, creating hope for easier, more streamlined work processes and stoking fear that it could advance enough to replace employees.
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For example, a pro-Ron DeSantis video is widely seen as using AI-generated images to show Trump hugging Dr. Anthony Fauci, the COVID-19 adviser loathed by many conservatives.
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A new computer simulation is helping NASA and Joby Aviation better understand how air taxis and other electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles can fly at the country's busiest airports.
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The state government and industry leaders are working with Princeton to launch a research center that will examine how to use artificial intelligence in an ethical manner and train state employees in the technology.
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Federal authorities said Tuesday that Rite Aid will be banned from using facial recognition software for the next five years to settle claims that its anti-shoplifting technology unfairly and illegally tagged women and people of color.
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California water regulators have approved rules that will allow local water agencies to recycle wastewater directly into tap water after extra cleaning. Los Angeles and San Diego are among the communities exploring the concept.
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Dallas-based jet carrier JSX has placed orders for up to 300 hybrid-electric aircraft that can carry up to 30 passengers. The orders were placed with three manufacturers: Electra, Aura Aero and Heart Aerospace.
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The Texas Broadband Development Office is asking for input from the public on a new plan to expand access to the Internet. Roughly 3 million households in the state lack access to high-speed Internet.
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From obscurity to peak hype: What can the rise of generative AI in 2023 tell us about laws named for Amara, Moore, Metcalf and Neven — and maybe even creation itself?
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Participants in the Modern Classrooms Project’s virtual mentorship program have unlimited access to web-based video recording and editing tools from Screencastify, so their students might learn at their own pace.
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The new office will broaden and restructure city service options for residents, while also building a collaborative team to meet government agency IT needs throughout the city. Its work begins officially in the new year.
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The U.S. Department of Justice reports that it has seized several websites operated by the group BlackCat. The group has targeted schools, health care, local governments and other victims across the U.S.
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