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Transit buses in the Silicon Valley city are traveling 20 percent faster following a technology upgrade that gave them traffic signal priority at certain intersections. The project, an official said, is scalable. -
Speaking to the challenges of ed-tech procurement, Lisa Berghoff of Highland Park High School said school districts should overlook hype and focus instead on whether a new tool is accessible and backed by sound research.
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As one of its first operational AI projects, Mississippi’s Innovation Hub is piloting Procurii, a chatbot designed to address knowledge gaps. The proof of concept is intended to augment tech procurement processes.
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The state is on the cutting edge of a larger movement to hold social media companies financially accountable for the news that they use on their platforms. Lawmakers are taking some of their cues from similar Australian legislation.
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U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty has ordered key Biden administration officials and agencies not to contact social media platforms to suppress speakers and viewpoints they disagree with.
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From open letters to congressional testimony, some AI leaders have stoked fears that the technology is a direct threat to humanity. The reality is less dramatic but perhaps more insidious.
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As colleges and universities in the U.S. navigate the implications of AI tools such as ChatGPT, some of the top institutions across the pond have come together on a handful of guiding principles.
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St. Vrain Valley School District, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Weld RE-3J School District and the Estes Park School District will add more courses, remote learning and industry mentors in IT and advanced manufacturing.
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SpaceX and the FAA are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by environmental and Indigenous groups seeking a new assessment of the environmental impacts of rocket launches from South Texas.
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The lawsuit seeks class-action status for California residents whose data was stolen, alleging that the companies did not maintain reasonable security measures or adequately protect California residents’ privacy.
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Tech interests, especially OpenAI, the nonprofit that created ChatGPT, have gone on the offensive in Washington, arguing for regulations that will prevent the technology from posing an existential threat to humanity.
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As part of a plan to manage the complexities of regulating use of the AI chatbot, a private Methodist university in South Dakota is asking educators to document the ways ChatGPT affects their classes throughout the fall.
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A data platform company has announced several new partnerships and content features as part of a push to make free training courses in software development and database technology available to more learners globally.
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The California county will have drones in the sky looking for illegal fireworks this July Fourth. Last year, the technology helped the fire department initiate more than 100 administrative actions against suspected lawbreakers.
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The company will work with a variety of companies that provide data about fire emergencies. The idea is to give first responders access to more data and maps for structure fires via the Honeywell platform.
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An insurance rating agency found the cost of cybersecurity coverage doubled in a five-year period before going up another 75 percent in 2021 alone, but the decline of cryptocurrencies may be slowing that trend.
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A cyber attack against the Nebraska Judicial Branch's internal intranet appears not to have exposed any sensitive data, officials report. The hack was part of a series of attacks against government entities.
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Police agencies across Boulder County are turning to license plate recognition systems to get a handle on vehicle theft and other crime. Officials say the technology helps to more quickly identify stolen vehicles.
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The state of Massachusetts has announced the launch of a new interactive, online map in an effort to help state agencies, localities and contractors identify certified diverse business partners.
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Artificial intelligence helps create user formats for some virtual-reality education programs such as those created by VictoryXR, which allow teachers to safely transport students beyond the walls of their classrooms.
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A school technology specialist in Georgia said generative AI can be useful for creating presentations quickly, brainstorming ideas for activities and discussion questions, and creating images to introduce generative AI.
