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A Chicago-area elementary school technology director recently spoke about the most vulnerable spots in school districts, the rising use of deepfakes, and the growing sophistication of email phishing attempts. -
The bill would ban large language models from making “independent therapeutic decisions” or generating “therapeutic recommendations or treatment plans” without review from a licensed therapist.
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Public records requests reveal that more than 20,000 public comments submitted in opposition to a proposal around gas appliances were generated by a company called CiviClick.
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CSUCI computer science professors Eric Kaltman and Joseph Osborn are using emulators to develop a digital archive for old computer games, giving scholars the ability to bookmark and access specific moments in games.
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New York City’s new MyCity portal offers residents a single digital space to check eligibility for and gain access to city services and benefits across city agencies, starting with child care.
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Not since the adoption of the steel frame has there been a development with as much potential to transform the way buildings are conceived and constructed.
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A Massachusetts school district has entered a zero-cost pilot program with BusPatrol to put digital cameras on buses to enforce violations, giving vendors limited access to registries to in order to issue citations.
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For their senior design project, civil engineering students at Montana Technological University are combining concrete with waste products in an effort to develop a mixture that would reduce concrete's carbon footprint.
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Local purchase incentives are increasingly available for e-bikes as their popularity spreads nationwide. Meanwhile, proposed federal legislation would open up assistance to would-be e-bike riders.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said expanded telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic effectively reached people struggling with opioid use and contributed to lowering fatal drug overdoses.
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To locate stolen or missing bicycles and return them to their rightful owners, the Costa Mesa Police Department has partnered with Project 529 — an online registry already used in multiple Orange County jurisdictions.
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Dallas County residents can now monitor data on pediatric asthma through an interactive dashboard, tracking how vulnerable specific ZIP codes and U.S. Census tracts are to risk factors for the chronic disease.
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District leaders from Baltimore County Public Schools reflect on their ongoing cybersecurity efforts and lessons learned in the course of recovering from a crippling cyber attack in 2020.
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Plus, the White House announces $25.7 million in new Internet grants for tribal communities in two states, Delaware names an executive director for its newly created broadband office and more.
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A recent budget proposal from the Biden administration to increase federal support for education research efforts could lead to an 'ARPA-Ed' and the discovery of new use cases for AI-driven tools like ChatGPT.
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Versaterm CEO Warren Loomis, fresh off a new acquisition, talks about building a public safety ecosystem and why specific tools are not always enough. Versaterm is among the most active acquirers in gov tech.
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As the opioid epidemic continues to impact communities nationwide, New Jersey and Ohio are using data to understand how overdoses impact constituents as well as to inform their ongoing responses.
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The 12th cohort of the New York-based urban tech accelerator includes four companies with a government focus, as well as participation from a new venture capital partner.
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The Purdue University system this week joined many other higher-ed institutions in blocking access to the TikTok app and website, based on a Purdue IT security audit and the terms of the app's user agreements.
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Katy Independent School District in Texas is working with RFID Services and SMART Tag to install radio-frequency identification systems in buses, allowing parents and the district to track students as they enter and exit.
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A federal court judge has lambasted Google for deceptive tactics in a high-stakes court case, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta also attacking the tech behemoth for "egregious behavior."
