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A ruling by the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency serves as a warning to ed-tech and school-service vendors that digital access to school life cannot be contingent upon being tracked for advertising. -
With funding from the state and The Delta Air Lines Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology will revamp its aerospace engineering facility to include advanced labs and research spaces for emerging technologies.
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Lea Eriksen, who has been serving as director of the Department of Technology and Innovation for the Southern California city, will become the next senior assistant city manager in Culver City.
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A newly released report by the county’s Election Security Review Committee called the security around election equipment “inadequate” and also called out the “serious problem” of threats against election workers.
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The purchase of 137 new buses over the next two years will include at least 15 electric models to be used with the agency's proposed Bus Rapid Transit system to improve service between Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh.
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The private California college will offer digital games, puzzles and lessons tailored to a student's personal assessment and field of study, aiming to boost student engagement with more immersive and enjoyable content.
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The UbiHub tool already is helping cities with traffic and curb management, and can be used for a variety of other tasks. The company is making a play to reduce costs and hassles for smart city projects.
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Last week the California Fair Political Practices Commission passed a resolution allowing cryptocurrencies to be used as donations for political campaigns. The move reverses its earlier decision to ban digital currencies.
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During a visit this week to APS Academy in Illinois, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm stressed the need for STEAM education to keep the country moving toward a clean-energy future.
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The new website includes data from multiple agencies to help public officials plan for and mitigate extreme heat events. The portal includes GIS mapping, real-time temperatures, forecasts and other data tools.
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Snyder, who was Michigan’s governor for eight years, brought on his former state CIO to start a cybersecurity company focused on small and medium-sized organizations. Its offerings include a “personalized concierge.”
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Given plummeting test scores and worsening student behavior issues that followed months of online learning, some people are skeptical that increasingly popular remote-learning options are a wise strategy for the future.
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The university will develop a clean energy microgrid with solar arrays, thermal storage and advanced heat-exchange systems to power a community emergency shelter and mitigate the impact of power outages.
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Data theft from Cedar Rapids Community School District this month may have included staff members' names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, bank account and routing numbers and medical information.
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After the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a unique California law allowing workers to join and sue their employer over labor law violations, the state Supreme Court will consider reviving the law in a suit by an Uber driver.
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More than 66,000 Louisiana homes and businesses are in line to get faster Internet, funded by the first round of GUMBO Grants to build broadband infrastructure in Louisiana's underserved areas, officials have announced.
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Police are investigating a report that paychecks for a town employee were diverted to an incorrect bank through an apparent cyber fraud scheme, as part of a scheme that possibly went on for nine weeks.
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Thirty teams received $4 million in prizes for developing tools that could address learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic, accommodating faster feedback and communication for students and teachers.
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The American Data Privacy and Protection Act would create the first nationwide privacy rules for technology companies and others, but a new federal law would supersede the California law passed by voters in 2020.
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A recent audit of Empire State Development's (ESD) New NY Broadband Program by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that the program had fallen short of its mission due to “poor planning and execution.”
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The Hallandale Beach Police Department is adding 13 Tesla Model Y vehicles to its fleet in an effort to bring down emissions and save money on fuel. Twelve of the 13 new electric vehicles will be used by detectives.
