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The high court preserved the Universal Service Fund, which finds its beginnings in the 1934 Communications Act. It includes E-rate, and is intended to ensure effective telecommunications across America. -
North Park University and the University of Illinois Springfield are expanding their workforce-focused virtual offerings, consistent with a trend in higher education to fill jobs by meeting students where they are.
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Information and security officers from Oregon educational institutions shared insight on making people within their organizations more cognizant of cybersecurity and developing appropriate cyber defense strategies.
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County commissioners approved buying an AI-infused system to help review 911 calls and radio traffic for quality assurance. The new solution will also provide more detailed statistical data than is now available.
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The technology, which uses biometric facial recognition, is being used to screen U.S. citizens returning home on international flights to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, to make it easier to clear customs.
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The public safety tech vendor has attracted critics opposed to its data and surveillance polices. The company’s CEO has come out in defense of the company and set fresh policies and counter measures.
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Plus, learning American Sign Language with AI, the surge in ransomware attacks on governments in 2024, and self-driving cars hit a new speed record.
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By putting surveillance cameras on more school buses, East Baton Rouge Parish public schools hope that video evidence will diffuse arguments around student behavior or poor driving and result in fewer insurance claims.
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Organizers for CyberPatriot camps like those hosted by Calhoun Community College say they've seen a trend of rising interest among middle and high schoolers in cybersecurity and IT-related fields.
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The federal government has announced plans to end the use of satellite data that hurricane experts say is crucial to tracking storms and spotting the early warning signs of rapid intensification.
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A new sales tax on technology services that aims to raise nearly $500 million in its first year is at the center of a slew of Maryland tax changes set to go into effect on Tuesday.
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Plus, proposed legislation aims to address rural broadband funding issues, states address federal funding cuts and program changes, Spectrum is investing in digital skills training, and more.
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The move represents the latest example of investors putting capital into the emergency dispatch technology space, which is rapidly growing. GovWorx uses artificial intelligence to help 911 call centers improve operations.
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New federal funding cuts are impacting plans for high-speed Internet and digital inclusion work, leaving state broadband directors to explore alternate financing and other ways to move forward.
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In addition to the ban on student phone use — which is part of a legislative trend that is sweeping states across the country — Kentucky also ushered in limits on teacher-student communications.
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More Hamilton County youth will be able to earn thousands beginning late this summer through a paid internship program, now backed with an additional quarter-million dollars in state funding.
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Buried in the federal budget bill moving through Congress is a 10-year moratorium on states regulating the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence industry, and it has drawn ire from state legislators.
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Ford Motor Co. says it’s on track to open a massive electric vehicle battery plant in southwest Michigan despite facing political pressure, local pushback and a federal bill that could cut its tax incentives.
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Google has purchased some 312 acres in Botetourt County, Va., for $14 million in order to potentially build a data center in the future, the county announced Tuesday.
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Gov. Greg Abbott has signed 10 tech bills recently, including the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act. In a statement, he addressed the possible federal moratorium on state AI regulations.
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The city of more than 100,000 is vying for a digital innovation grant for a project involving the use of artificial intelligence to modernize the permitting process. Work would begin in September if it receives the funding.
