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New Mexico schools are part of a nationwide push to curb phone use in classrooms, driven by teacher concerns about disruption and growing worries about record daily screen time. -
Mississippi has announced a new AI data center build that promises tax revenue and job creation. Such gains are not always easy to quantify, but policymakers can push developers to deliver.
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Attorney General Dana Nessel is challenging state energy regulators' approval of special electricity contracts between DTE Energy Co. and the developers of a high-profile data center in Saline Township.
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Co-opting Internet-connected devices could disrupt transportation systems on Election Day, stymie political campaigns, or help make information warfare more credible.
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For the first time ever, the U.S. Census Bureau will be accepting responses from families and individuals online, with responses due by Census Day, April 1. Paper and telephone responses will still be accepted too.
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Modernization, cybersecurity and transparency will drive major tech investments in cities, counties and states across the country. In Washington, D.C., experts broke down how an estimated $111 billion will be spent in 2020.
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At best, data from the Federal Communications Commission tells an incomplete story about broadband in the states. Here's what Wisconsin, North Carolina and West Virginia have done to paint a clearer picture.
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Washington state has an opportunity to create a groundbreaking privacy law, placing guardrails around facial-recognition technology and giving consumers control over personal information collected online.
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When Los Angeles set up a new system for collecting data from — and communicating rules to — emerging mobility companies, Uber refused to comply and lost its permit. Now, it's backing a group criticizing the data system.
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The tentative settlement, awaiting a judge’s approval, would resolve a class-action lawsuit by consumers across the U.S. alleging Apple slowed iPhone performance to address problems with batteries and processors.
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As anxieties about foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election grow, concerns about other vectors of misinformation are evident. Deepfakes, realistic video forgeries, have some of the most damaging potential.
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A proposed law could help companies begin rolling out the small, cooler-sized delivery units to drop off late-night snacks, packages or other sundry items in St. Louis and other Missouri municipalities.
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A new bill moves forward as Maine’s public safety commissioner acknowledged for the first time recently that state police use facial recognition scans as part of some criminal investigations.
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Eight counties in Pennsylvania are working to connect rural areas to the Internet. A planning commission hopes to create a nonprofit entity that will use wireless and fiber optic cables to provide connectivity.
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Amherst, N.Y., is considering welcoming Amazon with streetlight recharging stations for the company’s delivery drones. The town is considering buying a network of streetlights and may convert them to LED lights.
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According to reports, the FCC will fine wireless carrier giants AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile $200 million for selling customers’ location data to third parties without the phone users' consent.
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Maryland lawmakers are proposing to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents’ access to the state’s database of licensed drivers. The bill would require an ICE agent to obtain a warrant if they want in.
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Cities in Massachusetts can decide to install automated traffic camera systems under a proposed bill. Vehicle owners would be fined up to $25 if caught violating a traffic law on these cameras.
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Governor Gavin Newsom promises that the state government will create a unified homelessness data system that will hold accurate information. The database may be in place by the end of the year.
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When — or if — to release video footage from police body-worn cameras is an issue facing local governments across the country. In York, Pa., the policy is to never show it. Now, that might be changing.
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As part of the massive cybersecurity event, Director Chris Krebs of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency discussed prominent issues related to state and local government.
