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Members of the House passed a bill requiring data centers to pay for increased costs associated with their energy demands. The proposed legislation now heads to the state Senate. -
Officials say a new Kansas law is drawing data centers to the state as details emerge about a possible new hyperscale campus in Leavenworth County in the broader Kansas City area.
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The Trump administration has released its national legislative framework for AI technology. If enacted, it could pre-empt state regulations in certain areas but maintain some authority elsewhere.
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Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said his staff will use an AI software tool, developed for the state by an outside company, to analyze the state’s regulations, numbered at 240,000 in a recent study by a conservative think tank.
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After trying Internet voting for overseas voters, West Virginia is expanding the option to those with physical disabilities. But MIT researchers now say they’ve found worrying flaws in the app the state has been using.
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is questioning the progress of an Internet company in expanding rural broadband in his state, noting the company has yet to receive a cent of federal funding for the projects.
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The University of South Florida’s Cyber Florida initiative, which is a program established by that state’s legislature to bolster its cybersecurity workforce, has appointed J. Michael McConnell as its next leader.
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Canadian company First Responder Technologies seeks to give schools, places of worship and other institutions an inexpensive and accurate method of identifying deadly weapons before tragedy strikes.
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As Pew Charitable Trusts prepares to release a report this month about state broadband support efforts, many in the space say a new momentum is building, giving rise to more productive work.
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Cherokee County leaders approved an interlocal contract with the Department of Information Resources this week, for a master services agreement that will check the strength of the county's election security system.
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A group that lobbies for lawyers who typically represent plaintiffs is objecting to a lack of concrete protections that would ensure the right to sue an automaker if someone is hurt or killed in a self-driving vehicle.
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New legislation would establish a grant program to help address cybersecurity vulnerabilities within government networks, with the goal of protecting cities from ransomware attacks like the one that crippled Baltimore.
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The Federal Aviation Administration wants unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to have remote ID technology, similar to an airplane's transponder, built into almost every drone heavier than about half a pound.
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Conversations about the need to improve rural broadband in the United States have been happening for many years, and as they do, towns in Kansas continue to struggle with speeds that make business and life difficult.
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After the app troubles in the Iowa caucus, many are concerned about tech potentially delaying future election results, but it’s a trend toward absentee and mail-in ballots that actually has the potential to do so.
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The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has seen significant decreases in wait times for walk-in customers with the use of a lobby management tool that provides near-real-time data that allows staff to adjust to demand.
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An unusual state law means law enforcement won’t have to tell the public whether or not they are using cutting-edge surveillance technologies. The secrecy is raising concerns among privacy advocates.
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As the Federal Communications Commission prepares $20.4 billion aimed at fixing broadband access challenges, stakeholders have voiced both optimism and concern about how the funds are being distributed.
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Data privacy regulations are being adopted to protect internet users. Today, humans need to read those rules to ensure compliance. New research suggests machines could interpret them in real time.
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New software tools could help states collect sales tax revenues on all products purchased online thanks to a Supreme Court ruling. The change will generate billions in new revenue.
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New Hampshire officials guaranteed election havoc at the Iowa caucuses, caused by technological error, will not occur in that state, where votes are cast with pencils on paper and most are counted by machines.
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