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As tech titans invest billions into data centers and high-tech computer chips to fuel their AI ambitions, concerns are building over energy costs, especially in communities where data centers pop up. -
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.
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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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The proposal under consideration in Douglas County would remove the one-time 20% jump for cryptominers but keeps the 10% hikes for the next five years. A similar rate structure would apply to data centers.
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The California Consumer Privacy Act is widely considered to be the first in a tide of similar state laws. That means companies will need to figure out how to comply with multiple laws and still do business effectively.
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In conjunction with seven other counties, Westmoreland will use a $50,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to study access to and interest in Internet connections throughout the region.
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Since 2016, more than a dozen rural communities in Massachusetts have gained high-speed Internet with state support. Mount Washington and Montgomery, with populations under 1,000, have unique stories to tell.
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Although the technology is in widespread use by federal, state and local governments, some lawmakers worry there is little transparency on how and why it is being used — or on security measures to protect sensitive data.
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Gov. Henry McMaster’s executive budget has the facility slated for the campus of USC Aiken, providing $15 million for construction of the innovative DreamPort Cybersecurity Collaborative center.
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Public concern about the health and safety ramifications of the next-generation communications technology was not enough to stop the unanimous approval of a new ordinance by city leaders.
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The New Mexico Complete Count Commission, a coalition of state and community leaders, is producing audio recordings explaining how to fill out census forms in the languages of New Mexico's Native American tribes.
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Like the proposal that failed last year, Senate Bill 6281 would apply to companies large and small conducting business in Washington that control or process data for at least 100,000 consumers.
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A bill filed by Sen. Jeff Brandes aims to bring Florida’s electric bicycle regulations in line with those in at least 22 other states. Under the proposed law, all three types of e-bikes would be defined as bicycles.
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To make this group of government workers more productive, they need access to consumer technologies, but with the right parameters, such as operational intelligence, to ensure success at every level.
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With a goal of connecting St. Louis to Kansas City with a pneumatic tube people mover that would make the trip in 30 minutes, Missouri lawmakers are pushing new legislation to pave the way for hyperloop.
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Less overt than conventional military actions, cyberattacks can have dangerous consequences – especially when they target critical infrastructure systems controlled by the private sector.
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A hearing this week was the first time top executives of voting machine vendors have appeared before Congress since the 2016 election to answer questions on the security of their machines.
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Federal law already prevents health insurers from using genetic information in underwriting policies and in setting premiums. But the prohibition doesn't apply to life insurance or long-term care coverage.
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Privacy concerns halted plans to install license plate readers back in Feb. 2018, but now, city officials are thinking about installing the devices at key intersections pending a report from staff.
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The New York State Education Department mandated that the Lockport school board make the amendments to prevent students from being added to the technology vendor’s database.
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With driverless cars and trucks likely to become far more common over the next few years, the U.S. Department of Transportation has released a new set of guidelines aimed at reducing regulation and spurring innovation.
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