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County commissioners will consider expanding the sheriff’s office's use of Flock Safety technology by adding drones through a nine-month pilot program that is free to the jurisdiction. -
Bangor may fast-track an ordinance to pause data center builds for six months as the Maine state Legislature considers a longer freeze that would ban large centers for a year and a half.
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City councilors were caught off guard in Lewiston after receiving a proposal for a $300 million center inside the downtown Bates Mill only about a month before a meeting when they needed to vote on it.
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The move comes after weeks of consternation from residents, reports alleging pollution concerns, and allegations that the data center site was largely owned by a relative of St. Charles’ mayor.
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The information the cameras collect will be sent to Dallas’ code compliance office for independent review — by a human being rather than a computer, a city spokesperson has said.
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Dallas-based Compass Datacenters filed rezoning plans with the city of Statesville, N.C., aiming to construct a five-building center that spans 340 acres in a rural area.
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A human-sized patrol robot named Parker, meant to record and deter crime in Montgomery County parking garages, was sidelined late last month over privacy and transparency concerns.
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The Pentagon has launched its first experimental navigation satellite in nearly five decades, aiming to test out a new technology that could shape future military GPS programs.
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SponsoredThese jurisdictions are creating self-service portals and automating common processes.
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Oregon alleges that public officials in Morrow County pocketed several million dollars by arranging to buy a local telecommunications business from a nonprofit organization there.
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The hearing has been set to explore whether Lancaster city officials erred in giving two proposed data centers approval to move forward without first holding a public meeting and vote.
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A proposed federal policy would create a standardized path for drones to fly beyond sight for public safety, infrastructure and delivery. A 60-day comment period gives agencies a chance to weigh in on risks and benefits.
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Experts say that data generated by sail drones has been essential in the past for forecasting dangerous storms, but federal funding changes mean this program now faces cancellation.
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After weeks of controversy, a proposal to rezone more than 900 acres of land near Bolingbroke has died after the Monroe County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to deny the proposal.
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A data center could be built in rural Mooresville if the town’s Board of Commissioners approves annexation and rezoning requests later this year for construction on land owned by Dale Earnhardt’s widow.
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The state will attempt to bridge the economic divide caused by the federal government’s sudden seeming aversion to paying for scientific research with research funding of its own.
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Two major Texas companies are partnering to develop a $1.2 billion hyperscale data center campus in Bosque County that will be the first U.S. data center to be co-located with an existing energy source.
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Artificial intelligence may have potential benefits for businesses across Connecticut, but U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has raised concerns that an airline is using the technology to hike fares for consumers.
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The U.S.-India satellite will scan nearly all of Earth's land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days, providing high-resolution data for scientists to monitor the planet's land and ice surfaces.
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The police drone program began in 2023, in response to thrill-seeking stunts that have lead to at least 16 deaths. In related news, the city has debuted a public safety alert tool on a popular app.
