Emerging Tech
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The website for VivaSLO.org launched in January after several months of development by Shower the People, an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to bringing free hygiene services to the county’s homeless population. -
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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Connecticut state lawmakers are moving to ban facial recognition technology in retail stores throughout the state, citing a CT Insider report on the practice.
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Police forces across the country now have access to surveillance technologies that were recently available only to national intelligence services. The digitization of bias and abuse of power followed.
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The Ultimate Urban Circulator Program is being planned as an autonomous vehicle overhaul of the city’s 1980s-era Skyway monorail. Transportation officials have put out the call for qualifications to advance the project.
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Two months ago, DroneUp conducted a series of tests where drones transported medical supplies under varying conditions. A new report on the tests offers insights about communication, equipment and procedures.
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In letters to several federal law enforcement agencies, House Democrats have questioned whether high-tech surveillance tools like facial recognition and cellphone tracking are being used to monitor protesters.
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Following in Axon’s footsteps, the computer giant has vowed to drop facial recognition development and offered to work with Congress on technology policies to reduce racial bias in law enforcement.
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Smartphone apps and wearable devices can tell when workers have been within six feet of each other, promising to help curb the coronavirus. But they're not all the same when it comes to privacy.
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The storm damage assessment this spring was the shipyard’s first project using an unmanned aerial system, but officials say it will become a regular occurrence for safety and efficiency reasons.
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The Australian company Nearmap, which also operates in the U.S., has accumulated a catalog of high-resolution aerial images for 90 million parcels, and now it’s applying AI to learn when property owners make changes.
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The group that lobbied against mandatory vaccinations has set its sights on COVID-19 contact tracing, calling the effort a tool for government surveillance. State officials say participation in the program is voluntary.
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Money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act will be allocated to Duncan Regional Hospital for new telehealth conferencing equipment. Some $84.96 million has been distributed across 41 states so far.
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Plus, the dramatic jump in Internet traffic from COVID-19, a new tool from Microsoft that identifies politically incorrect language online and a device that prevents digital home assistants from always listening.
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Arizona Sen. Martha McSally is leading the latest push against drones manufactured in China. Her proposal would prevent state and local agencies from using federal money to buy or operate such technology.
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With the demand for ridesharing diminishing sharply in the age of social distancing, companies are shifting their focus to using driverless vehicles to deliver goods before they ferry passengers.
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The Texas Railroad Commission believes its drone inspection team offers multiple advantages, including quality investigation of areas that humans can't reach and reduced person-to-person contact during COVID-19.
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A proposal from a Utah think-tank suggests that the state create a first-of-its-kind privacy oversight committee and public officer to evaluate the ways the government uses surveillance technology.
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According to a recent online poll, many Americans are still unsure about the capabilities of driverless vehicles. The survey results echo previous polls that suggest low consumer confidence in the technology
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SpaceX's launch of astronauts to the International Space Station will make it the first private company to launch humans to space. The effort has ramifications for NASA and spaceflight in general.
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A fleet of remote-operated scooters is being deployed and tested in Peachtree Corners, Ga. The pilot program was set to launch earlier this year, but the novel coronavirus delayed those plans.
