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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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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Voatz, a mobile voting app that utilizes blockchain, has been part of successful election pilots in multiple states. But West Virginia, the first state to use Voatz, won't employ the app for its primary election in May.
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SponsoredThe budget is the most significant and time-intensive policy document a government produces every year. Because the budget is such a politically important and sensitive document, it makes sense that most governments are cautious and protective of their budget process. But just because a process is familiar, doesn’t necessarily mean it is the most secure, efficient, or effective way to budget.
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UC San Diego Health is conducting a drone trial with the overall goal of delivering medical samples around the medical campus. UCSD Health is the second medical campus to utilize drone technology.
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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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Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that scrapes images from social media, has sold access to this information to companies and branches of law enforcement. That client list numbering over 2,900 was just hacked.
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The Pittsburgh company is adding new features and more granular results to its software for analyzing pavement damage, with plans to move into larger cities and smaller counties in the future.
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The Owensboro, Ky., Police Department has already put its drone — armed with a digital camera, thermal imaging and a speaker — to work assessing a vehicle crash. They think it could also help with finding missing people.
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The notoriously drone-friendly state, which has one of a handful of federally approved centers for testing the technology, plans to use visuals from the devices to more quickly identify at-risk areas.
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Plus, an Alphabet subsidiary’s tool to detect deep-fakes, Microsoft’s high fine to Germany for failing to upgrade systems from Windows 7 and data on the bots working behind the scenes at Wikipedia.
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Plus, the Crossroads backpack 23 from yeti has separate shock-absorbing pockets for laptops and tablets, and Lenovo’s new ThinkPad Fold weighs just over 2 pounds and folds flat to a 13.3-inch display.
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Since 2018, an intense public debate has erupted in Lockport, N.Y., over the use of facial and object recognition systems — with the New York Civil Liberties Union asking for the facial recognition component to be removed.
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Having robots and other AI systems tell people what the AIs are doing makes them more trustworthy. A study finds that how a robot explains itself matters.
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Disruption has long been a cornerstone of technology innovation, and new “hacks” to old problems remain essential to dreaming up and creating what’s new and what’s next — and asking whether we even need it.
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The Orange County Industrial Development Agency has a plan to create an artificial intelligence-themed branch in the Village of Highland Falls. The hub could soon house as many as eight businesses.
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Smart Columbus has temporarily stopped its self-driving shuttle test after one unexpectedly stopped in the middle of a road, causing a minor injury to a passenger. Both shuttles are out of service for examination.
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The city of Los Angeles will soon have an electric-powered fire truck in service out of its Hollywood station. The move is one of several that city officials are making to reduce their carbon emissions.
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Law enforcement agencies are uploading crime-related DNA to databases where genetic testing kit customers can share their DNA. Lawmakers debate whether police should access personal data by using consumer tech.
