Emerging Tech
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A new investigation found proposals for data centers across southwest Ohio are coupled with apprehension from local communities. The facilities are resource-hungry and subsidized by tax breaks. -
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz have found a low-cost way to track heart rate via Wi-Fi and a simple microchip, which could pave the way for tracking chronic conditions like sleep apnea.
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Plus, the world's fastest business jet takes off, Merriam-Webster's tech-centric word of 2025, and the cost savings of charging an electric vehicle from your home.
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Charles City County, Va., is considering a large data center campus with the promise of a multimillion-dollar tax windfall, which would require rezoning a 515-acre tract of woods in a rural area.
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Wisk Aero, a California-based air mobility company, is now showcasing an air taxi that could appear in the space above the Houston area by the end of the decade.
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Waymo has gotten a green light to run its autonomous vehicle fleet in nearly all of San Jose, marking the first time in the city's history that a commercial driverless service can operate on its streets.
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Since it opened in 2022, Tuas Port in Singapore has moved 10 million containers with minimal human effort thanks to 200 fast-charging autonomous electric vehicles.
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Zoox robotaxis are back on the road after Amazon's self-driving vehicle subsidiary addressed a software recall affecting 270 vehicles prompted by a collision last month in Las Vegas.
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Coweta County officials on Tuesday became the second metro Atlanta government to temporarily pause all new data center projects, to find their bearings amid an unprecedented wave of proposals.
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The International Space Station is facing a $1 billion budget shortfall — separate from President Trump's plans to cut funding — that will require dropping the number of NASA astronauts there.
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Level Up Philly showcased Philadelphia high school students' tech skills at NASCIO, featuring VR and robotics demonstrations and highlighting the potential of youth from underserved communities for government technology roles.
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North Carolina House members are expected to vote soon on whether the state can invest a portion of its public funds — for retirement, education, transportation and more — in cryptocurrency.
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Despite a shift in the definition of the term “smart city” in recent years, the effort to make cities smarter continues, and it has evolved to include new technologies — and even tech-agnostic approaches.
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Gov. Greg Abbott has signaled strong support for the technology after signing off on recommendations that included a $5 billion fund to develop nuclear power in Texas.
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Digital Realty Trust is looking to rezone 156 acres in west Charlotte to allow for a 3-million-square-foot data center. The proposal was heard at Monday’s City Council rezoning meeting.
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Newly passed state legislation designed to usher a wave of data centers into West Virginia by nixing local checks on such projects has drawn impassioned responses from some residents of the state.
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As companies look to deploy drones to deliver goods to consumers, one obstacle to wider use has been concern over possible midair drone-to-drone collisions. A new system could change that.
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As agentic artificial intelligence and other tools become more automated — and frequently used — experts say that human oversight and appropriate guardrails will remain foundational.
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They say limited educational and structured career pathways have led to a growing gap in the U.S. space workforce, a critical shortfall the nation must urgently address if it is to reclaim its edge in global tech.
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Questions about the quantities of water needed to keep data centers cool has become another point of contention in the debate over the industry’s explosive growth in Minnesota.
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BRINC and SkySafe will work with the tech giant to provide better drone operations for first responders, reflecting a larger trend in government. BRINC also says it has raised $75 million in a new funding round.
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