Emerging Tech
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Representatives from leading AI and tech companies signed an agreement Wednesday pledging to protect Americans from higher electricity prices due to data center expansion. -
A once-ambitious bill meant to reel in Washington’s exploding data center industry fell by the wayside during a short legislative session, and a state senator says it was due in part to tech company lobbying.
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Experts and public-sector technologists say the AI-powered software development technique may one day offer government the ability to fast-track ideas, improve procurement and more.
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Voyage has a fleet of self-driving taxis in The Villages, Fla., a fast-growing community of senior citizens. It plans on using new investment money to expand its fleet and introduce a third-generation vehicle.
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Some might think that robots replacing humans is a negative, but, at Big Bang Pizza, it’s been a win-win for everyone, starting with husband-and-wife owners German Barreda and Stephanie Paredes.
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North Carolina State University has been named as the site of a new next-gen communications research center, funded in part by the National Science Foundation. The center will focus on drone and autonomous vehicle work.
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Aurora has recently installed eight kiosks that provide information on transportation, events and local businesses, a move Racine, Wis., has announced that it is also considering implementing soon.
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A group of researchers at the University of Connecticut Center for Voting Technology Research (VoTeR Center) are investigating technology that will enable poll workers to check- in voters electronically.
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Officials and event organizers will choose four finalists to present on stage in October, then award the best one a $25,000 investment plus a $25,000 pilot project with the city of Los Angeles.
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In one Los Angeles neighborhood, the license-plate reading technology commonly associated with police has taken root. A privately owned camera network monitors daily traffic, raising questions from privacy advocates.
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Microgrid systems would allow key institutions such as hospitals, municipal utilities and certain government agencies to continue to operate in the event of a natural disaster that interrupts electrical transmission.
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The hyperloop would be $7 billion to $10 billion, but it would ultimately connect Kansas City to Columbia and St. Louis with a futuristic and energy-efficient mode of public transportation.
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Four technology-driven projects in the state are proof that a centralized IT department can lead, support and promote groundbreaking programs. The projects are proof that successful innovation is about more than the tech.
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Local leaders want to bring this new technology to the city in order to show how close it is to coming to life, given that its magnetic levitation technology and rocket-fast speeds can make it seem out of reach.
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The city has announced that U.S. Cellular is rolling out 5G there, fiber-optic cable it has installed, an incentive to reduce food waste and the potential of kiosks to share info about transportation, businesses and events.
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Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX wants federal approval to change its small satellite launch strategy to help it bring broadband Internet from space to Southern states like Alabama late next year.
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Manufacturing quantum computers would be a lot easier with existing technology than the exotic components currently used to build them.
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Veritone’s aiWARE, marketed as “the first operating system for artificial intelligence,” lays a foundation for future AI programs aimed at public safety, large-scale video analysis and beyond.
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Under the proposed law, police would be barred from equipping their body cameras with facial recognition software for a period of three years. Questions about the accuracy of the technology and privacy are central issues.
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The federal government is awarding a $7.5 million grant to Detroit, the State of Michigan, the University of Michigan and the American Center for Mobility to boost research, development and testing of self-driving cars.
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The company has signed a 10-year lease for office space in the Old Post Office along the Chicago River. Executives say the roof is sizable enough to support air taxis, though there are no solid plans at the moment.
