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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The Russians won’t be alone in spreading disinformation in 2020. Their most likely imitator will be Iran. Also, Instagram could get even more infected with intentional misinformation than it has been.
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The announcement follows a particularly deadly stretch this summer, with 10 children dying in this gruesome fashion in just 20 days. Through late last month, 35 children had already perished in 2019.
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Over the last year, Los Angeles International Airport has become a testing ground for facial recognition by airlines and federal agencies. U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted a 30-day trial last summer.
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Glendale, Calif., will soon be poised to tap into the faster cellular network known as 5G, amid a backlash from some local residents who say they are concerned the technology carries health risks.
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With the goal of making technology less intimidating, the Brooks Crossing Innovation and Opportunity Center is offering residents access to workforce training and high-end tools. The center opened Aug. 24.
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There are more than 1,800 small cell antennas in Philadelphia, with thousands more expected, even as homeowners in the region fear lower property values and local gov officials say they will lose some zoning control.
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Iowa City has authorized an agreement with Gotcha Mobility LLC to bring a dockless electric-assist bike-share to the city. The city will incur no costs aside from helping to launch it and to designate bike parking.
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The Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners will feature a 1.5-mile AV test track, complete with steep grades, curves and trees. City officials hope the track will attract economic development and business investments.
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The Utah County Clerk/Auditor’s Office shared the innovative method for evaluating the authenticity of votes cast by soldiers and other individuals who are not residing within the United States.
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A governor-appointed council reviewed opportunities for and obstacles to blockchain technology in Colorado for one year before releasing its findings outlining statutes, laws and regulations in need of modernization.
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Artificial intelligence holds great promise for medicine, but safeguards are needed to ensure it does not harm patients.
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Dozens of countries and hundreds of firms and nonprofits are fed up with digital violence and are working toward greater cybersecurity for all.
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If your job doesn't currently involve automation or artificial intelligence in some way, it likely will soon. Computer-based worker surveillance and performance analysis will come, too.
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The Pullman Police Department has added a pair of new e-bikes in recent weeks for use by officers, who after a short period of using them have already described the vehicles as a “game changer.”
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He also said more carriers have switched to more reliable fiber-optic networks, as opposed to digital subscriber line, or DSL, Internet, which uses easily damaged copper wiring.
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Plus, the Anker PowerCore 10000 Redux portable charger offers quick, safe charging for both large and small devices, like wearables, and Xerox’s new multifunction printer enables wireless printing without a router.
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Plus, a company partnering with IBM to use AI to stop wildfires before they burn out of control, and the Canadian government plans to put $600 million toward low Earth orbit satellites over the next decade.
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Leaders in the town are considering a ban on the technology within government. The proposal makes it the third municipality in the state to consider limits to the rapidly advancing technology.
