Emerging Tech
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The Kansas City Council is beginning to rethink the city’s approach to future data center construction while striving to learn more about the booming industry’s impact locally. -
Cybersecurity experts say AI and automation are changing how much impact manipulated data can have on government technology systems.
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The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday.
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From the latest in fire safety gear to procurement management and infrastructure repair, technology is increasingly finding its place in the daily operations of local government.
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The New York county’s executive announced Wednesday that officials will be receiving nightly reports detailing potential issues with vendors during an 18-month pilot program with Manhattan-based technology company Exiger.
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A new report released by traffic analysis firm INRIX highlights the 25 most congested cities in the U.S., and experts in some of those locales see opportunities to get smarter about how they manage the flow of traffic.
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Optical sensors are the latest weapon against overflowing trash bins in the California city. Public works officials say 1,000 bins across the city will be fitted with the sensors that alert crews when they are full.
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The U.S. may be ahead for now, but not by much.
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The Bounce Innovation Hub, housed in an old 300,000-square-foot B.F. Goodrich tire factory, is trying to draw in new ideas and give them a place to develop.
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Lawmakers in the state have long feared too much government interference in the economy, but now considerations about automation on the part of businesses is offering another concern when it comes to boosting wages.
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If they’re to last decades or centuries into the future, companies will need to probe, experiment and innovate to find new ways to profit as technologies change.
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In accordance with new state legislation, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will roll out automated camera systems to monitor speed limits in construction areas and issue fines through license plate capture.
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Taxes on gasoline could decline as electric vehicles become more popular. While they are still the minority on the U.S. roads, sales of are growing as travel range increases and prices fall.
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New legislation would create a working group to assess the technology's potential applications and possibly recommend policies and state investments to help make Florida a leader in blockchain technology.
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Rather than engaging in potentially deadly car chases, the East Bay police department is turning to a car-mounted pneumatic cannon that fires a tracking beacon onto fleeing suspect vehicles.
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As jurisdictions across the nation continue to battle a worsening opioid crisis, data scientists in Tempe are working to give first responders more nuanced information to help them adjust their work.
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Based on our research on energy storage costs and performance, we believe that utilities should prepare for the advent of cheap grid-scale batteries and develop flexible, long-term plans that will save consumers money.
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Two self-driving shuttles have launched at the Sacramento campus as part of a three-month pilot program, and the mayor says it shows strong potential for being continued.
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A pilot between the state Department of Transportation and Michigan-based May Mobility began Wednesday as a so-called mini fleet took to the streets of Providence. Backup drivers will be monitoring the vehicles during the pilot.
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From “digital fences” around certain locations to location sharing through popular applications, political campaigns are taking advantage of the wealth of data to push ads to those they think might take up the messaging.
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Advances in artificial intelligence have made it easier to create compelling and sophisticated fake images, videos and audio recordings. Meanwhile, misinformation proliferates on social media, and a polarized public may have become accustomed to being fed news that conforms to their worldview.
