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Jackson County, Mo., could soon take steps aimed to ensure new data centers are not constructed in unincorporated areas of the county, at least temporarily. -
County commissioners will consider expanding the sheriff’s office's use of Flock Safety technology by adding drones through a nine-month pilot program that is free to the jurisdiction.
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Bangor may fast-track an ordinance to pause data center builds for six months as the Maine state Legislature considers a longer freeze that would ban large centers for a year and a half.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has given SpaceX the green light to launch its giant Starship as soon as 7 a.m. Thursday on the craft's fourth flight from its South Texas Starbase.
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The Utah Department of Transportation will continue its partnership with Panasonic on deploying connected vehicle technology. It intends to add more vehicles to the project and make collected data actionable.
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Using artificial intelligence from a value-based perspective was a major theme during the 2024 Code for America annual summit. The organization also announced its new AI Studio.
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Thanks to technological advances being tested in the upcoming hurricane season, scientists may be able to predict hurricanes with greater certainty, providing Gulf Coast communities with advance warning.
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The San Francisco company described in a blog post how its chatbots have already been misused to post political spam and generate entire articles. It also described steps it is taking to stop these practices.
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The Credential Authentication Technology, in use by Transportation Security Administration agents at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, scans photo IDs, but also works to crack down on fraudulent identification.
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Legislation recently signed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz enables the operation of hybrid car-airplane vehicles on state roads and airstrips. The state is the second in recent years to enact such a law.
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Tech leaders are being deliberate about the adoption of generative artificial intelligence and “trying to not follow the rush,” Government Operations Agency Secretary Amy Tong told a state commission.
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Earth Fire Alliance, NASA, Google and SpaceX are among the entities looking to use satellite technology to more quickly find and extinguish wildland fires.
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As the U.S. looks to strengthen its positioning on artificial intelligence and computer chip manufacturing, some of the efforts at the federal level are sparking major economic investments in Georgia.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a new tax credit bill at the University of Colorado Boulder’s JILA Research Institute on Tuesday to further support the quantum industry in the state.
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Amid a shortage of human lifeguards, drones equipped with flotation devices will be helping New York City lifeguards rescue swimmers in distress this summer season, city officials said Saturday.
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Market analyst Precedence Research estimates that the market for electronics containing AI has already hit more than $50 billion this year and could reach nearly $500 billion in a decade.
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Some Army units will soon offer troops suicide prevention training on virtual reality headsets that transport the soldier inside the home of a peer in crisis with an officer coaching them through the scenario.
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State economic development and university officials joined private-sector EV leaders in an online discussion of “The Path to True Electrification.” For Michigan, that will include a focus on infrastructure, job training and shaping public policy.
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In coming months, drones will supplant police emergency response in the Central Park precinct, in three precincts in Brooklyn and one in the Bronx. It’s not yet clear the types of calls on which the drones will be used.
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Nation-states are increasingly looking to the stars to conduct cyber attacks that disrupt other countries' satellite communications. In addition, solar weather events can also cause disruptions.
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The bill would have also created a study of current Internet neutrality with the goal of providing consistent consumer rates and mandatory fee disclosures, including total prices.
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