Emerging Tech
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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested the man after he reportedly stole a vehicle from a business in east Fort Collins, set it on fire and damaged nearby agricultural land. -
As tech titans invest billions into data centers and high-tech computer chips to fuel their AI ambitions, concerns are building over energy costs, especially in communities where data centers pop up.
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The website for VivaSLO.org launched in January after several months of development by Shower the People, an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to bringing free hygiene services to the county’s homeless population.
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Plus, Instagram works to combat hate speech on its platform, password manager 1Password nears a $7 billion valuation and studies show how adjusting traffic signal timing significantly reduces pedestrian collisions.
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The West Chester Township trustees recently approved more than $27,000 for the purchase of new drone technology, training and software. The move follows county law enforcement, which has used the tech since 2016.
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Researchers have assembled the world's smallest flying structure, a tiny microchip that travels like wind-dispersed seeds with onboard technology to track air pollution and airborne diseases.
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As technologists continue to introduce bleeding-edge ideas like the metaverse that could change how we work, live and play online, is government prepared to regulate those new spaces?
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A defense lawyer in Florida has filed a motion asking a judge to have jurors use virtual reality goggles that would give them a simulated look at an alleged crime from the perspective of the defendant.
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State transportation departments are increasingly using road-based sensor technology to alert drivers of closures, detect crashes and notify emergency responders, and curb fatal truck accidents.
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New research from the Argonne National Laboratory shows that greenhouse gas emissions are consistently less with EVs than gas-powered cars — even when the utility supplying their energy is using coal to generate it.
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Facing constraints as more residents drop traditional cable, public access television stations operators called for the passage of legislation that would expand fees paid by cable customers to include streaming services.
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Baltimore-based Constellation Energy has joined forces with Microsoft to create technology to help large commercial customers reach clean energy goals by facilitating access to locally produced energy.
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A bill recently passed by the Colorado House of Representatives would allow consumers and businesses to use digital license plates. The legislation is heading to the Colorado Senate.
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The school board of Pittsburgh Public Schools will decide this month whether an artificial intelligence system will be deployed to fine and discourage people for illegally passing stopped school buses.
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This week, the "In Case You Missed It" crew is joined by Bradley Tusk, CEO of Tusk Ventures and former deputy governor of Illinois. Tusk and his team published an extensive outline for regulating the metaverse.
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A survey of several hundred public officials at all levels of government polled their thoughts on artificial intelligence, resiliency, climate change and more when thinking on the infrastructure needs of tomorrow.
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With the help of video game software developer Unity, the Orlando Economic Partnership is creating an interactive 3D map of the entire Orlando, Fla., region to show to companies who may want to locate in the area.
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A federal judge has decided a $20M wrongful death lawsuit against SpaceX will not go forward. The main defense against the suit was that the death involved neither SpaceX's property nor its employees.
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Tomorrow, Verizon plans to roll out its 5G wireless broadband service in Baltimore. The company will be competing with the fiber-based offerings of Comcast. Questions about 5G's affordability remain.
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Google is planning a unique neighborhood in downtown San Jose that may cost up to $19 billion to build. The project could benefit transit organizations, as the neighborhood would be right by transit stations.
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Metaverses could be fertile ground for misinformation to spread if left unchecked. Reducing that danger means seizing the moment and starting thinking through tricky content moderation policies.
