Emerging Tech

Hoping to catch more technologically advanced law enforcement entities in the state, Tupelo officials have given the city's police the go-ahead to pick the elements necessary to create an advanced monitoring system.

Despite the fast-evolving capabilities of AI chatbots to write code as well as human language, many computer science educators see significant limits for these tools in accuracy, security and copyright infringement.

Several companies are announcing new operations related to electric car battery recycling and manufacturing, taking a lead in a nascent industry for the U.S.

Collaborating with Texas Southern and Texas A&M universities, professors and students at Prairie View are working on an artificial intelligence system that would use NASA's data to answer science questions from the public.

Some ed-tech experts say the need to close the digital divide will only grow more urgent as Internet-based artificial intelligence tools become commonplace in schools and universities.

All three of the Bay Area’s airports are deploying new facial recognition technology, called Simplified Arrival, to screen incoming international passengers and testing it in San Jose to track some departing passengers too.

The Los Angeles City Council has opted to delay a vote related to the donation of a nearly $300,000 robot for the police department's SWAT team. Members of the public and the council voiced concerns about the device.

The infrastructure law that’s helping to build out thousands of chargers will likely usher in the changes needed for a seamless experience regardless of the car or charger it’s plugged into. But this won't be immediate, experts warn.

The San Antonio-based startup company Darkhive last year won $1 million in pre-seed funding as it shopped around small, 3D-printed drones.

A new Zencity tool uses artificial intelligence to help PIOs and other city officials create and structure not only releases but social media posts and other communications. The general idea is to save time.

The $3.5 million gunshot detection system from ShotSpotter Technology Inc., now two years old, continues to be a controversial issue among city leaders, community members and law enforcement.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is working with cities to use visualizations to make urban heat island data more accessible. For Washington, D.C., this work led to a virtual reality experience.

The proposed agreement with Flock Safety would see a dozen automated license plate readers placed around the city at a cost of no more than $65,000, according to an agenda report.

The United States Postal Service has entered into a contract with Ford for an additional 9,250 electric vehicles. The agency has pledged to make 62 percent of its vehicle fleet electric.

SEPTA plans to spend $17 million on 10 fuel cell electric transit buses that run on compressed hydrogen gas as part of a transition to a zero-emissions fleet. Almost all of the agency's 1,447 buses are hybrids with only 120 burning diesel.

A collection of 85 organizations has submitted a proposal to the Department of Defense's Microelectronics Commons program, to create a regional hub bolstering tech development and growing workforce talent.

Are new regulations needed to safeguard AI use, or will best practices recommendations and existing laws be enough? And how can privacy frameworks set the groundwork for responsible AI practices?

A set of eight license plate cameras will give police additional help locating wanted vehicles, officials say. Surrounding cities have also implemented the technology, which can share intelligence between departments.