Emerging Tech

Facial recognition technology has allowed police departments across the U.S. to compare the faces of criminal suspects against other existing photos, but the tech has also proven controversial.

A key agency at the federal level would now get new funding to better estimate rainfall as well as possible flooding from storms under legislation recently signed into law by President Joe Biden.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has forged a research and development partnership with AIM Photonics, a federally funded consortium at Albany NanoTech that develops photon-based computer chips.

The 6.4 magnitude earthquake along the Northern California coast earlier this week prompted the MyShake early warning system to sound a warning alert for some 271,000 people across the Bay Area.

The state's e-titling and vehicle registration program is expected to go live during the first quarter of 2023, providing residents with access to DMV services through an online portal or smartphone.

The business of launching rockets into space is getting more crowded from U.S. shores with Rocket Lab — a company based in Long Beach, Calif. — looking to make its first liftoff before the end of the year.

In Georgia, where the cryptocurrency industry is growing, some insiders acknowledge tighter controls are coming after what happened with FTX — but they hope regulation won’t stifle the industry.

The high-profile recent collapse of FTX might have tainted cryptocurrency trading platforms for many, but it isn’t slowing advocates’ plans to make Texas a leader in the still-growing industry.

Plus, India hits Google with a $113 million fine for anti-competitive practices in the Google Play app store, and online photo giant Shutterstock expands its offerings of AI-generated images.

Tech-driven counties in California’s Silicon Valley and around Seattle, Wash., and Austin, Texas, boomed as the pandemic raged, according to new economic data released this month by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Technology capable of more thoroughly scanning cargo containers for contraband has not been put in place despite a 2021 offer to purchase and install the equipment from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.

Mississippi’s Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport will be one of 16 airports around the United States testing facial recognition software to identify travelers at TSA security checkpoints.

A severe drought, skyrocketing temperatures and a global food crisis have transformed the fertile San Joaquin Valley into a haven for agricultural innovation, with tech aimed at reducing water and boosting crop yield.

Imagen Energy will partner with Volta Charging to develop DC fast-charging technology for electric vehicles to be deployed in more compact and easier-to-manage units. The work will be funded by $12 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Despite policy guardrails that would have only allowed police to use a robot to kill a suspect in extreme cases, San Francisco supervisors have walked back their approval amid significant public protest.

The Metro plan would use one-of-a-kind and much cheaper battery-powered light rail to connect West Chester Borough to downtown Philadelphia. Cutting-edge, fast-charging battery technology with a 60-mile range is envisioned.

The gunshot detection company has encountered another delay in trying to install equipment in a shooting-prone part of the city. Officials say the rollout of the system is nearly complete.

City officials have approved the purchase of 55 more license plate reading cameras for deployment throughout the city. The newest deployment will complement the 38 cameras already in use.