Emerging Tech

Concerns about spreading infections during the pandemic have led to an explosion of QR codes. The codes might be convenient, but criminals are now devising ways to steal information through them.

The Milwaukee County Transit System in Wisconsin is using a software-as-a-service solution to improve fare payments and trip-planning. The system is not unlike ones found in larger, more transit-reliant cities.

An AirTag, an Apple device intended to help people find lost items, can be used for "unwanted tracking," according to a handful of reports about how bad actors are using the product.

The Identity Theft Resource Center's 2021 annual report shows a 68 percent increase in data compromises compared to 2020. The report also says ransomware may soon supplant phishing as the dominant cyber attack.

The SpaceX founder gave an update on Starship development from the company's Texas site, saying the historic location of the first orbital test launch of a Starship-Super Heavy vehicle depends on a federal ruling.

After settling a similar Illinois lawsuit last year for $650 million, Facebook is again facing a legal challenge from a state for its use of facial recognition. This time it’s Texas that’s taking the fight to the company.

In this week’s episode of “In Case You Missed It,” we take a look at how state and local governments are faring in comparison to private organizations in a new highly competitive labor market.

Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Pennsylvania could receive as much as $25 million in federal money to make its highways more electric vehicle-ready via the installation of strategically located chargers.

Elon Musk said he anticipates that, with Federal Aviation Administration approval, the SpaceX Starship will reach orbit by the end of the year from Texas. It would be the most powerful rocket to ever do so.

The Yonkers Office for the Aging, in New York, recently launched a novel pilot program that uses robotic companion pets to fight social isolation and depression among vulnerable senior residents.

The acquisition of PUBLIQ adds property tax capabilities to Springbrook Software's offerings for local governments, broadening its ERP cloud platform after the recent expansion of the company's international footprint.

After a poor final financial quarter in 2021, Meta Platforms, once known as simply Facebook, yesterday suffered the biggest one-day plunge in U.S. stock market history. Can Mark Zuckerberg rebound?

US eDirect sells software to help public agencies run campgrounds and parks. Now it will fold into Tyler’s NIC payments platform, itself the result of a massive acquisition that shook up the gov tech market in 2021.

Elon Musk’s decision to move Tesla headquarters to Austin, Texas, may be the first sign that Silicon Valley will lose its monopoly on the big tech industry. Rising costs in California could be the main factor.

Financial and insurance technology companies can now test out new products and services in a controlled space without worrying about certain regulatory barriers. Lawmakers hope the testing environment spurs innovation.

Yesterday, members of Congress expressed frustration with how the Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission were on different pages leading up to the deployment of 5G tech around airports.

In this week's episode of "ICYMI," we take a look at an outline for how to regulate the metaverse, another injection of federal rural broadband funding and public safety data shared across states.

With many state officials still relying on in-house technology or Excel sheets, the FiscalNote subsidiary aims to bring more digital efficiency to constituent communications and services — especially during the pandemic.