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Officials at the capital city this week approved a one-year moratorium on data center development. The suspension will provide time to review potential impacts and guide responsible development.
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The Kansas City Council is beginning to rethink the city’s approach to future data center construction while striving to learn more about the booming industry’s impact locally.
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Construction on the facility in eastern Independence is set to start this summer and represents “a major, major investment,” a council person said. Work is expected to continue for three to five years.
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In a recently proposed bill, state lawmakers are asking to create a permanent commission to oversee and support the responsible use of artificial intelligence technology among state agencies.
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A different kind of ATM is popping up in stores, supermarkets and malls across Southwestern Pennsylvania, but they, however, are not intended to spit out the traditional dollars one might expect.
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People who use the IRS digital portal will need to be prepared starting in the summer to submit a live video selfie and various documentation to make and view payments and access tax records.
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Engineers used a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to design prototypes of FaceBit, a sensor that fits inside face masks and can measure how tightly it's fitted, as well as respiration and heart rate.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded more than $2 million in contracts to two companies that will conduct unmanned aircraft systems research, some of which will take place at Grand Sky.
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Clay Garner began working with San Jose in 2019 as a tech policy analyst. He replaces Jordan Sun as the city’s chief innovation officer and comes to the position with a commitment to digital inclusion.
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Neuralink, a brain implant company owned by Elon Musk, is looking for a clinical trial director and other positions. The talent search indicates that the company is inching toward implanting chips into human brains.
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Although AT&T and Verizon received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to launch wide-scale 5G, some experts are concerned that 5G signals could dangerously interfere with flight landings.
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With a $735,000 grant from the Semiconductor Research Corporation, the university aims to ramp up research and workforce development in microelectronics to tackle supply chain issues and build next-generation technology.
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The partnership adds data analytics into Cardinality's apps for various health and human services functions, fresh off the heels of an acquisition in the claims and disbursement management space.
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GILLIG and RR.AI have announced a partnership to develop driver assistance and autonomous operations features in next-gen electric buses, hoping to both expand and develop tomorrow’s transit vehicle market.
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Yesterday, federal officials discussed which cybersecurity policies should take highest priority. Two suggestions involved mandatory incident reporting and addressing the semiconductor chip shortage.
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As momentum builds for this newer form of mobility, cities, counties and states will face increasing pressure to craft policies for flying taxis. A pilot involved in the effort maps out the challenges to come.
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Waymo and J.B. Hunt have formed an alliance to integrate autonomous trucks with the commercial company’s logistics platform. The companies will conduct multiple pilots to move freight along I-45 for J.B. Hunt’s clients using Waymo software.
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Three pilot projects using small electric shuttles in Austin, Texas, neighborhoods demonstrated various uses for the vehicles, which can provide last-mile service to transit as well as make transportation more equitable.
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U.S. regulations in many cases require commercial helicopters — including air ambulances and other operators — to have a functioning radar altimeter. But new frequencies being shifted to 5G may render them unreliable.
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Plus, Seoul, South Korea, plans virtual reality for government services as part of a "metaverse," Nissan invests billions in electric vehicle development and Intel's first computer chip turns 50.
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Bitcoin bulls often describe it as an asset that is uncorrelated to traditional financial markets, CNBC reported; however, experts have noticed growing parallels in the price movements of bitcoin and stocks.
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