Emerging Tech

As radio, television and the Internet before it, generative AI is only the latest technology to transform the news business, and its implementation could prompt important conversations about credibility and authenticity.

As transit agencies brainstorm how to better serve communities that have been reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are taking a look at how technology can help to lower the barrier for ridership and deliver new outcomes.

A professor who led a course on the art and science of expertise says students will be less likely to cheat if they're supported and taught the importance of learning the material, and finding its meaning, themselves.

During a demonstration flight last month at Travis Air Force base in Fairfield, Calif., an automated plane took off and landed without human assistance, offering a glimpse into the future of flight.

The opponents are calling for Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Department of Environmental Conservation to deny renewal of an air permit for Digihost’s cryptocurrency mining operation in North Tonawanda.

Grant programs like the Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation program and Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation are advancing transportation and transit improvement tech projects across the country.

Public comment could soon swamp government officials and representatives, thanks to AI, but AI could also help spot compelling stories from constituents.

At the Paris Air Show, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced that California-based clean energy startup Twelve plans to set up an industrial facility in Moses Lake to make jet fuel from electricity, water and air.

Generative AI carries new potential for personalized education, which can take many forms. Even as schools customize the rate and style of learning for each student, they should also keep an eye on collective interests.

Plus, the percentage of organizations hit by ransomware last year who paid their hackers, the U.K. works toward “sovereign” AI and a tech startup introduces a 3D virtual office environment.

A consortium of major universities will research AI's cybersecurity applications as part of the National Science Foundation's new AI Institute for Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation (ACTION).

Four students at Michigan State University have entered a statewide contest with an AI-driven tutoring platform called YouLearn.ai which asks the user how they're approaching a question, rather than just answering it.

A project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has developed a drone equipped with GPS, an infrared camera and 400 tiny “fireballs” that can be used to ignite prescribed burns from a safe distance.

The California State Parks system recently unveiled a new virtual and augmented reality app for visitors to dive into the lives of new cultures while exploring California’s natural landscapes.

As government grapples with how to make practical use of generative AI, one avenue for the new technology could be helping cities ensure regulatory compliance from companies bidding for new construction contracts.

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced this week that ShotSpotter technology would be implemented to help curb gun violence in the boroughs of Pottstown and Norristown.

The ALERTCalifornia network has the capability to funnel data to researchers studying the multiple environmental causes of wildfires, while also granting the public and first responders real-time visual access to detect threats.

Scientists have theorized that in the distant past, a small fern called Azolla could have consumed huge quantities of carbon, helping scrub the atmosphere of greenhouse gases and thereby cooling the planet.