Artificial Intelligence
Google data centers will bring nuclear power back to tornado country
A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme weather threaten the reactor’s safety?
Finance
Texas launches cryptocurrency reserve with $5 million investment
Lawmakers created a state Strategic Bitcoin Reserve earlier this year and dedicated $10 million to investing in cryptocurrency.
Artificial Intelligence
AI as a thought processor: Implications for learning and understanding
COMMENTARY | The tech is helping us form ideas and test arguments, and so could change how we think. We must be intentional about how we integrate it into our lives.
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Balancing the scales of conflict.
Strategies are helping allied leaders counter an emerging “axis of autocracy” in the Indo-Pacific.
Workforce
New Jersey leverages platform to help adults go back to school
The state partnered with ReUp Education to offer adult learners to a platform to access resources and services that help them complete their degrees.
Emerging Tech
Texas becomes the first state to buy bitcoin as more states eye cryptocurrencies
A new law allows Texas to invest millions in the emerging financial market.
Artificial Intelligence
‘Age of darkness and deceit’: DeSantis proposes ‘AI bill of rights’ in crack down
The legislative proposals come in sharp contrast to pro-tech push marking President Donald Trump’s second term in office.
Artificial Intelligence
Maryland partners with tech companies to build an AI-ready workforce
The cross-sector collaboration will help state workers design and develop AI solutions that fit into Maryland’s broader goals of expanding AI adoption across agencies, one official said.
Infrastructure
Some officials, lawmakers look to speed up permitting for broadband projects
States have billions in the pipeline to build out internet infrastructure, but getting those projects approved is challenging. Lawmakers are working on the issue, while others warn of preempting local authority.
Artificial Intelligence
Medicare’s new AI experiment sparks alarm among doctors, lawmakers
A new model will test AI prior authorizations in 6 states. Physicians fear more denials and delays for older adults.
Public Safety
Bill to allow police to down drones spurs questions from lawmakers
A broadly written bill that would allow local police to shoot down drones attracted questions from lawmakers.
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Public Safety
New York City launches new emergency communications vehicle to improve public safety responses
The vehicle serves as a mobile tech center to improve cross-agency coordination during critical events.
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How US federal agencies accelerate efficiency and innovation with Equinix
Federal agencies must contend with increasing fiscal, personnel and infrastructure constraints that limit how IT leaders plan for AI workloads. Emerging technologies require new infrastructure solutions, yet legacy platforms persist.
Cybersecurity
New Senate bill would reauthorize cyber grant program
It comes weeks after the House voted to reup the $1 billion state and local grants, which also received a temporary lifeline during the recent government funding deal.
Artificial Intelligence
As AI enters Pennsylvania classrooms, teachers and students face a learning curve
Pennsylvania schools are racing to determine the role artificial intelligence should play in education – and when.
Infrastructure
Watchdog for electric grid in Ohio, other states wants a pause on data centers
There are more than 200 data centers in Ohio already, and American Electric Power has claimed 30 gigawatts-worth of proposed data center projects want to connect to the grid.
Artificial Intelligence
Southeastern Virginia turns to AI to sort waste, recycling
The area’s sortation facilities will use the technology to extract recyclables and organic waste, an effort it said will extend the life of its landfills and double its recycling rate.
Artificial Intelligence
Pennsylvania businesses are all in on AI
With $90 billion in investments on the horizon, the commonwealth is positioning itself as a leader in artificial intelligence.
Infrastructure
North Dakota on track to be first in nation with 100% broadband internet access
North Dakota is on schedule to have high-speed internet access in 100% of the state by 2028 thanks to recently approved federal funding.
Digital Government
The future of rural healthcare hinges on high-speed broadband access
COMMENTARY | A new federal program to transform rural healthcare will rely on patients and providers having strong internet, otherwise we risk deepening existing disparities.
Artificial Intelligence
Threat of AI law preemption has states on edge again
The moratorium on state-level AI regulations, which failed to be included in the federal reconciliation bill this summer, has been floated to make a return as an executive order or in must-pass defense legislation.
