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Watchdog details how to build community trust in smart cities
A new report from the Government Accountability Office offers policy suggestions for officials to ensure smart city tech can be deployed in communities safely and effectively.
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Today’s finance teams carry a heavy burden, supporting everything from growth strategies to long-term planning – all while continuously delivering monthly and quarterly numbers and keeping cash flowing. But even as demands on finance departments grow, many still spend excessive time using paper, spreadsheets, and e-mails to process vendor invoices, approvals, and payments.
Study: Drone technology has potential to help rural healthcare
The study found patients at the receiving end of drone deliveries were eager to “embrace” the new technology and expressed willingness to use it again in the future.
SpaceX workers in South Texas vote yes to create City of Starbase
Critics of Elon Musk and SpaceX say that a new city will give more power to a company they believe is harming the environment.
Companies announce billions in investments to support emerging tech
The new corporate investments pledged to U.S. manufacturing aim to support the country’s growing artificial intelligence innovation ecosystem, among others.
The future of identity: Preparing for mobile driver licenses
COMMENTARY | The long-delayed implementation of REAL ID will help the U.S. play catch-up on efficiency, but identity verification in this country remains complex.
Chattanooga to establish nation’s first quantum tech center
The center, backed by the EPB public utility and others, will serve as a quantum networking and computing hub and help develop applications for the technology.
As energy demand grows, Indiana looks to advanced technologies
Pew-hosted roundtable focuses on modernizing electric grid to ease backlog and benefit consumers.
How local governments are keeping AI under control
In the absence of national legislation, such governments are increasingly adopting AI governance policies and practices on their own, one expert says.
Schools turn to VR to develop a ‘future-ready’ neurodivergent workforce
The tech can help neurodiverse students prepare for entering the workforce amid government programs aimed at fostering more inclusive workplaces, experts say.
‘AI is not the future; it is current’: Lawmakers examine how to make Pennsylvania an AI powerhouse
GOP lawmakers traveled to Pittsburgh for a hearing focused on all things artificial intelligence.
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New Jersey taps the private sector to facilitate AI innovation and talent
Under two new programs, the state aims to leverage the private sector to help advance its goal of leading in artificial technology innovation.
‘Water is complicated’: Utah looks to data-driven future for natural resources
The state is embarking on a management refresh for its Great Salt Lake amid competing oversight and the ever-present threat of drought. Tech and AI could help make that revamp easier.
Oregon House passes bill to criminalize sharing AI-generated fake nude photos
State law already prohibits maliciously sharing naked or sexually explicit photos of people, but prosecutors said their hands were tied by deepfakes.
As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers
As data centers are developed in new communities across the country, residents and their state legislators see a mix of financial benefits with energy and environmental challenges.
Online age verification and the battle over biometrics
COMMENTARY | Lawmakers are experimenting with various ways to verify users’ ages and keep minors off websites with adult content. Using biometrics could represent a better path forward.
Legislators propose bills to back data centers, legislate blockchain technology
Cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and data centers are under the microscope as critics point to their energy and reputation problems.
AI-backed stop sign cameras help slow down drivers
States and localities are experimenting with the technology to catch scofflaws, but are still verifying suspected violations using human officers.
Technology is the enabler for state government’s next chapter
COMMENTARY | With tightening budgets and rising expectations, automation and data-driven insights can help leaders be efficient and expand their digital services.
Georgia House passes bill to criminalize using AI-generated political ads intended to deceive
A bill aimed at reducing misleading AI-generated political ads passed the state House with a bipartisan 152-12 vote Thursday.
Virtual reality helps incarcerated people practice reentry to society in California
By enabling incarcerated individuals to practice their life and personal skills in virtual reality simulations, officials hope to help them succeed in society and reduce recidivism.
