A helicopter drops fire retardant on the then-16,000-acre French Fire in central California on Aug. 24. (David McNew / Getty Images) For wildfire tech, one California city is turning to Silicon Valley As another devastating fire season rips across the state, city officials want to develop more advanced, early-warning technologies. Sep 3, 2021 By Ryan Johnston
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a June 10 news conference at San Francisco General Hospital on June 10, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) California AG reminds hospitals to report cyberattacks California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there have been "multiple unreported ransomware attacks" against the state's health providers. Sep 3, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey (Maddie Meyer / Getty Images) Boston plans commission to study post-pandemic broadband and digital equity Boston will spend six months assessing its residents' broadband access and digital equity, city officials said. Sep 2, 2021 By Ryan Johnston
Several school districts around the U.S. have been hit with ransomware as a difficult school year begins. (Getty Images / Scoop News Group) K-12 schools get cybersecurity guidance from industry group The national director of The K12 Security Information Exchange said "there’s a lack of cybersecurity standards in the K-12 space." Sep 2, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
Oregon’s capitol building in Salem (Getty Images) Oregon IT audit highlights cyber policy gaps The state’s technology division agreed with auditor recommendations but cited challenges with IT’s decentralized structure. Sep 1, 2021 By Colin Wood
People cross the street in Detroit on March 24, 2020. (Seth Herald / AFP / Getty Images) Detroit partnership to study digital divide Detroit, the University of Michigan and Microsoft plan to research where people do and don't have access to the internet and devices. Sep 1, 2021 By Ryan Johnston
(Arnel Hasanovic / Unsplash) Eight states to offer digital IDs on Apple devices Led by Arizona and Georgia, a group of states will soon allow residents to upload their driver's licenses to the Wallet app. Sep 1, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
Watch for a new generation of smaller smart cities Increasingly, small and midsize cities are joining the smart-city movement. Limerick, Ireland, is among those coming up in the world. Sep 1, 2021 By Jonathan Reichental