Global 'smart city' network promises enhanced collaboration

Millions in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas are expected to receive improved access to high-speed internet through the new partnership.

"Block Tank LA" will feature four entrepreneurs competing for more than $50,000 and a chance to pilot their ideas with the city.

IBM Security will hold three exercises at its Cambridge, Massachusetts, cyber range where local-government officials will respond to simulated cyberattacks.

They can't catch zero-day exploits yet, officials say, but the new capabilities should give small and midsize businesses a leg up on cyberthreats.

In an annual report, the city's open data team chronicles the past year of open-data programs and looks forward to a more open and collaborative future.

Smart cities offer a lot of "bright, shiny objects," but governments need to make sure their cybersecurity polices keep pace, speakers at a conference said.

The new autonomous vehicle testing track, which is open to the public, offers to researchers obstacles not found on closed-track facilities.

The new public-private working group, led by a City Council member, aims to help Chicago introduce emerging technologies in cost-effective manners.

The mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, says he doesn't want e-scooters, but that he is excited by new law-enforcement technologies.

Atlanta's recent adoption of gunshot-detection devices means there's even more data the city find ways to share and manage.