Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin charged state offices with reviewing potential AI hazards and noted that federal and state officials have been "too slow" to draft policies.

The National Science Foundation and departments of Homeland Security and Energy are backing the $9 million effort to develop resiliency solutions for local governments

Funds are targeted to support advances in emergency response, environmental monitoring and connected vehicule technologies to support more efficient cities.

Envision Charlotte, a North Carolina-based green initiative, is taking the sustainability movement from corporate burden to cost-saving strategy.