Google's urban-innovation offshoot also said 40 percent of residential units in its Quayside development will be priced at below-market rates, but a housing expert said that won't solve Toronto's housing problems.

Arizona CIO Morgan Reed says the state's cloud-first policy has resulted in millions of dollars of savings for the state and set the baseline for better data analysis.

Colorado's CTO David McCurdy tells StateScoop about how the state is diving deeper into cloud and the cost savings that are coming from the effort.

The technology partner for the smart city project has been quiet on data storage and privacy issues in the past.

We now know the kind of wood that will be used, but officials are still staying quiet on how the neighborhood will collect and use data.

Google is suspending political ads in Washington state, while Facebook simply says state authorities have raised "important questions."

If passed, the legislation is thought to fill gaps in geospatial data governance left vacant for more than 20 years.

After Hurricane Maria, the Google parent company continues to forge partnerships and expand connectivity through its balloon-powered internet service.

The new smart city district is 800 acres and will be built from the ground up with emerging technologies.