North Carolina announces $50M Broadband Recovery Program to rebuild after Hurricane Helene
North Carolina's new program will provide grants to rebuild internet infrastructure destroyed by Hurricane Helene.
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Public Safety
NYC launches pilot for automated 911 alert system across city’s public schools
Mayor Eric Adams' office claims a new system makes the New York City schools in first the United States to have direct 911 integration.
Why geography matters in emergency messaging
James Barros, administrator of the Emergency Management Agency in Hawaii, says emergency alerts should consider users' locations.
The cost of delaying Colorado’s AI Act
Colorado Representative Brianna Titone
Waymo gets first NYC permit to test self-driving vehicles
Waymo has received permission to test eight self-driving vehicles around parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.
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Court rules California police must release drone footage not related to investigations
A California Supreme Court ruling bars police departments from issuing blanket rejections of public records requests seeking drone footage.
Washington state helps test passive drunk-driving sensors
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is equipping some of the state's fleet vehicles with passive sensors to detect whether drivers have been drinking.
Pennsylvania statewide 911 outage due to faulty operating system, not cyberattack, agency says
The intermittent statewide 911 outage Pennsylvania experienced this month was not caused by a cyberattack, officials said.
New York City joins ‘Citizen’ to push residents public safety alerts
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said city residents can now receive free public safety alerts through the Citizen platform.
California’s fire protection agency made an AI chatbot. It can’t answer one crucial question
The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.
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