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Reno mayor touts potential of blockchain, NFTs as city embarks on new pilot programs
June 06, 2022 | News, Emerging TechAt the U.S. Conference of Mayors' annual meeting Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve encouraged her peers from across the country to explore digital ventures and crypto transactions.
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Ransomware coming for IoT devices, researchers warn
June 03, 2022 | News, Emerging TechIn a demonstration project, researchers breached a networked IP camera and gained access to IT and operational technology infrastructure to plant ransomware executables.
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Reno pilots blockchain for historic registry
| News, Emerging TechThe city’s “Biggest Little Blockchain” will allow landowners, developers, city employees and the public to access the same record through the online platform.
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Automated buses will still need skilled human operators
June 02, 2022 | News, Emerging TechEven as buses incorporate more automated features, the complexity of driving near pedestrians and in changing weather will require trained human operators, a new report says.
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New York to battle senior loneliness with robot companions
May 27, 2022 | News, Emerging TechThe state’s Office of Aging plans to distribute Intuition Robotics’ ElliQ voice-activated companions to prompt connections and wellness checks.
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Roadside objects can trick driverless cars
| News, Emerging TechResearchers found that cardboard boxes and bicycles placed on the side of the road caused vehicles to permanently stop on empty thoroughfares and intersections.
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AI and machine learning are improving weather forecasts, but they won’t replace human experts
| News, Emerging TechFinding the right balance between automated tools and the knowledge of expert human forecasters has long been a challenge in meteorology. Rapid technological advances will only make it more complicated.
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Detecting disasters with satellite data
April 29, 2022 | News, Emerging TechResearchers at Ohio State University are using satellite data to create 3D image models that could detect natural disasters in remote regions soon after they happen, giving first responders accurate information about the local needs.
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Smart pavement powers data collection, EV charging, wireless access, edge computing
| News, Emerging TechWith the installation of smart pavement at five downtown intersections, a Kansas town is driving smart infrastructure adoption.
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Blasting out Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens is a controversial idea – two teams of scientists are doing it anyway
| News, Emerging TechOne team will send a series of radio pulses toward the center of the Milky Way, about 10,000 to 20,000 light-years from Earth. The other will beam a message toward a solar system with three Earth-like worlds -- that's only… Read More »