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Can chatrooms replace courtrooms?
March 30, 2022 | News, Emerging TechSeven state court systems already have statewide or multi-court online dispute resolution programs, and courts across the country are experimenting with chatroom-like tools to expedite the often costly and slow-moving processes.
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It’s time for another look at election security – through a technological lens
| News, Emerging TechUsing a mobile device to cast a ballot – secretly, securely and verifiably – and having the ability to validate the accuracy of the voting process is certainly possible, and it's time to start taking that possibility more seriously.
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Smart city pilots target workflow, analysis challenges
March 29, 2022 | News, Emerging TechLong Beach’s smart city challenge program delivers tech solutions to problems city staff face in their jobs.
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Senator questions crypto companies’ impact on local communities
| News, Emerging TechSen. Ron Wyden raised concerns that cryptocurrency mining companies may be exploiting Opportunity Zones without generating enough jobs and economic development for the local community.
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5G and 6G networks to give first responders and smart city projects a boost, researchers say
March 28, 2022 | News, Emerging TechBut lower latency and the capacity to support more devices brings increased supply chain and cybersecurity risks.
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Facial recognition inappropriate for high-risk applications, experts say
March 25, 2022 | News, Emerging TechAccuracy, privacy and transparency issues make facial recognition technology too risky for local agencies, according the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security.
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Health officials see bright future in poop surveillance
March 24, 2022 | News, Emerging TechUsing wastewater surveillance data, academics, private companies, public health departments and sewage plant operators are trying to track infectious diseases beyond COVID-19.
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Apple Wallet goes live for ID verification at TSA checkpoint
| News, Emerging TechArizona is the first to integrate Apple’s biometric verification at airport security checkpoints.
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How a few geothermal plants could solve America’s lithium supply crunch and boost the EV battery industry
March 21, 2022 | News, Emerging TechThe ability to recover critical minerals from geothermal brines in the U.S. could have important implications for energy and mineral security, as well as global supply chains, workforce transitions and geopolitics.
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Scrubbing the bias from machine learning systems
| News, Emerging TechMonitoring, testing and evaluating impacts will help limit the systemic, statistical and human biases that affect artificial intelligence systems, according to a new NIST report.