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County sees huge performance gains when permitting moves to the cloud
April 10, 2023 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureCloud-based permitting speeds workflow for staff, eases pressure on IT and gives customers automatic permitting and virtual inspections options.
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People can only tell if AI wrote something 50% of the time
| News, Emerging TechWith the amount of deceptive AI-generated content on the rise, researchers are concerned that humans’ trust in each other may decline.
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State lawmakers pitch gold-backed cryptocurrency
| News, Emerging TechLegislation in Texas would establish a digital currency that could then be redeemed in cash or gold.
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Could infrastructure dollars solve the lack of broadband in public housing?
| News, Cloud & InfrastructureNearly one million households that live in public housing units do not have access to the internet, according to a new report.
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Texas may dial back bitcoin mining incentives
April 07, 2023 | News, Emerging TechTo get a better handle on grid management, a Republican-sponsored bill proposes limiting cryptocurrency miners’ participation in demand response programs and barring virtual currency mining from tax abatements.
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Iowa agency realignment includes tech tweaks
| News, Cloud & InfrastructureThe new law calls for the consolidation of common tech services and makes the Iowa Communications Network a non-cabinet agency.
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CISA director details plan to address security risks in open source software
| News, CybersecurityFrom hiring an open source security lead to establishing new public-private sector initiatives, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is taking open source software security risks head on, according to Jen Easterly.
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AI tools are generating convincing misinformation. Engaging with them means being on high alert
| News, Emerging TechArtificial intelligence may make it harder to tell a real image from a fake one, an expert says, but taking a closer look and verifying sources can help combat misinformation and disinformation.
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How do your benefits enrollment sites measure up?
April 06, 2023 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureCivic tech organization Code for America analyzed state social services websites for customer experience. A few states stood out.
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Sewage surveillance spots respiratory viruses
| News, Data & AnalyticsResearchers identified RNA common to a number of respiratory viruses in local wastewater and found it lined up with clinical data on relative infection rates.