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An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan – with a hidden message
November 18, 2022 | News, Emerging TechAs climate change threatens the livelihood of Tuvalu, the country proposes uploading itself to the metaverse to virtually preserve its land and culture.
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The most future-ready US cities
| News, Emerging TechCities that leverage data, partnerships and emerging technologies can best adapt to changing citizen expectations, a new report found.
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Environmental groups using digital tech to bolster data collection
| News, Emerging TechEnvironmental data and mapping technologies are helping Virginia environmentalists raise community awareness and guide agencies' climate-friendly plans.
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What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: valuable eyewitness accounts and raw data on human behavior, as well as a habitat for trolls
| News, Data & AnalyticsTwitter provides open source intelligence, insights into human behavior and a way for people to connect with government.
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How ten-sided dice play into Pennsylvania’s post-election audit
| News, Emerging TechDepartment of State officials rolled ten-sided dice to generate a seed number needed for a post-election audit.
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White House launches post-quantum cryptography migration
| News, Emerging TechNew guidance from the Office of Management and Budget outlined the initial steps for migrating high-risk systems to quantum-resistant algorithms.
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Urban climate lab makes holistic appraisal of resilience
November 17, 2022 | News, Data & AnalyticsThe Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative will integrate environmental, health and community response data to drive potential climate solutions that support equity and resilience.
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How one state’s phishing training evolves with threats
| News, CybersecurityIndiana regularly tests employees on various platforms and attachment formats, including prompts related to headline news and retests of scams those that have proved difficult for workers to catch.
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CISA highlights space, bioeconomy as possible new critical infrastructure sectors
| News, CybersecurityThe agency also suggested existing sectors be consolidated and that there is a need for some agencies to exercise greater authority over private-sector entities.
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Twitter turbulence under Elon Musk poses headache for governments
| News, CybersecurityStates and localities have come to depend on the social media platform to get information out in emergencies and other situations. But a surge in imposter accounts has some worried.