As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's “Genesis Mission” to advance scientific discovery using AI, a public research university in Ohio will analyze river datasets going back 50 years to find naturally occurring minerals.

Planning officials have received $230,000 from the state and will use it to modernize networks for four up-county municipalities, standing up digital development review permitting systems.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is partnering with the Connecticut State Library to get laptops to residents who need them most, through a new program.

Vandals have been damaging or stealing license plate-reading cameras in numerous Minnesota cities, including one that was swiped from atop a 10-foot-tall pole in Faribault, officials said.

Students at Central High School have expressed annoyance and frustration at the use of AI-generated images of students scattered throughout their yearbook, which a sponsor attributed to time constraints.

State education leaders called for an examination of enrollment and funding after students in at least three of the statewide virtual schools scored between 4 and 8 percent proficient in math.

The website, which aggregates information on bus services from private companies that contract with the state, underwent a modernization to become “mobile-first” and pinpoint bus locations.

Districts generally do not intend to ban tech in classrooms, but some are ending take-home iPads for elementary students or giving parents an online portal that shows what students can access on school-issued devices.

The FCC chair cited growing concerns about screen time to justify the idea of restricting Internet service discounts for rural schools, and district leaders say this is conflating two completely different issues.

The veteran executive is the former chief of cyber mission forces for U.S. Army Cyber Command, and an ex-Lockheed Martin program CIO. He was also an information security officer at Wells Fargo.