New York City has taken its first official step into autonomous vehicle testing, launching a tightly regulated pilot program that will allow self-driving cars on select streets in Manhattan and Brooklyn under strict safety guidelines.

Montana State University (MSU) is opening the doors of its new quantum computing research facility at the end of this month – making the university home to one of only five quantum network test beds in the world. 

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQ) has become the new sponsor for Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) as part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) program.

Maryland’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has published its new Information Technology Master Plan that charts a course for modernizing how the state operates, builds, and delivers IT services.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a partnership with several tech-sector giants to give students and teachers in the state’s high schools and colleges access to artificial intelligence tools and training. 

The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) announced a new program on Aug. 6 designed to help residents connect to broadband service when installation costs exceed standard rates.

Mississippi State University (MSU) has reached terms on a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Ad5 that the university said will employ artificial intelligence technologies to improve engagement with prospective students, alumni, and supporters.

The city of St. Paul, Minn., is continuing to respond to a significant cyberattack impacting access to some internal systems and online services, with the help of the Minnesota National Guard.

The U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance on July 25 to recipients of agency funding grants to harness artificial intelligence technologies to improve educational outcomes.

Veterans living in rural America are being left behind by Federal healthcare systems due to shortages of robust broadband services and limited telehealth access, lawmakers and witnesses warned on July 25 during a field hearing of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.