Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order on July 11 launching a pilot program that uses agentic artificial intelligence to help reduce regulatory burdens and keep state guidance documents up to date.

Binghamton University – located in Binghamton, N.Y., and part of the State University of New York system – has launched its new SafeBing mobile app that enables students, staff, faculty, parents, and family members to receive real-time emergency alerts and access a suite of campus safety resources directly from their smartphones.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on July 2 unveiled his Build America Agenda that aims to have the agency pursue action on a number of fronts to pave the way for service providers to build out more fiber-based networks that provide high-speed broadband services.

A Federal judge last week temporarily blocked the Department of Defense (DoD) from implementing a controversial policy slashing research funding for U.S. universities by granting a temporary restraining order (TRO) sought by a coalition of 12 major research institutions.

Technology grants totaling more than $1 million are being awarded to libraries across the state of Illinois to bolster services in underserved areas.  

The Mississippi state government on June 12 launched the Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program (MAI-TAP) that aims to build artificial intelligence and machine learning capacity across the state’s higher education system.

North Dakota has launched the first phase of ND Gateway, an online portal designed to simplify how entrepreneurs and business owners interact with state government. 

More than 30 Democratic members of the House of Representatives are urging top Senate leaders to reconsider a proposal being offered in the Senate that would require states seeking Federal broadband support to abide by a proposed ten-year moratorium on creating state-level artificial intelligence (AI) regulations.

The city of San Jose, Calif., has launched its first-ever Citywide Data Strategy with the goal of providing quality, equitable services for all residents and businesses through data-driven solutions.

The University of Southern California (USC) is launching the Institute on Ethics & Trust in Computing, supported by $12 million in funding from the Lord Foundation of California.