Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) students will soon be able to connect across the city thanks to an expanded fiber-optic broadband internet program.

The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is launching one of the nation’s first bachelors of fine arts degree programs in creative computing – saying it will center on emerging technology as a method of storytelling and cultural critique. 

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is ordering all public schools, universities, and state agencies from using certain artificial intelligence models to prevent spies from hostile foreign nations.  

Nearly a third of Mississippi state agencies do not meet cybersecurity assessment requirements, the state’s Office of the State Auditor warned in a recent report, saying the gaps leave critical operations at risk. 

Though it may be one of the newest states, Alaska’s Department of Education is taking a leadership role in artificial intelligence with new guidance for K-12 schools on how students and educators can use the technology safely and responsibly. 

The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill plans to create a new academic school consolidating the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and the School of Data Science and Society to strengthen the university’s role in applied technology, information, and data science teaching and research.

Pennsylvania’s state chief information officer (CIO) and chief technology officer (CTO) have stepped down.

David Sacks, the White House’s artificial intelligence “czar,” said he wants to preempt a patchwork of state AI regulations, saying that current legislation may push diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements onto developers.

Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., said Wednesday that getting the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program off the ground – along with key permitting reforms – is his “top priority” this Congress.