TECH PROFILE: Smarter Intersections with C-ITS and Modelling From PTV Vissim
PTV Group’s Vissim traffic‑simulation platform now incorporates Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C‑ITS) to model vehicle‑to‑infrastructure (V2I) communication at urban intersections. The tool lets planners test adaptive signal‑control strategies—such as emergency‑vehicle priority and bus‑tram prioritisation—using realistic vehicle data without affecting live traffic. By measuring delay, queue length and throughput, cities can quantify benefits before field deployment. The solution supports multiple communication stacks, including ITS‑G5, 5G and cloud‑based links, positioning Vissim as a test‑bed for next‑generation traffic management.
AI’s Potential to Increase IRS Audits Raises Expectations and Fears
The IRS is piloting Palantir’s Selection and Analytic Platform (SNAP), an AI‑driven tool designed to sift through more than 100 legacy systems and identify high‑value audit and collection targets. The agency spent roughly $1.8 million on the contract, hoping to replace...
NZ’s Te Rua Project Shows 80% Emissions Cut and Halved Cost Overruns via Digital Twin
New Zealand’s Te Rua National Archives building used a fully integrated digital twin to achieve an 80% reduction in operational carbon emissions and cut construction contingency spend to 5%, half the industry norm. The case demonstrates how digital twins can...
Maine Governor Vetoes AI Data Center Moratorium Bill, Citing Job‑Critical Project
Maine Democratic Governor Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have imposed a moratorium on new AI data‑center construction, arguing it lacked an exemption for a critical project in Jay. The move pits state‑level oversight against local decision‑making and raises...
IRS Deploys AI to Offset Auditor Shortages and Sharpen Audit Risk
The Internal Revenue Service announced the rollout of artificial‑intelligence and advanced‑analytics tools to identify high‑risk returns, a move designed to counter a quarter‑size loss of tax examiners and shrinking enforcement budgets. Agency leaders say the technology will improve compliance while...
TECH PROFILE: Quarterhill on Turning Fragmented Data Into Trusted Insight
Quarterhill highlights the shift from piling up traffic sensors to extracting reliable, actionable insight from fragmented data. It argues that AI‑enabled, portable roadside sensors can standardize vehicle classification and lane‑geometry detection without invasive installation. By delivering structured data within hours,...
TECH PROFILE: Advanced Technology for Safer Intersections, From Vitronic
Vitronic’s Poliscan Redlight VA uses video and AI to enforce red‑light compliance and other intersection violations without in‑road detectors. The system tracks vehicles, reads license plates, and records infractions with photo‑video evidence, reducing installation costs compared with traditional loop‑based hardware....
TECH PROFILE: Kazakhstan’s HS-WIM Success Story with Intercomp
Kazakhstan has become a regional leader in high‑speed weigh‑in‑motion (HS‑WIM) enforcement by adopting Intercomp’s strain‑gauge strip sensors. After rigorous testing and certification, the sensors were installed on more than 100 lanes by 2025, initially in a semi‑automatic pilot in Astana....
Everlaw Rolls Out New AI Workflow Tools, Targets Government Legal Market
Everlaw announced a suite of AI‑powered workflow enhancements and a government‑only virtual e‑discovery forum, marking a strategic push into federal, state and local legal markets. The moves aim to deepen stickier public‑sector contracts and position the platform as a go‑to...
Kerala Police Use AI Tool Katalyst to Arrest 96 Dark‑Web Predators
Kerala Police’s Counter Child Sexual Exploitation unit deployed the AI‑driven platform Katalyst, developed by New Zealand’s Kindred Tech, to sift through dark‑web data and arrest 96 sexual predators. The pilot, which began in 2024, also rescued 20 children and generated...
Maharashtra Deploys MahaChatur AI on WhatsApp to Cut Apprenticeship Registration to 15 Minutes
Maharashtra’s government will roll out MahaChatur AI, an open‑source chatbot on WhatsApp that guides users through every step of the apprenticeship process, shrinking paperwork from two‑to‑three days to about 15 minutes. The platform, built with Rightwalk Foundation, is part of...
Bangladesh Names Syed Abdal Ahmed as Ministry’s Chief Information Officer on One‑Year Contract
The Ministry of Public Administration in Bangladesh has appointed Syed Abdal Ahmed as its principal information officer on a one‑year contractual basis. The appointment, signed by Deputy Secretary Md Golam Rabbani, comes as the government’s ADP implementation rate has slipped to...
CISA Adds Four Actively Exploited Flaws to KEV List, Mandates May 2026 Fix Deadline
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced on Friday that four actively exploited vulnerabilities – affecting SimpleHelp, Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server and D‑Link DIR‑823X routers – have been added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CISA set...
America Trembles as Transportation Secretary Announces Plans for Air Traffic Controllers to Lean on AI Tools
The U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the FAA’s $12 billion Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories (SMART) program, which will embed AI tools from Palantir, Thales SA and Air Space Intelligence into air‑traffic management. The initiative promises to shift flight...
Daily Mail – AI Facial Recognition Wrongly Flags a Software Engineer and Midwife as Criminals
British software engineer Alvi Choudhury and pregnant midwife Rennea Nelson were both arrested after live facial‑recognition systems mistakenly identified them as criminals. Choudhury was taken from his Southampton home for a crime committed in Milton Keynes, while Nelson was detained in...
Car Deplatforming Threatens Personal Mobility and Freedom.
Meanwhile, Car deplatforming is a thing. Once this capability is in place, your freedom of movement with your own property will be decided by a faceless bureaucrat. I can imagine the car of the future requiring you to scan your...
Judges Should Use Social Media to Democratize Courts
I look forward to chatting with my fellow Georgian @katieleebarlow on “In the Courts” (@fox5dc) this evening about my latest article, “Democratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage ‘We the People’ Through Social-Media Platforms.” https://t.co/KRVMRkJ6uI
Kristian Stout and Michael Calabrese: The FCC Lets Satellite Innovation Breathe
The FCC is poised to vote on a draft order that would replace the 1990s‑era Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD) limits with a performance‑based framework for non‑geostationary satellite constellations. The new rules would assess actual interference on legacy geostationary systems...
EU Demands Real‑time Google Search Feed, Privacy at Risk
tl;dr: the EU wants to force Google to make a real time feed of all searches done on Google, with bullshit privacy protections, available to any EU company or researcher who wants it. Complying is evil. A future EU government should...
China Bars Firing Workers Replaced by AI
“Beijing’s government published a ruling that firms could not fire employees replaced by AI. Doing so…was akin to ‘offloading’ risks from technological change onto workers, whom firms ‘enjoying the benefits of AI’ had a duty to protect.” https://t.co/v6ER57UJ8X
Seattle Mayor’s Bus Lane Plan Triggers Driver Outcry as Denny Way Reconfiguration Begins
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson launched the Denny Way Bus Reliability Project, converting a general‑purpose lane into a dedicated bus corridor. The move, aimed at improving reliability for Route 8’s 8,000 daily riders, has provoked sharp criticism from drivers who fear added...
AI Enables Government Spy on Journalists' Sources, Lawmakers Alarmed
Frightening read for all journalists trying to protect sourcing. AI is making it very easy for the government to spy on you. Some lawmakers are worried. https://t.co/BYj8BbMWYh via @nbcnews
U.S. Looks Into Regulating Prediction Market Sites Like Kalshi and Polymarket
U.S. regulators are probing prediction‑market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket after the first criminal indictment involving a Special Forces soldier who allegedly earned $400,000 by trading on classified military information. The case shows that anonymous crypto‑based accounts can be...
Cass County Emergency Alerts Cancel Tornado Warning During Belton EF1 Tornado
Cass County's Emergency Services Board and the Everbridge platform mistakenly sent five cancellation alerts while an EF1 tornado ripped through Belton on April 17. The error, occurring within 17 minutes, highlighted vulnerabilities in telecom‑based public‑safety communications.
SEBI Chief Calls for Vision‑Led Tech Framework as Indian Markets Face Disruption
At SEBI’s Foundation Day, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey announced a push for a vision‑led, technology‑centric regulatory framework to safeguard India’s $120 billion annual capital formation market. He highlighted AI‑enabled supervision, e‑office migration and data‑analytics capacity as core pillars.
FAA Launches Biggest ATC Modernization Since the Jet Age, Adding Fiber Optics and Digital Strips
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a multi‑year, $?? billion modernization of the U.S. air‑traffic‑control system, replacing half of the legacy copper network with fiber‑optic lines, upgrading thousands of radios and radars, and digitizing flight‑strip processes. The plan also sparked a...
Thailand Pilots AI‑Enabled Custom Fertiliser Programme To Reduce Costs For Farmers
Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the Ministry of Agriculture have launched a six‑month pilot that uses AI to create farm‑specific fertilizer blends. The system, built by the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, combines...
Withdraw AI Policy, Malatsi Told, as Fake Citations Row Grows
South Africa’s communications minister Solly Malatsi withdrew the 86‑page draft national AI policy after News24 exposed at least six fabricated academic citations within its 67‑reference list. The scandal sparked criticism from opposition parties, the DA’s own senior figures, and former...
Karnataka Drafting Responsible AI Framework To Embrace ‘I-Governance’: Priyank Kharge
Karnataka has formed a responsible‑AI committee to draft a policy framework that will guide the state’s transition from traditional e‑governance to “i‑governance,” an AI‑driven public‑service model. The pilot phase includes semi‑autonomous chatbots for grievance handling, image‑verification tools for crop loss...
UAE Launches Agentic AI Framework to Overhaul Government Services
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced a government‑wide Agentic AI framework on April 24, 2026, aiming to embed autonomous AI into public services. The rollout is expected to generate a wave of consulting engagements as ministries seek expertise to...
Czech Law Forces Digital Reporting of All Foreign Employees by April 2026
Effective 1 April 2026, Czech employers must submit every foreign‑national employment event exclusively via three Ministry‑run electronic channels. Non‑compliance can trigger administrative fines of up to CZK 3 million (≈ $132,000) and jeopardise work permits, prompting a rapid scramble for HR‑tech solutions.
UK Police Raid Eight London Sites in First Large‑Scale Crackdown on Illegal P2P Crypto Trading
British police, working with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and tax officials, visited eight London locations tied to suspected illegal peer‑to‑peer crypto cash‑trading operations. The coordinated raids resulted in cease‑and‑desist letters and evidence that will feed criminal investigations, underscoring the...
New Bill in California Senate Could Turn Your Home Battery Into a Moneymaker
California Senate Bill 913 would let utilities count residential backup batteries as real power plants, enabling them to be bundled into virtual power plants. The bill follows a surge of roughly 8,000 new home batteries each month, adding about 100 MW...
Defense Acquisition Leaders Eye AI to Cut Contracting Delays
A RealClearDefense analysis warns that U.S. defense acquisition timelines have ballooned from under 90 days to roughly 300 days and calls on officials to adopt AI and digital transformation tools. The piece outlines three ways AI could accelerate reviews, reduce...
Microsoft and Australian Government Launch $18 B AI Skilling Drive to Train 3 Million by 2028
Microsoft and the Australian government have unveiled a joint AI skilling initiative that aims to train three million Australians in workforce‑ready AI skills by 2028. The program is funded by a broader A$25 billion ($18 billion) investment in digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and...
Nigeria's Central Bank Secures Backing for New Digital Banking Safeguards
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest digital banking framework, which caps first‑day mobile app transactions at ₦20,000 (≈$26) and mandates device binding, received formal endorsement from the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria. The institute praised the measures as a...
Netherlands Signs €0 Deal with STACKIT to Shift Government Cloud to Europe
The Netherlands has inked a contract with German cloud provider STACKIT to host government data within the EU, aiming to curb dependence on U.S. tech giants. Ministers say the move strengthens digital resilience and sparks European market growth.
How Bogota Is Using Shared Data to Link Housing, Mobility and Climate
Bogotá’s "Revitaliza tu Barrio" programme is merging housing, mobility and climate resilience into a single territorial strategy, leveraging a shared spatial data platform called IDECA. The initiative has already reached over one million people in 75 neighbourhoods, delivering 289,000 m² of...
America’s Data Crisis: Saving Trusted Facts Is Essential to Democracy
A coalition of researchers, technologists, and civic leaders is urging a coordinated national program to safeguard the United States' most critical public datasets. The proposal outlines a ten‑step, AI‑enabled framework that begins with scanning the federal data ecosystem to catalog...
CTA Breaks Ground on $5.7 B Red Line Extension as Federal Funding Hangs in Balance
The Chicago Transit Authority launched construction on the first station of its $5.7 billion Red Line extension, while a $2 billion federal grant remains frozen pending a June court decision. The project promises 12,500 construction jobs and faster commutes for the Far...
Metropolitan Police Probes AI Tool After Misconduct Flags Hundreds of Officers
The Metropolitan Police has opened investigations into more than 600 officers after an AI system flagged alleged misconduct, leading to three arrests and dozens of disciplinary notices. The move highlights growing reliance on algorithmic oversight within government agencies and raises...
Wisconsin Sets First Dedicated Data‑Center Electricity Rates, Targeting Energy Costs
Wisconsin’s public utility regulators approved dedicated electricity rates for data centers, requiring them to pay the full cost of additional energy resources. The decision, announced at a Wisconsin Tech Council luncheon, arrives as the state evaluates 47 new data‑center proposals...
Waymo Robotaxi Breaches Police Cordon in London, Safety Driver Suspended
Waymo’s autonomous test vehicle entered a police‑set crime‑scene cordon on Harlesden High Street, narrowly missing an officer before stopping. The incident prompted an apology from Waymo and the suspension of the on‑board safety driver while regulators review the breach. The...
Google Wallet Adds Support for Three More Digital Passport IDs on Android
Google Wallet for Android now lets users add passport IDs from Brazil, Singapore and Taiwan, expanding beyond its earlier support for U.S. and U.K. passports. The three‑step onboarding captures a photo of the info page, scans the passport’s embedded NFC...
CISA Flags Persistent FIRESTARTER Backdoor on Cisco ASA Firewalls in Federal Network
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has identified a persistent FIRESTARTER backdoor on Cisco ASA firewalls used by a federal civilian agency. The malware survived patches for CVE‑2025‑20333 and CVE‑2025‑20362, prompting an updated emergency directive and a nationwide...
NYC's SuperSpeeders Bill Tests Smart Auto Safety vs Car Overuse
The SuperSpeeders bill is also a useful test of whether NYC is going to use autonomous and semi-autonomous technology intelligently, to cut known and imminent danger to the public by reducing the control that the worst drivers have over their...
ADVP and NO2ID Back DVS Framework From Opposing Perspectives
The UK’s Digital Verification Service (DVS) trust framework is gaining backing from both the Association of Document Verification Professionals (ADVP) and the civil‑rights group NO2ID, despite their historically opposite views on centralized identity. ADVP championed DVS‑certified providers as a way...
Participatory Modelling and Simulation to Improve AI-Based Public Social Services
The new open‑access volume presents a suite of agent‑based simulations that examine AI’s role in welfare‑related public services across nine countries. It emphasizes participatory modelling to ensure AI systems are context‑specific, adaptive, and aligned with diverse societal values. Case studies...
My Best Idea: Decision Markets
On April 25 1996 the author posted the first description of “decision markets,” a hybrid of prediction markets and decision theory that prices outcomes conditional on specific choices. The idea builds on two long‑standing concepts: markets’ ability to aggregate dispersed information and...
FCC Paperwork Dispute Threatens Rural Wireless Broadband Rollout
Brevet Capital, managing about $2.5 billion, faces an FCC‑driven revocation of spectrum licenses after a paperwork error in a 2021 bankruptcy transfer. The dispute could stall high‑speed internet expansion to underserved rural areas and deter future private‑sector investment in satellite spectrum.