UK AI Strategy Strong on Paper, Weak in Practice
The UK’s #AI Plan Shows Progress On Paper, But What About In Practice? by Tarek Nseir @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/qkRb0MhnlY #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML #DL https://t.co/BIorRIribG
Beijing Launches Robot Arm for Seamless Toll Payments
Beijing Unveils #Robot Arm for Effortless Toll Payments by @levelsio #Robotics #TechForGood #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech https://t.co/fc7whEciNd
Chinese AI Cuts China Emissions, Boosts US, Japan
China's CAS released an LLM for carbon emissions accounting. The model apparently reduces China's contributions to emissions but increases US and Japan's. Is it open source, has anyone looked at it to see how it differs? Wrapping this in increasing...
Tech Can Map NYC Trees in Under an Hour
One initiative took more than 2,000 volunteers more than 30,000 hours to count the street trees in New York City. Tech can help do that in under an hour. https://t.co/oZkG1xDMYJ #infrastructure #IoT #AI #5G #cloud #edge #futureofwork @PurdueAg https://t.co/bXPL7YCBOl
Ask Your Burning Questions About MTA's New App
Any thoughts/questions about the MTA's new app? What would you ask the MTA about the app, if you were asking the MTA things about the app?
Dubai Mandates Unified Digital Ecosystem for All Services
“The mandate is for all Dubai government entities to integrate services for individuals and businesses into a unified digital ecosystem within one year.” https://t.co/wzblmha9rF #AI #SmartCities
US Archives Release Nazi Party Records for Public Search
The US National Archives opened up Nazi party member cards and @DIEZEIT made them searchable so German families can examine their heritage. MAGA be aware: Your descendants will ask what you did in fascist America. They will judge you. https://t.co/Vhn8osAgSE
Palo Alto Youth Demand City Promote Induction Stoves
These Palo Alto kids are pushing the city to promote induction stoves #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/xEcKA2C36b
Google AI Predicts Flash Floods 24‑hours Early, Saving Lives
Google's new AI can predict flash floods 24 hours before they strike. How it works: > Uses Gemini to extract confirmed flood locations and times from global news > Builds a dataset of past events that never formally existed. > That dataset feeds a...
AI-Powered Digital Forestry Streamlines City Tree Inventories
AI and digital forestry will help cities conduct tree inventories easily, quickly, and thoroughly. https://t.co/oZkG1xDMYJ #infrastructure #IoT #AI #5G #cloud #edge #futureofwork @PurdueAg https://t.co/nkxlc4g8Ur
Beijing Targets AI‑Powered Classrooms Nationwide by 2030
Beijing wants AI in every classroom by 2030, and pilot schools are already using AI to teach English, grade art, and screen kids for psychological problems. Check out our latest deep dive: https://t.co/jSQZaCR5la @tarbellcenter
FCC Proposes Ban on Pre‑2024 Chinese Tech
ICYMI: @FCC on Friday proposed barring Chinese tech on the Covered List added in 2024 or earlier https://t.co/SObMOT0jXm
House Democrats Praise Tech-Neutral BEAD, Overlook Biden Credit
19 House Democrats sent a March 27 letter to @ArielleRothNTIA highly critical of BEAD contract changes sought by @SpaceX & @Starlink with state subgrantees. Still, here’s one nugget that deserved better coverage. The House Dems said, “The current administration appropriately...
EU Deadlock Halts Child‑Abuse Scanning Rules, Tech Firms Continue Voluntarily
Meta, Google, Snap Blast EU Deadlock Over Child Protection Rules Lapse The EU failed to renew CSAM scanning rules before Apr 3, leaving platforms in legal limbo Major tech firms have warned the lapse could let child abuse material spread undetected Google, Meta,...
Call for Better Voting Standards Like @AskTSA
MyPOV: we should at least have a standard as good as @AskTSA for voting. Voting in California: All in Favor, Say ‘Arf’ https://t.co/A0Zv2LzSJ6
Bureaucratic Procurement Fails in Rapid Tech Era
In an age of cheap, disruptive, rapidly improving technology, the old top down, bureaucracy-heavy ways of doing military procurement just don't cut it.
Maine Leads Nationwide Push to Ban New Data Centers
JUST IN: Maine is about to become the first US state to ban new data centers. And 10 other states are right behind it. Maine wants to freeze massive construction projects until late 2027. The bill passed the Democratic-controlled House (with Republican support)....
Iran Mandates Crypto Tolls for Ships in Strait of Hormuz
JUST IN: Iran is now requiring cryptocurrency payments as tolls for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
UK Tightens Energy Cybersecurity After Poland Attack
UK defining stronger energy cybersecurity rules after Poland attack #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/UAgNu4x2di
Governments Must Build AI Capacity or Be Outpaced
“The choice, as [Luukas Ilves] frames it, isn’t between an AI-equipped government and a simpler, more human-scaled one. It’s between a government that develops its own capacity and one that gets outrun by the people exploiting its absence.” — ...
Chery's AiMOGA Humanoid Robot Becomes Chinese Traffic Officer
Chery’s AiMOGA Humanoid #Robot Joins Traffic Police in China by @XRoboHub #AI #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/f4FqZMn1FK
Key Takeaways on Upcoming Federal AI Regulations
Emerging Federal AI Policy: What to Know and How to Prepare | JD Supra https://t.co/vlCQXK7HGf #AIGovernance https://t.co/XQ16MHItI8
AI Empowers Citizens to Make Governments Transparent and Accountable
Something I've been thinking about - I am bullish on people (empowered by AI) increasing the visibility, legibility and accountability of their governments. Historically, it is the governments that act to make society legible (e.g. "Seeing like a state" is the...
US Government Skips RSAC, Leaving Critical Cybersecurity Gap
‘Missed opportunity’: US government’s absence from RSAC Conference leaves stark void | Cybersecurity Dive Wish we could set aside politics and work together to defend the home front. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/3b0emOT5nX
New US AI Framework Guides State and Local Leaders
US | New National AI Framework: What State and Local Leaders Need to Know https://t.co/mNTxas3KrL #AIGovernance https://t.co/di3jDSbqFG
Netherlands Hides Waste Underground for Cleaner Streets
Underground Waste Systems: The Netherlands’ Secret to Spotless Streets by @HowThingsWork_ #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/7i29BjZhI9
Live Facial Recognition Scans Millions on UK High Streets Daily
"'Live' facial recognition cameras, which scan the faces of passers-by to search for wanted people in real time, now regularly appear on British high streets" 8.6m faces scanned in 2025. 😱 If only the UK had stayed in the EU... #EUAIAct https://t.co/N0XKWoy0gL
Regulators' Data Mandate Created Massive Identity Leak
A fintech left tens of thousands of government identity docs on a public server for 5 years. Not rogue behavior. Standard behavior under a framework that mandates collection but not protection. Regulators built the honeypot. Companies just filled it. https://t.co/xpczIoR9i0
CASS‑Ready Address Software: A Mind‑blowing Experience
I used to work at a company that did premier USPS address correction (CASS certification) software. And oh my God.
New Tool Summarizes 36 State Permitting Reform Resources
No Time to Read 36 Resources on State Permitting Reform? We Built an Easy-to-Use Tool That Will Do It for You. #energysky -- via RMI https://t.co/8Oravywaqf
Virginia, Texas Lead New Data Center Regulation Wave
How Virginia, Texas, and Other States Are Starting to Regulate Data Centers #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/o1X9pP2Zc8 https://t.co/um8OSslPeJ
Inland Rail Introduces Solar-Powered Level Crossings in Australia
Inland Rail deploys solar-powered level crossings in Australia #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/58zXmONJL6
AI Can Boost Government Transparency by Redacting Data
Too much of this is moral panic and hand-waving. Freedom of information is fundamental to our democracy, and it's currently under threat. If AI tools can make government more transparent and do so more quickly, then why not try? https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/03/BC-Government-AI-Redact-Personal-Information/
Maine Becomes First State to Ban Data Centers
Maine Set to be the First State to Ban Data Centers #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/JhoOfihGEy https://t.co/sWiYhWVE1G
China Releases Draft Ethical Review Guidelines for AI
Notice from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and eight other departments on Issuing the "Trial Measures for Ethical Review and Service of Artificial Intelligence Technology" https://t.co/S6lAEoicuu https://t.co/rf6ZaQxqZY
Ireland Trials Digital ID for Social Media Age Verification
Ireland tests digital ID to verify the age of social media users https://t.co/sO1OiHmtL7 via @livfletcher_ https://t.co/osBv2zITtO
Pentagon's Access Demand Leads to First US AI Blacklist
The US government blacklisted an AI company for the first time in American history. Anthropic was already deep inside classified systems. Then the Pentagon demanded unrestricted access. Anthropic said no. Got labelled a national security risk. OpenAI rushed in with their...
Minimal AI Savings Dampen Municipal Switch Incentive
Former head of M&A at $CSU on how AI affects switching costs "The delta in terms of potential cost saving is minimal and the incentive to switch becomes less. If you're managing whatever it is for a municipality, say in Europe,...
700 EVs Demonstrate Viable Redispatch Capability in Germany
German pilot shows 700 EVs can provide redispatch services #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/o6EGIKt7Sw
Government Payroll Overhauls Frequently Turn Into Boondoggles
Complex Systems has been acquired by… darn, a day late for a topical April Fool’s joke. No, this week’s episode is about payroll systems, with an extended riff on why government payroll revamps so often turn into boondoggles.
Only 1,253 of 1.2 Million Eligible Enrolled, Study Finds
D.C. Memo: Benton Researcher Says ‘No Meaningful Opportunity’ to Know if N.Y.’s Affordable Broadband Law Is Working; Benton's Caroline Stratton found 1,253 New York households enrolled in ABA plans in 2025 based on a partial data set. About...
FCC Cracks Down on Foreign Bank Impersonation Scams
FCC Acts to Protect U.S. Consumers from Bank Impersonation Scams Linked to Suspicious Foreign Call Traffic https://t.co/4LNmknNXR0
Northwestel Secures Multi-Year Telesat Lightspeed Deal for Rural Broadband
Canada's @northwestel signs multi-year contract for @Telesat Lightspeed capacity, part of Telesat's CAD 600M ($432M) capacity pool agreement w/ Canada government to reduce costs for rural broadband access. Northwestel coverage map: https://t.co/ITYDkWqUS1
Starlink's $35 Fee Challenges Broadband Affordability Goals
Question for @elonmusk: How do you expect state broadband affordability laws and the federal $42.45 billion BEAD program to succeed if you keep charging $35 for a monthly a @Starlink plan? https://t.co/NqXTOLBbYQ
Rising Physical Grid Attacks Prompt AI‑Powered Defense Surge
Physical attacks on the energy grid are rising in the US, Canada, and all over the world. Companies and research institutes are using cameras, radar, and AI to boost their defenses. https://spectrum.ieee.org/power-grid-attack-security-gridex
Pipelines Pose Greater Security Risks Than Ships
Problem is pipelines are much harder to defend, easier to rupture and cyberattack than ships unless you bury everything far underground which is exceedingly difficult.
Maine to Freeze New Data Centers Amid AI Boom
Maine is poised to freeze large data-center construction, which would make it the first state to enact such a measure as communities across the U.S. grapple with fallout from the AI boom https://t.co/aRHZa3rcqL via @WSJ
EU Pushes Data‑sharing Rules to Level Market Information
Efforts to level the informational playing field across firms — by mandating data-sharing or expanding access to consumer risk information — are increasingly at the centre of Europe’s digital regulatory agenda. https://t.co/3koMS2B5Ui
Government AI Delivers $400K Savings, Hours‑Long Turnaround
Government AI Is Showing Its Work — and the Numbers Are Real: $400K Saved, Months to Hours, 70% Call Resolution. This month, three public-sector organizations shared concrete results from AI deployments on @Google Cloud. These aren't vague pilot promises — they're...
Cognitive Infrastructure Becomes Essential for Growing Megacities
When Cities Start Thinking: The Rise Of Cognitive Infrastructure. Building The Cognitive City @Forbes Also, increased use of sensors/AI they can become tools or threats. In Tehran, street cameras were used to track the Ayatollah. https://t.co/j5Q1MPqHJ5 Cities are growing at...