Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced on July 10 that the state is awarding a total of $750,000 to eight Kentucky-based tech companies as part of the state’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) matching funds program.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul launched a website on July 2 that provides resources for school districts across the state as they prepare to implement “bell-to-bell” restrictions on student use of smartphones for the coming school year.

Nevada officially launched the state’s Office of Information Security & Cyber Defense (OISCD) on July 1 and appointed Adam Miller as its inaugural deputy director.

The U.S. Senate voted early Tuesday morning to drop from its reconciliation legislation a controversial 10-year moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence tech after the proposed ban met significant bipartisan pushback.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has appointed Gaspare LoDuca vice president for information systems and technology (IS&T) and chief information officer (CIO), with a start date of Aug. 18.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law S.7672A/A.6769A, which aims to enhance the cybersecurity of state and local government networks across the state.

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.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and Google have published a new guide for cities to use when developing their municipal artificial intelligence strategies.

Santa Clara University’s (SCU) School of Engineering is launching a new interdisciplinary Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) program, aimed at preparing students to lead in the fast-evolving field of artificial intelligence.

Sens. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., ranking member of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., chair of the subcommittee, announced on Thursday the reconstitution of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Working Group.