Commissioner Jim Borden said the vote follows concern for neighbors’ privacy and protecting personal information. County leaders said they want to know exactly who is getting information from the cameras and where that data goes after a camera reads a plate.
New York City school leaders have temporarily banned generative artificial intelligence (AI) from kindergarten through eighth-grade classrooms, a move made to restrict classroom technology. District officials there said they decided to do so to protect students’ critical thinking skills.
The city of Chelsea is launching a “Digital Budget Book,” which they said gives residents an “unprecedented look at how their tax dollars are being invested around the city.”
We now know how much Alabama’s cut will be of a multi-billion dollar settlement that states negotiated with Meta, parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Meta.
Flock Safety cameras are facing new scrutiny as communities debate their role in public safety, privacy and law enforcement. Some said the technology can help officers investigate crimes and locate vehicles, while critics question how the cameras and the data they collect are used.
Enter Story Project, a brand new app that is quietly changing how families hold onto each other. It’s a concept so beautifully simple, and deeply human, that you’ll wonder why nobody built it sooner, and it all started with a personal tragedy right here in Birmingham.
Students with Tuscaloosa City Schools will likely never meet Jay Peterson, but his work keeps classrooms cool during the extreme heat Alabama has been experiencing. Heat so extreme that First Alert Weather Days were declared.
Flock Safety, the developer of controversial cameras that automatically scan license plates to detect criminals, announced Thursday they are making four primary policy changes.
Aliceville High School has launched an artificial intelligence app called Teacher AI, funded by a $900,000 Chance Grant through the Alabama Department of Education.
A newly-filed Alabama Power contract offers the public a rare glimpse at how Alabama Power proposes to serve a controversial data center in Jefferson County and how difficult it can be to for citizens evaluate the deal.
Imagine being the victim of a crime, then waiting years for the suspect to actually go to trial. It’s something that often happens and now the Tuscaloosa County District Attorney’s (DA) Office is working to prevent that.
More than a third of local government agencies across the country were hit by ransomware last year — and cybersecurity leaders say many small towns are especially vulnerable.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced a multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app, Cash App.
The machine hooks up to a cap that goes on top of the patient’s head. From there, the Paxman helps prevent hair loss and encourages regrowth of hair that has fallen out due to chemotherapy.
Alabama has reached a $12.2 million settlement with Roblox and secured an injunction forcing the online gaming platform to implement safety reforms designed to prevent adults from communicating with children under 16, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Tuesday.
With the start of the new school year less than a month away for some school districts, school leaders are being trained now on how the new cell phone pouch works.
City Hall says the funding to pay for the construction is coming from three sources: the American Rescue Plan, Public Safety Contingency Fund, and the city’s general fund.
Andreas Mazabel, a planning advisor at Trust & Will, highlights the significance of developing a financial plan to achieve personal goals and stresses the subsequent need for an estate plan.
You may have forgotten your phone in the car before. In normal weather that might not be a problem but in the summer when temperatures can rise to over 100 degrees in minutes, it can permanently damage the phone’s battery.
Most of us know businesses collect information while shopping and browsing online, but we don’t know to what extent and how it’s being used. That’s because they’re not required to tell.
There are tabs in the app that allow you to contact the department or submit a tip about a crime and more. The app is available for free on the Apple Store and Google Play.
You could end up harming your computer by accidentally misspelling websites. We speak with a cyber security expert about "typosquatting" and why its important to bookmark your favorite sites!
