This week IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft all said they would halt sales of facial recognition to US police and called on Congress to impose rules on use of the technology. A police reform bill introduced in the House of Representatives Monday by prominent Democrats in response to weeks of protest over racist policing practices would […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office before signing an … [+] executive order related to regulating social media on May 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump’s executive order could lead to attempts to punish companies such as Twitter and Google for attempting to point out factual inconsistencies
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Under the CARES Act passed on March 27, 2020, independent contractors, small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers are eligible to receive a government grant of up to $10,000. The SBA sometimes refers to these grants as “advances,” but you are not required to repay this money to the government. The application process involves filling out
Almost overnight, public information officers and digital media directors in government agencies across the country had to switch gears into what’s looking like a long-haul crisis response. As offices were abandoned and children sent home from schools, it quickly became clear that the COVID-19 response was going to be anything but typical. Now, as these
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We might assume that social media and government don’t mix. The reality, though? Government agencies and officials represent some of the most engaged with users on social media at large. And in terms of social media’s ability to “do good,” look no further than government accounts such as those run by the CDC, NASA and
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By JAMES ANDERSON | The Associated Press Denver — In this post-impeachment era of divisiveness and deadlock in the nation’s capital, Uncle Sam has a message for top U.S. technologists: I Still Want You. A Washington-based nerd strike force called the U.S. Digital Service is seeking private-sector coders, programmers and software engineers to make government
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Denver — In this post-impeachment era of divisiveness and deadlock in the nation’s capital, Uncle Sam has a message for top U.S. technologists: I Still Want You. A Washington-based nerd strike force called the U.S. Digital Service is seeking private-sector coders, programmers and software engineers to make government user-friendly for a tech-savvy U.S. public. Launched
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The global energy scenario has been experiencing a tremendous change with shifting trends toward the adoption of green energy. Wind energy market, currently one of the most trending business verticals, is a major recipient of this change. Since ages, fossil fuels had been primarily deployed for fulfilling energy requirements, however, their usage has been leading
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Email service provider Campaign Monitor has released its annual global email benchmarks report, offering marketers a glimpse into email marketing performance across industries. Government organizations topped the list as having the highest open rates of over 30% — an increase of nearly 11% over the course of 2019. The Automotive and Aerospace industry had the
One of those trips to Afghanistan was at the request of the Navy. New flavors of unmanned aerial systems (which I’m just going to call drones) are being deployed constantly, they’re getting cheaper, and they can do all kinds of nasty things to American forces. The Navy needed a flexible, continuously evolving method for sensing
