The city will connect four noise-spotting devices to license plate-reading cameras. The intent, Mayor Dorinda Borer said, is to document egregious violations of engine revving and after-market muffler sounds.

The International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Pittsburgh will entail 86 workshops, 180 exhibitors and presentations about pioneering work in robotics, computers and autonomous systems.

In California, AVs are regulated by state agencies, but San Diego City Council members recently approved a resolution urging the state to give local authorities control over deployment.

The Ratepayer Protection Act is intended to address rising electricity prices by requiring state regulators to consider adopting standards to ensure that large data centers pay for needed electric grid upgrades.

Florida International University has pledged to bring a powerful new quantum computer to campus to support research in environmental sustainability, drug development and security.

Ten years after helping the University of Oregon open a new science campus, Phil and Penny Knight continue to support STEM education at the university with a donation to establish a College of Engineering.

The Florida Department of Transportation has directed all automated license plate readers be removed from state roads by Sept. 30. Local traffic enforcement cameras are among those not affected.

A year after lawmakers assigned a task force to study the effects of screen time in elementary school, the group is recommending a minimization of “nonessential” technology use and limits on gaming and social media.

A year after Texas lawmakers enacted a statewide ban on cellphones in schools, Gov. Greg Abbott said at a recent campaign stop at Del Mar College that he thought technology should only be used for specific lessons.

Unsettling news stories about AI in the media may prompt school leaders to take a harder look at ed-tech tools that incorporate the technology, learn more about it and be deliberate in their approach.