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A looming public safety crisis that government IT can avert
The end of copper telephone lines could spell trouble for the delivery of emergency services.
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Why Google, Bing and other search engines’ embrace of generative AI threatens $68 billion SEO industry
COMMENTARY | Search engines are expected to increasingly incorporate generative AI.
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What is a virtual power plant? An energy expert explains
COMMENTARY | Virtual power sources typically are quicker to site and build, and can be cleaner and cheaper to operate, than new power plants.
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3 keys to CX success
COMMENTARY | Start small, build integrated experiences and keep pace with technology.
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New technique uses near-miss particle physics to peer into quantum world
COMMENTARY | Two physicists explain how they are measuring wobbling tau particles.
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Generative AI is set to transform crisis management
COMMENTARY | The emerging technology's versatility offers a wide variety of promising applications in disaster relief, and opens up facing real time analyses with tangible applications in the real world.
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AI disinformation is a threat to elections
COMMENTARY | Learning to spot Russian, Chinese and Iranian meddling in other countries can help the US prepare for 2024.
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New legislation means working with hackers – here's why that's good news
COMMENTARY | Contractors who work on government systems need to be able to accept vulnerability reports from ethical hackers
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How better data can support military training and performance
COMMENTARY | Wearable computers along with AR and VR capabilities can generate data to customize military training to enhance performance and improve the mental and physical health of trainees throughout their service and the rest of their lives.
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Remote workers are more aware of cybersecurity risks than in-office employees: new study
COMMENTARY | Remote workers lack the same institutional cyber protection as their in-office colleagues.
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It's too soon to regulate AI
COMMENTARY | While restrictions and export controls related to specific compute and hardware platforms are possible, it is virtually impossible to monitor and enforce how these widely available computing platforms are actually used.
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The government management paradox
COMMENTARY | Change is hard, but agencies can significantly improve their operational performance to deliver on highly complex programs.
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Spending time in space can harm the human body
COMMENTARY | But scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars
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Solving government employee experience crisis
COMMENTARY | When equipped with leading-edge technology and supported by private sector partners who understand and value the government's mission, federal employees can better serve the citizens that depend on government service.
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What is USB-C? A computer engineer explains the one device connector to rule them all
COMMENTARY | With pressure from the European Union, Apple has thrown in the towel on its Lightning connector in favor of the standard USB-C.
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NASA report finds no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial
COMMENTARY | NASA’s UAP study team and newly appointed director of UAP research represent growing efforts to study and declassify UFO-related data.
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Why humans can’t trust AI
COMMENTARY | You don’t know how it works, what it’s going to do or whether it’ll serve your interests.
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Quantum information science is rarely taught in high school – here’s why that matters
COMMENTARY | Many students attend high schools that don’t offer physics.
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Remembering reinventing government 30 years later
Commentary | Steve Kelman remembers how Al Gore's Reinventing Government effort helped change federal procurement.
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What is geospatial intelligence?
COMMENTARY | A geographer explains the powerful melding of maps and data.
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