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The cancellation of federal Digital Equity Act program grants in May created uncertainty for some broadband efforts in California. Even so, officials say they are resolved to leverage existing networks and relationships to continue.
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“Ed” the chatbot has been unplugged entirely in the wake of the apparent financial collapse of Boston-based AllHere Education, the company that provided the technology.
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The bills, both signed by the governor, allow the California Department of Public Health and the Interagency Council on Homelessness to expand data sharing in their respective areas.
The department is recruiting for a cloud application architect and a senior cloud engineer.
The attack was detected Friday and doesn’t appear to be related to the CrowdStrike software update that paralyzed Windows computers around the world and affected governments, airlines and other agencies last week, court officials said
The California Highway Patrol’s five largest purchases between April 1 and June 30 included switches and other network gear, radio equipment and notebook computers.
The state oversight panel held a virtual hearing on artificial intelligence in May; this is the second such hearing. Speakers at Thursday’s hearing will include representatives of academia and industry.
A new lawsuit says the city has ignored its law that requires elected official approval for facial recognition use for at least four years, allowing officers to use whatever surveillance techniques they choose.
The position will supervise the Employment Development Department’s enterprise IT operations, including all associated hardware/software/service components and the confidential and sensitive data used at the EDD.
The Office of Planning and Research, now known as the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, is set to receive nearly $8 million for IT infrastructure in 2024 and 2025.
A flawed update for cybersecurity software from the company CrowdStrike caused many Windows machines to crash. Around the globe, hospitals, airlines, 911 services, banks and others reported disruptions.
The trade group Chamber for Progress, which represents tech giants like Meta, Google and X, is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to kill bills that would add new financial liability rules and limit the use of addictive algorithms.
That’s one of the main ideas driving a deal between Geographic Solutions and California prison authorities. The company’s software is helping give soon-to-be-released inmates a chance to apply for jobs.
“Veracode staked an early leadership position with our first-to-market AI-powered solution Veracode Fix, and we’re putting our foot on the gas to extend that leadership,” he told Industry Insider — California. “I’m honored and humbled to lead Veracode in its next chapter.”
Industry Insider — California has updated its agency and department budgets page, allowing members to view data for allocations across state agencies and topic areas.
The positions are in the Department of Child Support Services, the California State Lottery, the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration and the Employment Development Department.
“Switching to a .gov domain provides further assurance to the public that the information found on our website is official, trusted information,” said Yolo County’s chief technology officer, Lee Gerney.
The State Controller’s Office, already out to bid for a system integrator for the massive modernization effort, plans to release three more solicitations this year to support its eventual system integrator.
The California Air Resources Board is seeking a chief information officer for its Office of Information Services, while the California Department of Technology is looking for a project director to oversee high-priority initiatives.
Citing unnecessary work and redundancy, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have put new annual reporting mandates around the state’s Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative.
The police department plans to install drones strategically — docked on roofs in central, east and west Elk Grove — so that they can be deployed quickly to respond to 911 calls.
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