The application window for the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program opened last week, including funds for schools and other public agencies to spend on promoting digital equity among underserved groups.
Various Microsoft 365 and Azure services went down for about eight hours Tuesday. This time, a distributed denial-of-service attack, and a mishap with the company’s cyber defenses, were behind the outage.
As much of communication is handed over to connected devices, the newest product from RapidSOS offers processing for sensor-initiated 911 calls. The company is also focused on firefighting tech.
A report published by Quizlet based on a survey of 1,500 educators and students found that use of artificial intelligence is increasing while optimism about its potential is not, and users want guidance on use cases.
An online questionnaire completed by 500 parents shows nearly half of children ages 7 to 14 are using AI tools, with boys slightly more likely to do so than girls, and most commonly doing it for fun.
The state’s new Disability Information Hub offers information about state programs, resources and assistance for people with disabilities. Their input helped guide its development and design.
