Tech Xplore - local governments

Virginia, Amazon announce $35 billion data center plan

Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion in new data centers in Virginia under a deal with the state, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday.

Jan 21, 2023

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How to help UK households manage rising energy bills, and decarbonize at the same time

The cost of electricity rose sixfold between January 2021 and November 2022 as the impact of the COVID pandemic combined with Russia's invasion of Ukraine to push up wholesale energy prices.

Jan 20, 2023

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Cyberattack keeps Iowa's largest school district closed

An apparent cyberattack on Iowa's largest school district has led officials to cancel classes for 30,000 students for a second day as technicians scramble to protect data and restore the computer system, the district's leader ...

Jan 11, 2023

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Silicon Valley debate over Twitter divides county leaders in the heart of it

The thorny national debate about Twitter's future skidded into Silicon Valley's largest local government this month as Santa Clara County grappled over whether it should abandon the increasingly contentious social media platform ...

Dec 27, 2022

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Clean Air Act dramatically cut vehicle pollution, but inequities remain

The 1972 Clean Air Act has driven spectacular decreases in pollution from U.S. passenger vehicles but poses a challenge for pollution policy in poor communities, according to the first comprehensive study of air pollution ...

Dec 7, 2022

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Tax rebates for solar power ineffective for low-income Americans, but study finds a different incentive works

When a new consumer technology makes its debut, whether it's a smartphone or an electric car, its adoption rate typically follows a predictable path. The first buyers come from a narrow slice of high-income users or tech ...

Nov 16, 2022

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Electric air taxi company Archer plans $118M Georgia factory

A California company seeking to build small electric aircraft says it will invest $118 million to construct a plant near Atlanta, eventually hiring up to 1,000 people.

Nov 15, 2022

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Microsoft to invest at least $1 billion in North Carolina county

Microsoft is investing at least $1 billion in Catawba County by building four data centers there, local officials announced Wednesday.

Nov 10, 2022

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Hyundai breaks ground on $5.5B electric car plant in Georgia

A robotic dog delivered a champagne toast and Georgia's governor and junior U.S. senator shared a brief bipartisan celebration ahead of high-stakes elections as Hyundai Motor Group broke ground Tuesday on its first U.S. plant ...

Oct 25, 2022

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Japan steps up push to get public buy-in to digital IDs

Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their public health insurance.