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We keep an eye out for the most intriguing stories about our subjects of interest: technological innovations, startups, the gig economy, artificial intelligence, consumer privacy concerns, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately:

Cisco partners with Michigan to launch ‘digital acceleration program’

VentureBeat

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Alphabet's Waymo gave me a ride in a car with no driver

The Verge

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Maryland invests $50M in self-adjusting AI traffic signals

SmartCities Dive

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What Virtual Reality Can Teach a Driverless Car

The New York Times

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Smart cities need the help of national governments to succeed

IT Pro Portal

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Toyota’s Talking Car Wants to Be Your Clingy BFF

The Wall Street Journal

White House pilot program to allow more drone tests

CNN

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Alphabet’s Waymo Will Test Self-Driving Cars in Snowy Detroit

Bloomberg

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How Airbnb and Uber are redistributing wealth in America

Yahoo!

FTC loosens guidelines to let kids use voice commands

Engadget

Here’s where you’ll live when self-driving cars rule the roads

MarketWatch

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Tech trade unveils artificial intelligence principles

The Hill

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In These Small Cities, AI Advances Could Be Costly

MIT Technology Review

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A U.S. drone advisory group has been meeting in secret for months. It hasn’t gone well.

The Washington Post

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Opinion: Driverless cars made me nervous. Then I tried one

The New York Times

Chicago considers ride-hailing tax that would fund its public transit

Axios

Smart devices everywhere could start doing all the shopping and bill paying, firm says

CNBC

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Hacking Is a Risk for Pacemakers. So Is the Fix

The Wall Street Journal

To Survive The Streets, Robocars Must Learn To Think Like Humans

WIRED

Heartland startups may be growing faster than their Silicon Valley counterparts

VentureBeat

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Google’s Founders Wanted to Shape a City. Toronto Is Their Chance.

The New York Times

Lawmaker Proposes Floating Benefits for Gig Economy Workers

Next City

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White House to Test Federal-Local Sharing of Drone Regulation

The Wall Street Journal

Self-driving Chevy Bolts will roam New York City streets next year

Recode

IBM Deploys AI and Analytics to Enhance Public Safety

StateTech

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Driverless Cars Will Open the Door to a Building Spree

Bloomberg

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Every internet-connected device should come with a warning label

Fast Company

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Logistics companies are seeking P3s to overcome urban operating challenges

SmartCities Dive

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How to regulate drones? Newport prefers education over a new law

Los Angeles Times

The Ride-Hailing Effect: More Cars, More Trips, More Miles

CityLab

Smart cities are making the places we live more vulnerable to attacks

Quartz

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How Apple, Facebook, Amazon, And Google Use AI To Best Each Other

Fast Company

Airbnb is teaming up with a local developer to create a large apartment complex in Florida

CNBC

Manufacturing fuels robotics in central Pennsylvania

Axios

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FAA’s Panel Fails to Agree on Need for Drone Security Measures

Bloomberg

Study: 60% of Americans want to live in a smart city

TechRepublic

The US Postal Service Is Building A Self-Driving Mail Truck

WIRED

Business: Ikea to sell online on third-party sites

BBC News

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Can LeBron James make us less afraid of self-driving cars?

The Verge

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California won’t require Uber, Lyft drivers to be fingerprinted

Ars Technica

Cities Want Super-Fast Wireless Internet, But on Their Terms

CityLab

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Should Robots Make Law? A Workshop Discussion

The Regulatory Review

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‘A new extreme’ for the sharing economy: Shoe rentals

The Washington Post

Lawmakers: Don't Gauge Artificial Intelligence By What You See In The Movies

NPR

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When UI Design is Dangerous: Car Technology Is Distracting Us All

Fast Company

Heartland Tech Weekly: What makes an ‘innovative’ economy?

VentureBeat

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Internet & Technology Report: Automation in Everyday Life

Pew Research Center

The Senate just took next steps to creating a national standard for self-driving cars

Recode

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Self-Driving Cars Raising Big Questions Around Drunk Driving, Seat Belts and More

Government Technology

Internet of Things security woes: Can smarter consumers save the IoT from disaster?

ZDNet

DelivAir uses drones to deliver to people, not physical addresses

Engadget

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The Daily 360: Take a Test Ride in a Driverless Car

The New York Times

Smart cities bill would provide $220 million annually

StateScoop

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Neiman Marcus Looks to Save Brick and Mortar With Touch Screens

Bloomberg

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Co.Design: The Quest To Design A Smarter Road

Fast Company

No, Urban Tech Startups Aren't Transforming All American Cities

CityLab

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Self-Driving Dilemma: How to Pass the Wheel Between Human and Robot

The Wall Street Journal

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