City of East Ridge

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

Carahsoft | February 17, 2021

Vyopta, a main supplier of Collaboration Intelligence, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, today announced a partnership. Under the arrangement, Carahsoft will fill in as Vyopta's Master Government Aggregator® and make Vyopta's exhaustive checking and examination for Collaboration Performance Management (CPM) and Workspace Insights arrangements accessible to the public area through Carahsoft's affiliate partners and NASA Solutions fo...

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | July 29, 2020

Benchmark Electronics, Inc., a global provider of engineering, design, and manufacturing services, today announced completion of phase two of five phases towards the delivery of Mobile Video Surveillance Systems (MVSS) to the Department of Homeland Security for use along the U.S. southern border. This included 137 new systems ordered from Benchmark Secure Technology, adding to Border Patrol's existing fleet of MVSS vehicles provided by Benchmark and already in the field. Remaining units will...

Pentagon | February 24, 2020

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield. The new principles call for people to "exercise appropriate levels of judgment and care" when deploying and using AI systems, such as those that scan aerial imagery to look for targets. They also say decisions made by automated systems should be “traceable" and “governable," which means “there has to be a way to disen...

TSMC | May 15, 2020

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the biggest contract chipmaker, said it plans to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona in an apparent win for the Trump administration’s efforts to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China. The plan, which will create over 1,600 jobs, comes as U.S. President Donald Trump steps up criticism of Chinese trade practices and Beijing’s handling of the novel coronavirus ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election....