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

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They’re not sexy like Teslas, but electric delivery vans are coming to San Francisco

Fast Company

BMW, Daimler Team Up on Tech to Face Down Silicon Valley

The Wall Street Journal

Cities that Fail to Become Smart Could Be the Next Digital Rust Belt

GovTech

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Dozens of State DOTs Are Now Using or Testing Aerial Drones

Route Fifty

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New video explains how tech will help keep Seattle drivers safe

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Everything you need to know about the Internet of Things in the workplace

ZDNet

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New cars are quickly getting self-driving safety features

Associated Press

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Beer modernization in Oklahoma inches ever closer

Stillwater News Press

Curb Explorer shows exactly where you can and can't park in San Francisco

StateScoop

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Tech Giants Partner With Community College for Job Programs

U.S. News & World Report

Self-employment is a rising trend in the American workforce

New York Post

To Invade Homes, Tech Is Trying to Get in Your Kitchen

The New York Times

New car-sharing pilot program moves to full City Council

Chicago Tribune

Philly hopes to clear flightpath for autonomous drones

WHYY Philadelphia

Face recognition, palm-scanning and the energy efficient future of public transport

CNBC

Tech giant Microsoft announces massive purchase of solar power in Virginia

CNBC

Fishers, Indiana hopes to build a tech hub in the suburbs with the state’s first IoT Lab

VentureBeat

Aerones created a drone that can safely clean wind turbines

Mashable

Gary Sinise Foundation helps fund new smart home for wounded St. Louis veteran

FOX 2 St. Louis

Google Cloud, FogHorn partner to boost the Industrial Internet of Things

ZDNet

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The Silver State Strives for Regulatory Balance

U.S. News & World Report

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Wolf to Put $35M Toward Encouraging Broadband Expansion

U.S. News & World Report

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Facebook, Adobe to share power from Dixon County wind farm

Sioux City Journal

Google Maps now shows wheelchair-friendly transit options

SmartCitiesDive

FAA Projects Fourfold Increase in Commercial Drones by 2022

The Wall Street Journal

Wireless firms seek to preempt local authority to install 5G equipment

The Washington Post

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Mapping Out Requirements For Tomorrow's Energy Infastructure

NJ Spotlight

When Self-Driving Cars Can’t Help Themselves, Who Takes the Wheel?

The New York Times

Atlanta Gets Millions in Grant Funding for New, Tech-Enabled Transit Line

GovTech

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Salt Lake could get third brewery in 2019, the first under new ‘liquor-friendly’ rules

Salt Lake Tribune

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Lyft inks another deal to get its self-driving cars on the road

USA Today

How drones are lowering the cost of clean energy

GreenBiz

For gig economy workers in these states, rights are at risk

CNN

Waymo Early Riders Can Hail Actual Driverless Minivans Now

Fortune

Sarasota County could relax alcohol sales restrictions

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Madison Square Garden Has Used Face-Scanning Technology on Customers

The New York Times

Robot Rides Are Going to Deliver Pizza and Parcels Before People

Bloomberg

Spokane Valley (Wash.) Plots its Course to 5G

GovTech

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New York commits $1.4 billion to renewable energy projects

Ars Technica

Coming Soon to a Front Porch Near You: Package Delivery Via Drone

The Wall Street Journal

Delaware working to be on cutting edge of self-driving cars

The News Journal

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The week ahead: Tech flocks to SXSW festival

The Hill

Tech Report: Ford wants in on the drone business

CNN

Gig Economy Renews Debate Over Whether Contractors Are Really Employees

NPR

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Electric vehicles are coming, and utilities are getting ready

Houston Chronicle

Drone deliveries are ‘going to happen’ despite regulatory hurdles

GeekWire

Michigan company teams up with Microsoft to bring faster internet to Upper Peninsula

MLive.com

Salt Lake City removes EV charging fees to encourage use

SmartCitiesDive

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House votes to reauthorize Federal Communications Committee

The Hill

Uber’s Self-Driving Trucks Hit the Highway, but Not Local Roads

The New York Times

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How to save energy in your home with these smart, affordable upgrades

PBS Newshour

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How Domino's used technology to woo millennials and beat rival Pizza Hut

The Detroit Free Press

Delaware to launch new text-to-911 services for residents

StateScoop

America’s liquor distributors are throwing their weight behind self-driving cars

Quartz

Why driverless cars will mostly be shared, not owned

The Economist

Harder Line Column: Old oil seeks Silicon Valley swag

Axios

5G Cell Service Is Coming. Who Decides Where It Goes?

The New York Times

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‘We’re listening,’ Dept. of Transportation says on the future of driverless cars

The Washington Post

What’s New in Civic Tech: New York City Prepares an Open Data Week

GovTech

Toyota will invest billions in new self-driving car company

CNN

Why It’s Hard to Make Cold Cash Delivering Hot Food

The Wall Street Journal

Waymo's 360-degree demo ride shows what self-driving cars 'see'

Engadget

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Watch The Growth Of Cities Using 100% Renewable Energy

Fast Company

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