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How transportation agencies can maximize infrastructure investments with network modernization

CIO Business Intelligence

Across roads, highways, rails, and airports, federal, state and local transit authorities are rolling out new digital infrastructure to enhance safety and make transportation more efficient. Another step transportation agencies can make is to adopt a network-as-a-service (NaaS) model, which makes network and service management much easier.

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Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle

GeekWire

Yolanda Barton, standing, created a virtual reality experience focused on Seattle’s Central District, a historically Black neighborhood. Users are transported into a re-creation of Seattle’s Central District, a neighborhood that has been a historic hub for Black artists, businesses and families.

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Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

GeekWire

(Orbite Photo) After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called Orbite is ready to start signing up customers for private-sector astronaut training programs. Prices for the five-night suborbital training program start at $49,500 per person.

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Seattle airport testing new tech to allow travelers to wait in virtual line for security screening

GeekWire

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport one of the first airports in North America to test a “virtual queuing” system. Called SEA Spot Saver , the free program is designed as a virtual queuing system to help people avoid standing in crowded security lines where social distancing is difficult. SEA Image). Where and how long?:

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Seattle mayor signs minimum wage law for Uber and Lyft drivers in first-ever virtual bill signing

GeekWire

It was the city’s first-ever virtual bill signing conducted over video conferencing. The new law requires transportation network companies (TNCs) to pay drivers at least $0.56 The legislation is part of Durkan’s “Fare Share” program introduced in September , which increased a tax on each Uber and Lyft ride this past November.

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Longterm vision for Seattle-Portland-Vancouver mega-region will require a ‘consensus on growth’

GeekWire

“It’s a little bit of a scary picture and not a place any of us want to be,” said Eric Sparks, a Seattle-based principal with The Boston Consulting Group, which prepared the Cascadia Vision 2050 report, speaking at a virtual meeting last week to discuss housing and transportation at the corridor’s annual conference.

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NIST Report Highlights Rising Tide of Threats Facing AI Systems

SecureWorld News

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform major sectors like healthcare, transportation, finance, and government over the coming years. The core conclusion is striking: virtually every component of the machine learning pipeline is vulnerable. As adoption accelerates, so too do emerging cybersecurity risks.

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