AI and the City

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (241+ words) The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries is warning producers and consumers about fraudulent livestock listings on social media. In recent cases, fake profiles posing as legitimate cattle operations have advertised heifers for sale online. Some buyers have traveled to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (313+ words) More than 4,000 attendees, speakers and exhibitors gathered in Montgomery for the 2026 Department of the Air Force Information Technology & Cyberpower Conference, giving Montgomery TechLab an opportunity to showcase the city’s growing technology and defense ecosystem. Over two days, Montgomery TechLab hosted…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (404+ words) Madison, WI – September 04, 2026 – Madison Media Services is expanding its focus beyond traditional marketing and web design with a new Business Growth & Systems Consulting practice designed to help companies identify where growth is being lost across their operations. The shift is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) MADISON, Wis. – September 03, 2026 – Madison Media Services has launched a reputation management platform for local businesses. The system addresses a common problem facing service companies. Businesses can have hundreds of satisfied customers but very few recent online reviews. That creates what…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (149+ words) The national panic over data centers could create an enormous opportunity for communities willing to take the other side of the argument. Quincy, Washington, is highlighted here as an example of a community where data center tax revenue has been…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (198+ words) DECATUR, Ill. — Tensions ran high at a public forum in Decatur on Monday night, as debates over data centers keep raging in Illinois and across the country. The Citizen’s Voluntary Advisory Committee on Data Centers held the event at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (535+ words) Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall believes that the construction of new data centers can be an economic opportunity for Alabama if it’s done in a responsible way. The issue of new data center construction has been divisive as several cities…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (352+ words) One of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering’s (ASCTE) strongest partners is once again showing their support by adding to their investment into the campus. Leidos, a Fortune 500 digital and mission innovator, announced this week that they are…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (250+ words) The backlash against data centers is spreading across the country, and angry confrontations at local government meetings are increasingly becoming part of the national story. But anger isn’t evidence. In Alabama, communities should evaluate data center projects based on what…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (398+ words) TVA’s new data center rate is designed to protect North Alabama households and businesses from absorbing the costs of rapidly growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence and large-scale computing facilities. The Tennessee Valley Authority Board approved changes to its wholesale…...