David Fletcher

State of Utah CTO engaged in making the world better through digital government and related technologies, such as mobile, big data and analytics, and the internet of things.

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Technology Policy
One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority
The New York Times - By PAUL MOZUR
The Chinese government has drawn wide international condemnation for its harsh crackdown on ethnic Muslims in its western region, including holding as many as a million of them in detention camps. Now,
Singularity
AI And Machine Learning: How Much Data Is Enough?
gotchamobi.com
Six out of 10 C-level executives surveyed by Forbes Insights believe AI is a key enabler of their organization's future success. Four out of five of …
India Ranks 3rd in Asia-Pacific on Artificial Intelligence Readiness Index
indianweb2.com - IW2 Research Team
The rankings in the Saleforce Asia Pacific AI Readiness Index placed Singapore as the region’s leader at 76% followed by Hongkong and India. ranks at …
Machine Learning
Forecasting Markets: Machine Learning To The Rescue
Forbes - Jayshree Pandya
Introduction As we take a step forward in our digital global age journey, there is a need to go beyond basic human tasks and processes like computing data and collecting metrics to develop more intelligent
Technology
The Nikola Wav is an electric watercraft with a 4K display and cruise control
The Verge - Sean O'Kane
Coming in a few years alongside an electric off-roader Electric trucking company Nikola Motors just announced an all-electric sit-down personal watercraft called the Wav (pronounced “wave”). Inspired the
Earlier today, Kirton McConkie had the pleasure of hosting an informational lunch which provided a briefing on business in
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Medicaid
Friday Five: Utah is first state to have partial Medicaid expansion approved
maximus.com - tjdavis
In this week’s Friday Five, MAXIMUS is reading about Utah’s partial Medicaid expansion, expanding access to opioid treatment in West Virginia, job …
Utah
Your cellphone bill will go up after Utah’s Legislature again increased 911 fees
sltrib.com - By Dan Harrie
Gov. Gary Herbert let a bill go into law without his signature Wednesday that imposes a 178% increase in a statewide 911 fee. The measure was one of …
Arches National Park
Tribune Editorial: Utah’s tourism explosion needs congressional leadership
sltrib.com - By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board
With spring arriving, tourists soon will be waiting in hours-long lines to snake their way up to Arches National Park. Meanwhile, traffic still is …
Utah
Utah Department Of Transportation Hopes To Reduce Fatalities With New Technologies
upr.org - Meghan Nelson
This year, Utah was one of 10 states granted $3 million to help fund research and implications of advanced vehicle technology. Blaine Leonard, the …
Utah Technology Council Unites With Silicon Slopes
siliconslopes.com - Silicon Slopes
The two organizations will operate under the same umbrella to better serve Utah’s startup and tech community. The Utah Technology Council (UTC) has …
Real Estate
Salt Lake tech companies second only to Silicon Valley as real estate driver
deseretnews.com - Art Raymond
SALT LAKE CITY — Evidence of the growing economic impacts of technology and innovation industries on Utah continues to mount with a new report …
USDOT
Utah's first autonomous shuttle made its public debut
kutv.com - Jennifer Weaver
The public got its first experience with Utah's Autonomous Shuttle Pilot Project on Thursday, which included a demonstration with Lt. Gov. Spencer …
University of Utah researchers helping to develop better hearing technology
deseretnews.com
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of Utah researchers is making inroads into technology that may help deaf people hear.Engineers from the University of Utah …
Grateful to have @SpencerJCox join us today for a media event introducing the autonomous shuttle UDOT & UTA will be deploying
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Technology Policy
DHS, FBI say election systems in all 50 states were targeted in 2016
Ars Technica - Sean Gallagher
Joint Intelligence Bulletin issued in March says Russian hacking efforts were wide-ranging. A joint intelligence bulletin (JIB) has been issued by the …
Utah County Struck by Ransomware
securityweek.com
Garfield County, Utah, was recently affected by ransomware. Local government is an increasingly attractive target for criminals because of its high …
Colorado River
Trump signs Colorado River drought plan
Associated Press - By JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a plan to cut back on the use of water from the Colorado River, which serves 40 million people in the U.S. West. The Colorado River drought contingency
FIRST-EVER CLEAR IMAGE OF AN EXOPLANET LOCATED 14 QUADRILLION KM AWAY RELEASED BY ESO
medium.com - Taylor Adamis
Taylor AdamisBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Apr 16 Using the combined power of an array of telescopes from different locations across the globe, ESO …
Innovation
Falcon Heavy: SpaceX Reveals Plans to Perfect Core Recovery for Next Launch
Inverse - By Mike Brown
Filed Under Innovation & SpaceX SpaceX is planning to get a better grip on its rockets the next time it tries to recover a Falcon Heavy booster, the …
Singularity
The rise of the robot: Why Ottawa is poised to be the next artificial intelligence hub
ottawacitizen.com - Devyn Barrie Updated: April 12, 2019
Artificial intelligence is more than some notion from a faraway future. The technology has arrived, and some in the industry say Ottawa is poised to …
Solar System
An interstellar meteor may have slammed into Earth
National Geographic - Nadia Drake
Science & InnovationStarstruck If confirmed, a fireball that careened through our atmosphere in 2014 will be only the second known visitor from beyond our solar system. 3 Minute Read By Nadia Drake Sometimes,
Navajo Bridge
wikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects
Navajo Bridge is a pair of steel spandrel arch bridges that cross the Colorado River near Lee's Ferry in northern Arizona. The newer bridge of the …
Technology
Ten steps to prepare for an exponential future
TechCrunch - Jamie Metzl
If it feels like technological change is happening faster than it used to, that’s because it is. It took around 12,000 years to move from the agrarian to the industrial revolution but only a couple of
Ancestry.com Inc.
Governor's Office of Economic Development offers Ancestry $2.4 million to stay in Utah
heraldextra.com - Carley Porter
The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with Ancestry that will allow the company …
USMCA
One of every 5 jobs in Utah is supported by international trade, study says
sltrib.com - By Lee Davidson
Here’s a reason to pay attention as President Donald Trump wages trade and tariff wars: A new study says international trade supports 1 of every 5 …
Cities
These 10 Cities Are On The Brink Of A Housing Crisis In 2019
Forbes - Andrew DePietro
Last year, we covered a housing study assessing the cities the most at risk for a housing crisis. This year, the study was redone, incorporating a more robust methodology, including the percentage of with
Economics
California Is the Most Innovative Economy in America
Bloomberg - Shelly Hagan, Wei Lu
The Golden State is living up to its nickname, with California ranking as the most innovative economy in America. That’s according to Bloomberg’s …
Singularity
Moonshot Thinking For C-Level Executives In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
Forbes - ESADE Business & Law School
Ivan Bofarull, Director of Global Insights and Strategic Initiatives at ESADE In the last few years, many companies have embraced innovation methodologies, from design thinking to agile organizations.
Blockchain
Blockchain Has Been Unblocked, Unchained And Broken
Forbes - David B. Black
Blockchain promoters and enthusiasts continue to blithely stroll along the yellow blockchain road to the golden city where immutable distributed ledgers make decades-long technology problems fade away,