AI and the City

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (385+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia state lawmakers approved a set of priorities for governing chat bots ahead of the next General Assembly session, with specific concerns about the potential harm posed to children. In a meeting Thursday, the Joint Commission on Technology…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (273+ words) We are releasing a beta version of "Alexandria," a PC software that allows you to save and view entire websites locally, here. The version as of October 1, 2026, is 0.5.4. Websites can disappear suddenly one day. Favorite personal blogs, interesting Geocities sites,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (284+ words) The image began circulating over the weekend, appearing to show Virginia State's Trojan Explosion Marching Band forming the name "NOLAN" on the football field in tribute to Nolan Wells. Those unanswered questions have made Wells' story deeply emotional for many…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (268+ words) HURT, Va., September 29, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avio USA today broke ground on its first U.S. manufacturing facility, an approximately 900,000-square-foot solid rocket motor plant in Hurt, Virginia, that will add significant domestic capacity for U.S. missile and munitions production. Located at the Southern…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (270+ words) Quality Moving Services books moves in Richmond, VA year-round. As the market shifts away from large home relocations each fall, the company shifts its focus to apartment moves, small office reorganizations, and seasonal decluttering Why does moving activity drop off…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (363+ words) Visitors explore the Norfolk Iron & Metal Industrial Automation Lab inside Northeast Community College’s new iHub. The lab provides space for students and area businesses to experience industrial automation and robotics technology. One of the new Northeast iHub’s standout spaces for…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (538+ words) By Pat Malone | Zebra Press Staff The scanning is over. Now Alexandria is analyzing what the technology found. The work is part of SmartScan, a pilot program under the City’s SMART Roadway Management Initiative. Alexandria is working with the Virginia…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (479+ words) The proposed Starwood Plaza 500 data center off Edsall Road, next to the Alexandria-Fairfax border, could threaten the quality of life and health of thousands of nearby residents, as well as patients and staff at the new Inova hospital. The project…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (345+ words) The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is raising concerns about portions of Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s newly announced data center accountability framework, warning that additional restrictions on the industry could affect Virginia’s ability to attract future investment. In a statement released Saturday,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (465+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger unveiled a sweeping new "Data Center Accountability Framework" Friday, calling it the most comprehensive and aggressive data center accountability effort in the country. “Virginia should be leading the nation in setting the highest standards…...