Maryland’s technology department published a new set of cybersecurity and privacy policies, designed to simplify rules as the state phases out its "trust but verify" framework.
A farmer operates a drone in his farmland to conduct aerial sowing of rapeseed in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 23, 2025. (CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Poppies bloom in Chino Hills State Park, foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California, on April 8, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
California technology officials said a new AI-powered digital assistant, called Poppy, is helping employees speed through bureaucratic hurdles within a secure ecosystem that keeps government data on…
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