- A force multiplier: One of the biggest stories last week in tech was the purchase of Tableau by Salesforce for nearly $16 billion in stock. Both companies, of course, do a lot of business with California state, local and education, which raises the question: How’s that going to work? Here’s one take.
- With new advances in tech come new risks and downsides, and one that’s been drawing lots of attention recently is “deepfake” technology, in which video is doctored to make someone appear to be saying or doing something they really didn’t say or do. While the potential for deception and abuse is causing bipartisan panic in the halls of government, some experts weigh in with advice.
- Better technology and advances in telecom have reduced wait times for first responders, but much room for improvement remains in some areas. “I can get an Uber in some parts of the country faster than I can get an ambulance,” says one fire chief. The solution, most agree, is more data integration.
- It’s no surprise to anyone who’s worked in the public or private tech sector that the role of the chief information officer is evolving as quickly as the technology itself. “The era of virtualization, data center construction and overall operational efficiency is waning,” writes Tod Newcombe, senior editor for Techwire sister publication Government Technology. “The mass consumerization of technology has shifted IT’s role from its primary back-office function, serving government workers, to one in which it is expected to enable a broad range of new services that can be downloaded onto smartphones and provide citizens with personalized experiences.”
- When cyberattacks threaten beer brewers, more than a recipe is at stake. In efforts to head off such invasions, one big brand is trying to prevent any damage by creating an internal cybersecurity unit.
- As California moves to shift its juvenile-justice program from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to the Health and Human Services Agency, technology is playing a role for many young offenders. This CalMatters article lays it all out.
Reading List: A Big Buy, New CIO Roles, and a Brewing Problem
In the course of Techwire's daily writing, we do a lot of reading as well. Here are a few pieces we thought you might find interesting:
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