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Delaware plans to use artificial intelligence to help evacuate crowded beaches during floods

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Delaware's low elevation mixed with crowded beaches and limited exit routes make the state particularly vulnerable to massive flooding, but officials hope an influx of federal infrastructure money will trigger future evacuation plans automatically via artificial intelligence. The Biden administration was set to announce a total of $53 million in grants Thursday to Delaware and seven other states aimed at high-tech solutions to traffic congestion problems. Although the money comes from the infrastructure law the president signed in 2021, many of the programs -- including the $5 million for flood response efforts in Biden's home state -- have evolved since then. "What's new is the predictive analysis; the machine learning," U.S. Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Delaware's former transportation secretary, said in an interview with The Associated Press.


Former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Joins Board of EdgeQ

WSJ.com: WSJD - Technology

"I look to people like Ajit to give me some foresight into what is likely to happen," said Mr. Ravuri. During his four years leading the FCC, Mr. Pai sought to cut regulations, fight illegal robocalls and make more radio frequencies available for 5G wireless networks. While the U.S. is poised to be a leader in 5G deployment, regulatory disputes could scuttle further adoption, Mr. Pai said on a video call. The Morning Download delivers daily insights and news on business technology from the CIO Journal team. "On the regulatory side, some of the disputes we've seen among federal agencies could slow down, or even potentially stop the reallocation of spectrum for commercial uses, and that is something that would be unfortunate, of course, for all consumers and enterprises and for the country writ large," said Mr. Pai, who was appointed to the helm of the agency by former President Donald Trump.