TECHNOLOGY

More than 400 STCC students are currently enrolled in the cybersecurity program an will receive training in the more than $5 million dollar center.

Boston College Professor Sam Ransbotham says it's incumbent on professors to prepare students with the tools to excel as AI use rises.

The Massachusetts Broadband Institute is encouraging residents who believe their internet connection doesn't meet the "minimum requirement for high speed internet" to test it and report the results to MBI.

Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss the growing need for local flood mitigation, the future of reliable regional broadband internet access, and how western Massachusetts can increase access to the outdoors.

The "Mass Leads Act" would invest hundreds of millions of dollars in manufacturing, robotics, and life-science initiatives. The governor and her team spoke with students and faculty at Western New England University.

Gov. Maura Healey's life sciences initiative will include $500 million in capital funding for the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and inject $350 million into the life sciences tax incentive program.

Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier will be helping to influence AI policy in Massachusetts and wants education and workplaces to adapt alongside AI.

The $1.23 billion authorization plan would support integrated constituent services and cybersecurity projects, while also funding investments in artificial intelligence technology.

The grant, provided by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, aims to expand technology and internet access for residents.

The first phase of the project is already operating on the Amherst campus.