Tag: Focus
Dash cams can offer evidence, not certainty
While debate over the use of automated license plate readers has crowded headlines in recent months, another type of surveillance is constantly capturing Americans...
Homeowners facing nonrenewal get more time to find coverage
When Sen. Victoria Gu went looking for homeowners’ insurance for her house in Westerly six months ago, she found that both where a house...
Veterinarians question R.I.’s new telehealth law
A new Rhode Island law expanding the use of veterinary telemedicine is drawing a sharp divide between lawmakers who say the technology could improve...
In legal world, artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword
Andrew Dietderich, partner at nationally renowned law firm Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City, found himself in damage-control mode last spring, thanks to...
RIPTA lawsuit highlights ‘gray area’ in state law
A decade-old personal injury lawsuit against the R.I. Public Transit Authority could reshape how translated statements are treated in Rhode Island courtrooms, with attorneys...
Forensic audio analysts still thrive in AI world
Whether it’s the click of a pen, the timing of a gunshot or the acoustics of a car horn, it’s the little details that...
Newport’s slave trade memorial taking years to become reality
Nearly a decade after the idea was first proposed, Newport’s Middle Passage Memorial is moving closer to becoming reality. But for those behind the...
Disability advocates fear federal policy shift
For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities – rights that some fear...
URI’s ocean robotics hub feeds wave of innovation
Inside a large test tank at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus, a remotely operated vehicle recently sliced through a floating ribbon...
Money isn’t only thing slowing Cliff Walk repairs
For generations, Newport’s city officials have had to strike a perilous balance between the public value of one of Rhode Island’s most recognizable tourist...
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