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fromAxios
2 days ago

Exclusive: Inside Google's push to sell AI to cities

Between the lines: This isn't benevolence. It's customer acquisition. Mayors don't just buy "AI." They buy cloud, data modernization, cybersecurity, services, and long-term support - the tech stack underneath any serious deployment. In return, cities get tools that could fix long-standing challenges, Cris Turner, vice president of government affairs at Google told Axios last June when it first released its playbook.
Artificial intelligence
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
3 weeks ago

Oakland fails again to publish contract transparency reports

Oakland repeatedly failed to publish mandatory contract authority reports, delaying transparency on administrator-issued contracts and local-business award details.
fromMission Local
4 months ago

S.F. awards trash can contract, worth up to $10M, to only qualified bidder

San Francisco's Office of Contract Administration has issued a notice of its " intent to award" the city's trash can contract to Tiger Supplies Inc., the only qualified bidder for a contract of up to $10 million, according to documents obtained in public record requests. Tiger will produce the city's custom " Slim Silhouette," one of three designs created for the city.
San Francisco
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