Cities are now building resilient infrastructure not by gut instinct or decade-old plans, but by folding trusted AI, digital twins, and federated data systems into everyday operations—shifting the work of resilience from reactive firefighting to anticipatory, prioritized action.
Background: why...
The news that Microsoft is planning to move its flagship Build developer conference out of Seattle after 2025—quietly circulating in tech circles and corroborated by a leaked message from Visit Seattle—signals not only a shift in tech event logistics but a broader reckoning for a city that has...
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