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The Georgia Department of Transportation launched a new mobile app to encourage Georgia drivers to drive safely with a contest for the title of the safest driver. (Pexels)

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Georgia Department of Transportation launches app encouraging safe driving with contests

The Georgia Department of Transportation, in partnership with Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) announced Aug. 1 the launch of a safe driving app used to prevent crashes and improve road safety.

August 06, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Telegram has removed popular Hamas-linked accounts from the messaging service after a pro-Israel advocacy organization sent letters to Apple and Google asking the tech companies to pressure Telegram to take down the channels.

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The Telegram app has been a key platform for Hamas. Now it's being restricted there

The popular messaging app became one of the only major social media platforms that permitted accounts with ties to Hamas.

October 31, 2023
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  • Bobby Allyn
FEMA app for phones warns of hurricanes

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FEMA releases largest mobile app update in time for hurricane season

The redesigned mobile app is meant to be a one-stop shop where people can access needed information at all stages of a disaster.

July 19, 2022
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  • Devon Zwald
logo for fulton cares app

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Need rental assistance or behavioral health help? Fulton has an app for that

Fulton Cares connects residents with services offered through Fulton County and its partners. Through the mobile app, citizens can connect with services and information from several Fulton County departments.

May 03, 2022
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  • Ellen Eldridge
screenshot of admoer website

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Health App Beta Testing In Savannah Will Alert Users To Infectious Disease In Public

A new health-monitoring app that could help communities fight contagious diseases will begin beta testing in Savannah this month. It’s accessed via smartphones and wearable fitness devices.

March 08, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Wait until you see their victory dance (check out the tweet at the end of this post). Evelyn Nomayo (left) was the mentor for the team that created the award-winning Memory Haven app: (left to right) Rachael Akano, Margarent Akano and Joy Njekwe.

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Good News Story: Nigerian Irish Teen Girls Win Prize For Dementia App

They faced bias against women in science. They faced racism because their families come from Africa. And they triumphed in a competition to develop a problem-solving app!

October 08, 2020
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  • Nadia Whitehead

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