Tag: Technology
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Leadership in the age of artificial intelligence | Tom Cronin
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a feature story asking about when and if AI humanoid robots will be able to be chief executives and manage companies. AI evangelists Sam Altman of Open AI and Elon Musk of Tesla and xAI say AI robots already do remarkable engineering and logistical activities, and we can expect…
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A safety report card ranks AI company efforts to protect humanity
Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI’s potential harms? Don’t bet on it, a new report card says. As AI plays an increasingly larger role in the way humans interact with technology, the potential harms are becoming more clear — people using AI-powered chatbots for counseling and then dying by suicide, or using AI…
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Once a step ahead, Colorado’s economy cools, burdened by rising costs and regulations | FISCAL ROCKIES
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Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined by prosperity is navigating economic cliffs and ridges. We explore the impact that increased regulations, tariffs, shifting tax policies, the high cost of living and widening urban–rural divides have on businesses,…
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EchoStar to sell more spectrum licenses to SpaceX for $2.6 billion
Englewood-based EchoStar said on Thursday it would sell a set of wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX for about $2.6 billion in exchange for stock in the space startup, while also announcing a leadership transition at the CEO level, according to reporting from Reuters. Separately in the day, the telecommunications services company announced a new investment arm…
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Colorado legislators wrap up special session to plug $800 million budget deficit
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Colorado’s legislators on Tuesday wrapped up their work following a special session that sought to plug an $800 million budget deficit. They adopted a slew of tax measures intended to shore up state revenue and confirmed the governor’s authority to make spending reductions. But the legislators didn’t actually cut any spending themselves, despite the governor…
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In Boulder’s underground Media Archaeology Lab, a search for tech reckoning
BOULDER • Before stepping down into the basement of a brick cottage on the University of Colorado campus, I had been thinking about a book. It’s called “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business,” published in 1985. It was written by Neil Postman, who thought deeply on the consequences of…
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Crusoe acquires operating assets of Great American Mining
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Denver-based Crusoe Energy Systems LLC bought the operating assets of Great American Mining of North Dakota, according to a news release. The move will help expedite Crusoe’s “Digital Flare Mitigation” business. “We value the relationships established by Great American Mining with oil and gas producers in the Bakken oil fields, and look forward to developing these…
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Colorado gaming division points to pandemic in regulation glitches
Colorado Division of Gaming officials early Tuesday responded to a critical audit from the Office of the State Auditor, saying the pandemic impacted its ability to roll out legalized sports betting in Colorado. The state auditor issued a scathing audit Monday of how the division regulated the first full year of legal sports betting in…
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Lone Tree student and first-ever Time Magazine ‘Kid of the Year’ joins battle against opioid addiction
Two years ago, a teenage scholar, scientist and inventor from Lone Tree created an anti-cyberbullying app that helped lead to her being named Time Magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year for 2020. Now, having just completed her junior year in high school, Gitanjali Rao is using her science and technology skills to combat the opioid…
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Older 3G-only phones to be obsolete in February
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Older cell phones and other devices like security systems that use only the 3G cellphone network are going to stop working in early 2022 because the radio frequencies used are being reallocated to newer technology…