Tag: Technology
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Perspective: Behind the AI curtain at Anthropic
Earlier this month, I was invited to look behind the curtain. Not at Oz, but at Anthropic, one of the companies building some of the most powerful artificial intelligence systems in the world. Along with a small group of theologians, ethicists, pastor, and educators from various traditions, I was invited to San Francisco for a two-day summit…
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Colorado governor signs new regulations on AI chatbots for minors
Colorado will impose restrictions on AI chatbots used by minors after Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed a bill requiring developers to disclose when kids are talking to a machine and block features that can mimic intimacy or encourage addictive engagement. House Bill 1263 will require AI developers to disclose to minor users that they…
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Supersonic jet maker says engines can power data centers, but weighs Colorado exit
Many expect data centers to consume far more power than the current electrical grid can ever deliver. But Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Denver-based jet maker Boom Supersonic, argues that “supersonic tech can fix that.” Even so, Colorado and Denver’s increasingly restrictive data center regulations could prompt the aerospace company to pull chocks and…
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Business leaders see ‘cracks’ in Colorado, while governor insists state is ‘competitive’
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How does Colorado get back to the climate in the early 2000s, when there was collaboration between state government, companies and colleges and universities? That was the question posed to Gov. Jared Polis and a panel convened Tuesday by the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce as part of its annual state of the state luncheon…
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Colorado legislature pushes AI rules targeting health care, therapy and chatbots
With just days left in the 2026 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers are rushing a trio of artificial intelligence bills to Gov. Jared Polis, aiming to set rules on artificial intelligence in the areas of health care, therapy and consumer-facing chatbots. As technology advances at breakneck speed, lawmakers have been scrambling to establish regulations, particularly regarding…
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Now open: A new market hall made for Boulder’s tech workers
There’s a new market hall and community center nestled within a bunch of labs and technology company offices in Boulder. East & Co. opened on Thursday in the Flatiron Park campus to cater to the community of life science professionals who work out of Boulder’s tech hub, one of the top 10 life sciences tech…
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From social media trusts to 3D-gun restrictions: How Colorado’s latest laws affect residents
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed two new laws — one requiring parents to set up trusts for children who appear on social media and another banning the production of firearms using 3D‑printing technology. Under House Bill 1058, parents must create a trust for their child if the family earns at least $40,000 a year from…
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Proposal exempting some IT equipment from ‘right-to-repair’ law fails
A bill proposing an exemption to Colorado’s “right to repair” laws for “critical infrastructure” failed to pass its first committee in the House after clearing the Senate. Senate Bill 090 would have exempted information technology equipment considered “critical infrastructure” — defined by the federal government as physical and information systems and assets essential to the…
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Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker’s hardware leader
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a nearly 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity. Cook, 65, will turn the CEO duties over to Apple’s head of hardware engineering,…
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GUEST COLUMN: License plate readers bring swift justice
The tragic killings of Margaret Oldroyd, 86, Linda Dewey, 65, and Natalie Graves, 34, in Wayne County, Utah, earlier this month represent the kind of senseless violence that shakes communities to their core. Dewey and Graves — an aunt and niece — were hiking together when they were killed. Investigators later discovered that Oldroyd had also been murdered at her home. At the outset, there appeared…