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A new study shows venture capital investment in tech startups is surging across the United States, including parts of the Mountain West.
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Wyoming State Parks has a new way to make sure bumpy trails or steep inclines don’t keep people from spending time enjoying the outdoors – the TrackMaster Series 2 mobility chair. Instead of traditional wheels, the motorized device has big, durable rubber tracks, which helps it go places where normal wheelchairs can’t.
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How can technology help address the challenges facing a rural state like Wyoming? This year’s Wyoming Global Technology Summit is bringing entrepreneurs, business founders, policymakers, educators, and leaders together in the Tetons to talk solutions with a focus on leveraging technology for rural growth.
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Artificial intelligence is being used to predict our interests. Now, researchers are using the tech to predict which species interact to better understand how extinction works.
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University of Wyoming (UW) English Instructor Rick Fisher has been thinking about what AI means for the future of education. He told Wyoming Public Radio’s Jeff Victor that the existence of ChatGPT might require teachers to rethink essay assignments, but it hasn't changed what education is fundamentally about.
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McGinley Orthopedics offers medical care for orthopedic issues but is also active in research and development to patent medical devices and technologies that improve patient care and seek to improve this kind of care and how it's practiced in medicine. So far, countries such as Panama and Egypt have adopted McGinley-made technologies with the hospital in Thermopolis approving the use of two technologies. To date, over 125 patents have been issued to McGinley and his operation.
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Dresang said the new visitor management system, in addition to being a seamless sign-in sheet, will also be used for emergency responses, like safe evacuation and reunification of kids with their families.Schools in Natrona County will now join other districts in the state where IDs are already required before entry.
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The Western Fire Chiefs Association launched an interactive, mobile-friendly map this week to provide the latest information on wildfires across the region.
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The Mountain West Innovation Summit began on Tuesday, June 21, in Laramie, with around 75 people coming from all over the country to discuss the future of technology, jobs and energy in our region.
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One bill that fell under the radar this year will make it illegal to use electronic devices such as phones, iPads, computers and GPS tracking devices to harass and stalk individuals. The Wyoming legislature overwhelmingly supported the measure that makes that activity a violation of the state's stalking laws. It took an incident in tiny Upton to get the bill passed.