I have a cellphone built into my watch. People now take this type of technology for granted, but not so long ago it was firmly in the realm of science fiction. The transition from fantasy…
It took covid-19 to give millions of Americans the option of telling their doctor about their aches and pains by phone. But now that more doctors and patients are returning to in-person appointments, policymakers across…
Patty Bausch isn’t a Medicaid expert, lawyer or medical professional. But she still thinks Connecticut legislators need her input when they consider bills affecting people like her — the roughly 18,000 residents who live in…
The state of Wyoming announced the development of a new nuclear energy facility in partnership with Bill Gates-founded TerraPower and Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp. The Natrium reactor demonstration project will use a retiring coal plant site in the…
If you use such social media websites as Facebook and Twitter, you may have come across posts flagged with warnings about misinformation. So far, most misinformation – flagged and unflagged – has been aimed at…
Low-income households can receive a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills and receive a one-time discount on digital devices through the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program. “Many families have access to broadband infrastructure, but they…
Lawmakers passed a measure that would create the Home Privacy Act requiring law enforcement to get a search warrant to access in-home technology such as doorbell cameras and smart speakers. House Bill 2553, which was…
Within seconds after reaching a city, earthquakes can cause immense destruction: Houses crumble, high-rises turn to rubble, people and animals are buried in the debris. In the immediate aftermath of such carnage, emergency personnel desperately…
“They will ramp up in popularity very quickly,” predicts Roger Dargaville, Deputy Director of the Monash Energy Institute. “They’ll be like so many technological advances that you don’t see coming until they’re on top of…
For more than 15 years, there have been various predictions from tech leaders about the death of passwords. Bill Gates predicted it back in 2004 and Microsoft has predicted it for 2021. There have been…