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What’s Working: How travel stipends helped diversify the team behind the world’s fastest temporary network 

by Tamara Chuang 4:30 AM MST on Nov 18, 202310:58 AM MST on Nov 20, 2023

WINS helps female network engineers network into leadership. Plus: Colorado’s jobless rate up to 3.3%, Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper this year, and more!

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Posted inTechnology

The world’s fastest temporary internet service gets turned on in Denver for one week only 

by Tamara Chuang 4:04 AM MST on Nov 13, 202310:01 AM MST on Nov 13, 2023

At 6.71 terabits per second, the internet speed will be 30,000 times faster than the average U.S. household. SC23 needs it for its annual supercomputing convention, which has built a lasting impression on the city.

Posted inNews

PHOTOS: What the Climax mine leaves behind  

by Hugh Carey and Michael Booth 4:30 AM MST on Nov 11, 20239:22 AM MST on Nov 13, 2023

The world’s hunger for molybdenum keeps the Climax mine running 24/7 — even after more than a century of extraction

Posted inHealth

Can AI improve health care? Doctors at UCHealth are trying to find out.

by John Ingold 3:22 AM MST on Nov 10, 20232:05 PM MST on Nov 13, 2023

UCHealth is using artificial intelligence to prevent deaths from sepsis. But it turns out human intelligence in using the tools is a lot more important.

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Posted inBusiness

AI is watching for wildfire in Colorado’s mountains  

by Mark Jaffe 4:20 AM MST on Nov 9, 20237:12 PM MST on Nov 8, 2023

Xcel Energy is investing in high-res cameras that talk to algorithms trained to identify wisps of smoke long before they erupt into wildfire

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How $500M in federal infrastructure money is being spent in Colorado

by Mark Jaffe 3:35 AM MST on Nov 6, 20235:58 PM MDT on Nov 3, 2023

The state’s share of the 10-year, $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure act has mostly gone to water resources and scientific innovation

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Posted inTechnology

How Boulder became a hub for quantum technology

by Tamara Chuang 3:44 AM MDT on Oct 27, 20235:03 PM MDT on Oct 30, 2023

Before Colorado was named a quantum Tech Hub, an ecosystem existed with roots dating back to the 1950s. Now, a push to commercialize quantum.

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What’s Working: Colorado’s unemployment rate has risen to 3.2%. Here’s why that’s “not significant”

by Tamara Chuang 4:38 AM MDT on Oct 21, 202310:58 AM MST on Nov 20, 2023

There’s a growing number of unemployed Coloradans but officials say the rate is similar to the pre-pandemic era. Plus: The cable industry returns to Denver but really the industry never left.

Posted inTechnology

Colorado named U.S. Tech Hub for quantum computing

by Tamara Chuang 9:56 AM MDT on Oct 20, 202312:57 PM MDT on Oct 23, 2023

The designation comes with federal funding, bragging rights as the next big tech ecosystem, and local excitement to make the state the Silicon Valley of quantum technology.

Posted inTechnology

Cable industry pushes next generation of cable tech, with Colorado leading the way

by Tamara Chuang 4:14 AM MDT on Oct 19, 20239:05 AM MDT on Oct 19, 2023

Industry leaders converged in Denver for the cable technology event. But most didn’t travel too far since many are based in Colorado.

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