Chromebooks reach their “death date” when they are no longer capable of receiving operating system updates. Replacing them straps district budgets and harms the environment.
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Silverman: Good riddance to pro-MAGA AM radio as it faces extinction
Ford follows Tesla in removing AM radio from its new cars, but Congress could still step in
Posted inOpinion Columns
Laura Pritchett: The awesome art of the out-of-office reply
Laura Pritchett observes how composing a firm response to email intrusions, and accepting the same, can reopen the quiet wonders of life away from a computer screen.
Posted inCartoons
“What’d I Miss?”: Tech progress vs. social progress
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie observes that the Oscars produced some long-awaited milestones for minority actors. But why does social progress lag so far behind tech advances?
Posted inBusiness, News, Outdoors
Q&A: Alterra CEO Rusty Gregory steps back and reflects on next generation of ski resort bosses
The U.S. ski industry was forged by soldiers. We all know the story about 10th Mountain vets returning from war with visions of ski runs and chairlifts that would spark dozens of American resorts. Innovators who worked every job at the ski area took the reins from those soldiers, creating even more lifts, better grooming […]
Posted inColoradans, COVID, Education, News, Technology
In the age of social media, a new app aims to help Colorado teens make friends off their phones
Barely out of bed and still waiting for the fog of sleep to lift, Ameera Sierra used to start her mornings staring at an endless stream of selfies, tweets and Snapchat stories. It was almost a ritual for the 17-year-old: Roll over, turn off the alarm, grab the phone and begin scrolling, the glow from […]
Posted inHealth, News
With sports bets in the billions, Colorado still lags on tackling problem gambling
Only a matter of months after his 12-step meetings in a church basement transitioned to Zoom calls with the pandemic lockdown, a former sports bettor named Robby started seeing the next generation of problem gamblers begin to show their faces on his computer screen. He noticed the first new members once legalized sports betting launched […]
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Your concert ticket is now your palm as Amazon brings new technology to Red Rocks
By Joseph Pisani, The Associated Press Your palm could soon be your ticket into a concert. Amazon says it is bringing its palm-recognition technology to the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver and it will be available at other venues in the coming months. It’s the first time the technology, called Amazon One, will be used […]
Posted inColoradans, COVID, Education, News, Technology
A rural Colorado school district is spending $3 million to connect kids’ homes to the internet. Will it be enough?
SAN LUIS — Tucked in a canyon deep in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo mountains, Kimba Rael’s home doesn’t always get cell service or a stable connection to the internet. “It’s a ‘dead zone,’” said Rael, principal of Centennial School District R-1 in San Luis near Colorado’s southern border. One of the few live spots where […]
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A former DU student launched an app to change charitable giving. Now he hopes to turn it into the next big social media platform.
Nearly three years ago, Reyn Aubrey abandoned his business studies at the University of Denver to launch a digital application called PocketChange, which reimagined charitable giving by offering individuals the power to turn online inspiration into small, instant donations. He thought he was thinking big. But on second thought, he wasn’t thinking big enough. The […]