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Are you hunting for a new job? If so, one thing you might want to give some attention to: your social media accounts. A CU researcher says the things you post on Facebook, X, and BlueSky can influence whether hiring managers return your call.

Have you ever yearned for just one more conversation with your deceased loved one? That possibility is closer than ever ... thanks to a technology known as a generative ghost. But would that encounter be moving ... or unsettling? That’s the focus of a CU Boulder researcher featured on today’s In the NoCo.

Reliable, high-speed internet access has long been a challenge in rural parts of the West. Recently the Western Governor’s Association sent letters to Congress to encourage efforts to improve the situation.

The Affordable Connectivity Program has helped millions of households get internet access with subsidies. The program will wind down at the end of April unless the federal government agrees to fund it through the end of the year.

A recent study by researchers at Broadband Now found federal data on access to internet service could be underestimating the number of people who lack reliable access. The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the story.

This month marks one year since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the nation's first significant investment in addressing climate change, and policymakers are working to put some of the law's $270 billion to work addressing a multistate water crisis.

Federal officials have announced another $759 million in funding for rural high-speed internet, including for states and tribes in our region. This is the third round of funding to build out internet access in rural areas. It finances projects in 24 states, three territories and tribal nations. In the Mountain West, that includes projects in Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Wyoming and the Navajo Nation.

The Biden administration announced last week that it's giving $502 million in loans and grants to rural communities and telecommunications companies to expand high-speed internet access. The list of grantees includes projects in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making a major investment to expand high-speed internet access in rural areas, including parts of the Mountain West.

Federal officials announced plans Thursday to spend $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and businesses in 11 West and Central U.S. states.