Internet /tags/internet Internet en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:40:00 GMT How your social media posts affect your job prospects – and what a CU researcher thinks you should do about it /podcast/inthenoco/2024-12-04/how-your-social-media-posts-affect-your-job-prospects-and-what-a-cu-researcher-thinks-you-should-do-about-it 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. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-12-04/how-your-social-media-posts-affect-your-job-prospects-and-what-a-cu-researcher-thinks-you-should-do-about-it In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner Can new technology reconnect us with a dead loved one? Meet CU’s ‘generative ghosts’ expert /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-22/can-new-technology-reconnect-us-with-a-dead-loved-one-meet-cus-generative-ghosts-expert 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. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:57:27 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-22/can-new-technology-reconnect-us-with-a-dead-loved-one-meet-cus-generative-ghosts-expert In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner Western governors urge Congress, federal agencies to take action to improve broadband access /2024-05-24/governors-urge-congress-to-take-action-to-improve-broadband-access 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. Tue, 28 May 2024 14:43:11 GMT /2024-05-24/governors-urge-congress-to-take-action-to-improve-broadband-access Murphy Woodhouse A federal program that gave eligible households high-speed internet access is winding down /2024-04-05/a-federal-program-that-gave-eligible-households-high-speed-internet-access-is-winding-down 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. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:44:29 GMT /2024-04-05/a-federal-program-that-gave-eligible-households-high-speed-internet-access-is-winding-down Yvette Fernandez Thousands of Colorado residents with poor internet may have been overlooked in federal data /news/2024-04-02/thousands-of-colorado-residents-with-poor-internet-may-have-been-overlooked-in-federal-data 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. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 21:16:01 GMT /news/2024-04-02/thousands-of-colorado-residents-with-poor-internet-may-have-been-overlooked-in-federal-data Michael Lyle IRA Funding Set to Boost Colorado's Clean Energy Economy /news/2023-09-04/ira-funding-set-to-boost-colorados-clean-energy-economy 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. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-09-04/ira-funding-set-to-boost-colorados-clean-energy-economy Eric Galatas, Public °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Service Feds announce another $759 million to bolster rural internet access /regional-news/2022-10-28/feds-announce-another-759-million-to-bolster-rural-internet-access 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. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:52:28 GMT /regional-news/2022-10-28/feds-announce-another-759-million-to-bolster-rural-internet-access Madelyn Beck USDA boosts rural broadband buildouts in parts of the Mountain West /regional-news/2022-09-27/usda-boosts-rural-broadband-buildouts-in-parts-of-the-mountain-west 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. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:25:02 GMT /regional-news/2022-09-27/usda-boosts-rural-broadband-buildouts-in-parts-of-the-mountain-west Emma VandenEinde USDA to spend $400 million to expand rural broadband /regional-news/2022-08-01/usda-to-spend-400-million-to-expand-rural-broadband 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. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 20:25:37 GMT /regional-news/2022-08-01/usda-to-spend-400-million-to-expand-rural-broadband Kaleb Roedel Federal government pledges $401 million to improve internet speed and access in rural America /news/2022-07-28/federal-government-pledges-401-million-to-improve-internet-speed-and-access-in-rural-america 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. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:11:40 GMT /news/2022-07-28/federal-government-pledges-401-million-to-improve-internet-speed-and-access-in-rural-america Associated Press