After growing up in foster care, a Cedar Rapids computer repair shop owner has started a nonprofit to give youth aging out of the system another resource for success.
Articles Tagged: Technology
By MATT O'BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writers
News Aug. 6, 2025 11:12 am30d ago
ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group.
STEM in Iowa Jul. 7, 2025 9:54 am60d ago
Creating a fun, science-focused event for the community to enjoy is one of the many things senior principal engineer, co-founder and co-chair of Community STEM Day Mandy Dodd does to make STEM accessible for all.
STEM in Iowa Jul. 7, 2025 11:20 am60d ago
In Iowa, STEM education can mean getting a start as early as preschoolers playing with building blocks.
Tara Thomas-Gettman
STEM in Iowa Jul. 6, 2025 5:30 am61d ago
Created by Caleb Renner, 22, and launched under his company name, Renner Ag Solutions, AgriNet does not require a farmer to enter a grain bin, which Renner calls “industry changing” in that it will save lives and limbs.
STEM in Iowa Jul. 7, 2025 8:23 am60d ago
School districts like Marion Independent School District are figuring out how to support teachers and students as they navigate a new world that includes generative AI.
Meredith Hines Dochterman, for The Gazette
STEM in Iowa Jul. 7, 2025 8:22 am60d ago
Matt Harding is one of five state finalists for the 2025 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest honor for K-12 science, technology, engineering and math educators.
Brooklyn Draisey - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Higher Ed Apr. 18, 2025 7:45 am140d ago
How the video was cut, leaving out the e-cigarette and only showing Marc Muklewicz blowing out smoke, implied to some that he was using drugs during class, Muklewicz said.
By KELVIN CHAN - AP Business Writer
Federal Government Mar. 25, 2025 2:59 pm163d ago
Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg detailed a discussion that happened over the Signal messaging app hours before strikes on Iran-backed Houthi-rebels in Yemen ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Agriculture Mar. 24, 2025 7:30 am165d ago
The Gazette will host a series of free, virtual talks about the future of agriculture this week, including advances in drone technology and crop genetics, such as short-statured corn.
Business News Jan. 28, 2025 1:44 pm220d ago
"The models they built are fantastic, but they aren't miracles either," said Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon, who follows the semiconductor industry and was one of several stock analysts describing Wall Street's reaction as overblown.
The Gazette
Business News Oct. 31, 2024 1:59 pm309d ago
Cedar Rapids’ largest employer announces products, milestones
By Jessica Abdoney, - NewBoCo
Business News Oct. 27, 2024 5:00 am313d ago
They’re lighting up Cedar Rapids businesses using tech, collaboration
Nation and World Sep. 17, 2024 10:51 am353d ago
Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government and Hezbollah officials said.
Joe Fisher, for The Gazette
The Long Haul Sep. 15, 2024 5:00 am355d ago
New technology is helping West Side Transport’s drivers save fuel, lower their carbon footprint and practice better driving habits.