Technology
Can ChatGPT Write the News?
News organizations are grappling with the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on journalism. As a test, Flatland asked ChatGPT to write a story.
Local Cable Company Looks Back to the Future: Old Everest Becomes New EverFast
A local cable operator with a new owner hopes to counter the cord cutting trend.
Plan for Biggest US Airport Solar Energy Farm Expected to Land Soon at KCI
Plans for a huge solar farm at Kansas City International Airport would help address climate change and provide an astronomical amount of green energy.
KC’s Connection to the Heavens: Webb Telescope Images Trigger Elation
As pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) popped up Tuesday in front of astronomers and space lovers in mid-America, their ecstasy bubbled over – prompted by new knowledge captured in the hauntingly beautiful images.
Kansas City Pursues Massive Solar Farm at KCI
Kansas City is considering putting a massive 2,000-acre solar farm on city land at Kansas City International Airport, creating one of the largest solar power installations in the nation.
Solar Settlers: 1,000-mile American Solar Challenge Sets Off Along Santa Fe Trail
College students from around the world are competing in the American Solar Challenge, a design competition and car race from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, nearly 1,000 miles away.
Citizen and Nextdoor Are Making Us All Vigilantes. Is That a Good Thing?
Public safety apps such as Nextdoor and Citizen are creating a new kind of surveillance culture, absent of context.
Missourians Losing Big When it Comes to Cyber Crime
Cyber crime is surging, and Missouri suffered the largest average loss in the country during 2020.
It Takes A Village to Reach Rural Broadband Fringe
U.S. Ignite broadband experiment finds a host in a tiny Missouri village.
Internet ‘Last Mile’ Experiment Coming to Clinton County
New internet technology is being tested in rural Missouri to reach across the last mile.