Better-off cities see more benefits from data centers than rural areas
Data center development can boost growth and jobs, but these benefits are most pronounced when the local economy is more urban and developed.
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Vanly addresses the critical "where-to-sleep" anxiety by connecting travelers with a nationwide network of private parking hosts, including in the U.P.
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How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could hold Big Tech liable
For decades, Section 230 shielded technology companies from liability for content that their users post. The K.G.M. litigation uses a different legal strategy: negligence-based product liability.
New campaign seeks to reduce businesses’ food waste by doubling food donations
Michiganders send 1.5 to 2 million pounds of food to landfills every year, including massive amounts of perfectly edible food.
Senate bill would take back $21B appropriated for broadband deployment
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, created as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act under the Biden administration, is a $42.4 billion federal grant program aimed at connecting every American to high-speed internet.
Pints for the Planet: Michigan brewery saves grains from dumps, cuts carbon footprint
Griffin Claw Brewing in Birmingham is changing the brewery game by implementing multiple sustainable practices like sending their brewers' grain to local farmers and recapturing CO2 to prevent it from entering the atmosphere.
How Michigan farmers are using a new app to make critical crop decisions right from the tractor
The free Enviroweather Mobile app, developed by Michigan State University specialists and the Michigan State Horticultural Society, provides farmers with real-time environmental data and predictive crop modeling on their smartphones.
How startup Vanly is mapping the future of life on the road
Vanly addresses the critical "where-to-sleep" anxiety by connecting travelers with a nationwide network of private parking hosts, including in the U.P.
Opinion: AI is ‘The Thneed’ of the 21st Century
AI itself shows alarming parallels to the “Fine-Something-That-All-People-Need” in more ways than one.
How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could hold Big Tech liable
For decades, Section 230 shielded technology companies from liability for content that their users post. The K.G.M. litigation uses a different legal strategy: negligence-based product liability.
New campaign seeks to reduce businesses’ food waste by doubling food donations
Michiganders send 1.5 to 2 million pounds of food to landfills every year, including massive amounts of perfectly edible food.
Senate bill would take back $21B appropriated for broadband deployment
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, created as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act under the Biden administration, is a $42.4 billion federal grant program aimed at connecting every American to high-speed internet.
Pints for the Planet: Michigan brewery saves grains from dumps, cuts carbon footprint
Griffin Claw Brewing in Birmingham is changing the brewery game by implementing multiple sustainable practices like sending their brewers' grain to local farmers and recapturing CO2 to prevent it from entering the atmosphere.
