Applications are sought for the 6th annual Smart Cities Innovation Challenge during the Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo set for April 1-4 in Denver.
There’s a flurry of activity up in Longmont as a startup there prepares to launch a fleet of snow-fighting robots. As winter gets ready for another season, Left Hand Robotics’s 14-person team is working to ship out 20 SnowBot Pro machines to a variety of clients, including one of the country’s largest colleges and some municipalities that are looking to cut down on personnel and overtime costs when it comes to clearing unpredictable snow.
Swimlane, a leader in security orchestration, automation, and response, has been named the Gold Winner for Security Solution for Enterprise (Large) Innovations at the Golden Bridge Awards.
Electric utilities will rely on the integration of existing advanced distribution management systems and distributed energy resource management systems to effectively manage changing business and network conditions, according to a new report from Navigant Research.
Nest, the smart thermostat company owned by Google, partnered with the Colorado Energy Office on a pilot to determine if a Nest thermostat could help low-income homes save on energy.
Now any one can have his or her own flock of Birds. Bird Rides Inc. has launched Bird Platform, a suite of technologies, products and services that will enable individuals to manage their own fleets of shared e-scooters. The program is aimed at local business owners, such as bike rental companies, and entrepreneurs.
Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday patented a package delivery system that won't damage products when dropped from a drone. The patent describes an airbag covering the package that the drone could inflate before dropping it to a customer's backyard or patio below
Grocery giant Albertsons is buying 10 Tesla Semi trucks, and plans to operate them in Southern California. Albertsons will add the new, all-electric delivery trucks to its fleet of more than 1,400 trucks nationwide.
Colorado is the only state in the country testing and tweaking military technology that could help save firefighters' lives. The technology is called ATAK - Android Team Awareness Kit.
As wildfires consume thousands of acres every year, the state is constantly looking for a technological edge to stay ahead.
DENVER -- Colorado Technology Association (CTA) hosted its 18th annual APEX Awards, presented by Accenture at the Seawell Grand Ballroom, to recognize the leaders, companies and accomplishments that have contributed to the success of the state’s technology sector.
St. Vrain is frequently viewed as one of the most innovative school systems in the world because of its robotics, drones, biomedical, preschool and Apple-certified technician-learning opportunities.
When Nicole Chen started middle school she realized something was missing. She was fine with much of what she did find: courses in robotics, math, science and multimedia.
For Amber Hollenbeck, leadership is about helping other people grow. “My greatest accomplishments are whenever anyone that I have managed moves up in the company,” she says.
A new website, imPloie, goes as far as seeking workers to fill shifts rather than full-time jobs.
Denver and Fort Collins are among nine cities named winners of a yearlong competition that challenged city leaders to uncover and test bold, inventive ideas to confront the toughest problems faced by cities today. Bloomberg today announced at CityLab Detroit the winners of the Bloomberg Philanthropies U.S. Mayors Challenge.
Denver will receive $1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund a network of air-quality sensors at local schools — a “smart city” technology on a larger scale than any other U.S. city has directly attempted, according to city officials. The city was to be announced as one of nine winners of the U.S. Mayors Challenge on Monday morning.
As part of its ongoing initiatives to prevent fraud — as well as gather customer data — Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. has acquired Upgraded, a blockchain technology company that serves the live events industry.
Home owners in Denver now have the option of receiving cash offers for their homes from Zillow. The Denver Post reports that Zillow launched the Zillow Offers service on Monday, presenting the service as one that frees home owners from the hassles of selling their homes, such as showings, additional maintenance and cleaning, and allowing them to set the time of closing. Sellers interested in receiving an offer from Zillow can click on a tab on the Zillow website to request an offer.
Accusing the startups of “gross negligence,” a class-action lawsuit has been filed against Bird Rides Inc., LimeBike and other companies involved in the proliferation of shared electric scooters. The complaint, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court and spotted by The Washington Post, accuses the defendants of “aiding and abetting assault” by contributing to injuries sustained from collisions with the scooters.
Faster-than-expected drops in prices and advances in technology have found utilities like Xcel Energy and United Power in Colorado adding what was once considered the 'holy grail' of renewable energy -- batteries to store power.
Denver metro-based Western Union has been issued a patent for tracking debt obligations via a ledger that can be connected with a social media network. The patent application was originally filed on June 7, 2017 and issued on Tuesday.
Colorado Securities Commissioner Gerald Rome ordered two companies offering Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to cease and desist from offering or selling unregistered securities in Colorado on Friday, a Colorado Division of Securities news release said.
