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“A New Angle,” Public Radio to Broadcast UM Professor Justin Angle’s Acclaimed Podcast

Beginning July 1, MTPR will broadcast new episodes of “A New Angle” over its stations across western and central Montana. The show also will continue to be available as a podcast.

Which States Have Dedicated Broadband Offices, Task Forces, Agencies, or Funds?

A review of state strategies for improving access

The biggest Electric Vehicle reveals of 2021 (so far) from Tesla, Ford, and more

It’s been a big year for electric pick-up trucks and compact SUVs.

Elon Musk’s Starlink to Deliver Internet Nearly Worldwide Within Weeks

“We recently passed the strategically notable number of 69,420 active users,” Musk joked. “We’re I think on our way to having a few hundred thousand users, possibly over 500,000 users within 12 months.”

Tesla unveils its new supercomputer (5th most powerful in the world) to train self-driving AI

Tesla is claiming some fairly insane specs on this new cluster, which should make it roughly the fifth most-powerful computer in the world:

At this intersection, drivers have to ask the bikes to stop

In more bike-centric countries, like the Netherlands, it’s the bikes and pedestrians whose travel gets prioritized.

Self-healing concrete eats CO2 to fill its own cracks in 24 hours

The idea with self-healing concrete is to intervene in this process while the cracks are still tiny, sealing up the material to prevent not just a catastrophic collapse, but expensive maintenance or a complete replacement of the structure.

Montana State University free program offers entrepreneurs training and mentorship this summer and fall

The program is part of MSU’s and Early Stage Montana’s ongoing efforts to advance technology startups from across the state.

Great Falls, Montana encourages residents to try the city’s budget simulator

The online program allows you to create a budget for the city. You start with the budget that has been proposed and can then add or subtract money from departments and programs to create your own budget.

The High Cost of Wide Streets

“As we embark on building back better from the Covid-19 pandemic, the time has come to return urban streets to people.”

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