Technology

Boise State University, Idaho State University and the University of Idaho will join forces with ten other institutions in Montana, Wyoming and North and South Dakota to boost economic growth and technological advancements.

In a preemptive filing earlier this month, the company denied the allegations and said the FTC doesn’t understand its business practices. Kochava claims cell phone users can easily opt-out of tracking by denying apps access to location data.

In the fire community, it’s being referred to as STRATO – or Strategic Radio and Tactical Overwatch – a balloon more than 100 feet tall that sits about 60,000 feet up in the sky.

"Purposity" is a combination of the words “purpose" and "generosity,” and the app helps needy students benefit from random acts of kindness.

An interview with Azeem Azhar, author of The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics, and Society. The book explores the widening gap between rapidly-expanding technology and our ability to deal with its effects.

An interview with Kevin Roose, author of Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation. The book shares the secrets of people and organizations that have survived technological change, and explains how we can protect our own futures.

On Monday, Gov. Brad Little proclaimed this was computer science education week in Idaho. He spent some time coding with kids at Syringa Middle School in Caldwell to spotlight how important coding education has become as the state's need for tech jobs continues to grow.

Last week, the resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho brought together some of the most influential people in technology and business as part of the exclusive Allen & Co. conference.

Steven Feldstein is a Senior Fellow of Democracy, Conflict and Governance at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C. The former Boise State University professor has a new book out titled “The Rise of Digital Repression: How Technology Is Reshaping Power, Politics, and Resistance.”

Albert Einstein called it spooky. But generations later, a Boise State University researcher is trying to determine how photons communicate instantly with each other across great distances. Idaho Matters talks with physics professor Paul Simmonds about his work in quantum physics, nanotechnology and much more.