Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Indigenous Lands & Innovation.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [GN Clean Energy and EVs] India speeds clean energy shift, narrows gap with China and [NYT Top Stories] This Comet Stopped Spinning. Then It Started Rotating Backward., plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into indigenous lands & innovation, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. GN Clean Energy and EVs: [GN Clean Energy and EVs] India speeds clean energy shift, n...

2. NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] This Comet Stopped Spinning. Then It Start...

3. XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] Whisper transcribes my voice notes faster t...

4. TechRadar: [TechRadar] Could this be a new era for 3D printers? Major m...

5. GN 3D Printing: [GN 3D Printing] Researchers Find a Way to 3D Print One of t...

6. The Tyee: [The Tyee] A Love Letter to Tumbler Ridge

7. GN 3D Printing: [GN 3D Printing] 3D printing technology leaves the lab, is u...

8. XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] I built a $15 ESP32 smart clock that does t...

9. The Guardian Global Development: [The Guardian Global Development] ‘At 2am, it feels like som...

10. Boing Boing: [Boing Boing] Idaho high schoolers build two airplanes, then...

11. InsideEVs: [InsideEVs] BYD's Plan To Make The Atto 3 More Popular: Doub...

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Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Community Tech & Governance.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Cisco bets partner dependency will help it win AI infrastructure race and [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Google issues 100-year bonds to fund AI infrastructure race, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into community tech & governance, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Cisco bets partner dependency will...

2. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Google issues 100-year bonds to fu...

3. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] DIGITIMES Insight: Intel 14A delay...

4. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Submer Acquires Radian Arc to Prov...

5. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] G42, Vietnamese partners ink $1bn ...

6. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] G42: Up To $1 Billion Commitment B...

7. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Is HPE’s (HPE) Healthcare AI Push ...

8. The Tyee: [The Tyee] Planning for Disaster? Consider Haida Wisdom

9. GN Clean Energy and EVs: [GN Clean Energy and EVs] Pace Digitek Wins 250 MW Solar Plu...

10. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] AI infrastructure giant Nebius buy...

11. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Cisco unveils new AI networking ch...

12. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Cisco unveils new chip to compete ...

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Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Working Lands & Industry.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [CFJC Today Kamloops] CFJC Midday – Recycle it Right! City of Kamloops encourages residents to attend Family Day Festival and take part in fun and educating activities and [CFJC Today Kamloops] Kamloops DPAC extends safety push to limit vehicle traffic near schools, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into working lands & industry, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] CFJC Midday – Recycle it Right! City o...

2. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Kamloops DPAC extends safety push to l...

3. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] ASK Wellness prepares to welcome clien...

4. BC Gov News: [BC Gov News] Overnight traffic-pattern changes planned for ...

5. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Blazers’ Edmonstone named WHL goaltend...

6. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Lillooet couple ‘stunned’ after $2.5 m...

7. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Kamloops RCMP looking for witnesses af...

8. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Submer Acquires Radian Arc to Prov...

9. Android Police: [Android Police] Google will make Gemini easier to access in...

10. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] "The gap in the global AI arms rac...

11. TechCrunch: [TechCrunch] The first signs of burnout are coming from the ...

12. Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] I tested Gemini 3 Flash vs Claude 4.6 Opus in 9...

13. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Salience Labs goes all-in on all-o...

14. TechCrunch: [TechCrunch] Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones,...

15. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Tower Semiconductor, Nvidia advanc...

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Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [The Tyee] BC Separatists Met in Campbell River. So Did Pro-Canada Protesters and [The Tyee] Juno Winner Dominique Fils-Aimé Comes to the Chan Centre, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into arts, culture & digital storytelling, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. The Tyee: [The Tyee] BC Separatists Met in Campbell River. So Did Pro-...

2. The Tyee: [The Tyee] Juno Winner Dominique Fils-Aimé Comes to the Chan...

3. The Tyee: [The Tyee] The Tyee Is Recruiting Our Next Editor-in-Chief

4. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] New Pritchard water treatment plant to...

5. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] City of Kamloops looking for two volun...

6. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Details released as Kamloops prepares ...

7. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Kamloops Storm win first Doug Birks Di...

8. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Edmonstone records fourth shutout as B...

9. XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] Microsoft is removing one of its most belov...

10. GN 3D Printing: [GN 3D Printing] VulcanForms secures $220 million to scale i...

11. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Gen AI accelerates global cloud in...

12. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Blackstone, Coatue Grant $10 Billi...

13. Business Insider: [Business Insider] The '996' work culture taking over Silico...

14. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] The AI Infrastructure Race: Reshap...

15. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] From Optics to AI: How Network Eng...

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Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Regional Resilience.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [CFJC Today Kamloops] ‘Comprehensive’ review underway as city looks to improve use, cost recovery at Westsyde pool and [CFJC Today Kamloops] SD73 DPAC seeking feedback on proposed School Streets project in Kamloops, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into regional resilience, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] ‘Comprehensive’ review underway as cit...

2. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] SD73 DPAC seeking feedback on proposed...

3. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Week in Review: Week of February 2

4. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] ‘Hard to believe’: One year since B.C....

5. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Water Implications of AI-Driven Di...

6. Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] I used ChatGPT to build a Moltbot and get on Mo...

7. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Integrated Quantum Technologies Na...

8. New Atlas: [New Atlas] Starlink moonlights as satellite traffic cop

9. TechCrunch: [TechCrunch] India has changed its startup rules for deep te...

10. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Gruve: $50 Million Follow-On Serie...

11. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] 'AI's real challenge is data, not ...

12. XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] Matching the right LLM for your GPU feels l...

13. Resilience.org: [Resilience.org] Restoring Hydrological Cycles as a Foundati...

14. Resilience.org: [Resilience.org] Do cows raze the land?

15. Resilience.org: [Resilience.org] How to Read the Signs of Collapse: Economic...

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Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Cariboo Innovation Stories.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Global News] Criticism over B.C. government’s handling of Texada grizzly bear shooting and [CFJC Today Kamloops] Friday, February 6 — CFJC Evening News, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into cariboo innovation stories, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. Global News: [Global News] Criticism over B.C. government’s handling of T...

2. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Friday, February 6 — CFJC Evening News

3. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] CFJC Midday – The Kamloops Black Film ...

4. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Families safe but members of Kamloops ...

5. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Pipeline protest created safety risks,...

6. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] B.C. asks top court to hear DRIPA appe...

7. BC Gov News: [BC Gov News] Closures planned for Pattullo Bridge, stal̕əw̓...

8. IndigiNews: [IndigiNews] ‘B.C.’ group declares Similkameen River among p...

9. Global News: [Global News] Wolfe Islander III turns 50 while filling in f...

10. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Here’s a quick glance at unemployment ...

11. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] National employment numbers for Januar...

12. TechCrunch: [TechCrunch] Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to doub...

13. NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] We Didn’t Ask for This Internet

14. NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] [NYT Top Stories] Amazon’s $200 Billion Sp...

15. NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] [NYT Top Stories] [NYT Top Stories] At Ukr...

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Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Future-Ready Communities.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [The Tyee] Controversial Kamloops Mayor Loses ‘Unbelievable’ Court Ruling and [The Tyee] Death of First Nations Teen Triggers Police Watchdog Investigation, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into future-ready communities, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. The Tyee: [The Tyee] Controversial Kamloops Mayor Loses ‘Unbelievable’...

2. The Tyee: [The Tyee] Death of First Nations Teen Triggers Police Watch...

3. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] Court issues $6,000 in fines to two pe...

4. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] CFJC Midday – Brain Injury Survivor Ro...

5. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] CFJC Midday – Afrofusion launches ‘Lov...

6. BC Gov News: [BC Gov News] Supporting youth in northern B.C. with 34 new ...

7. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] [CFJC Today Kamloops] Montreal launche...

8. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] [CFJC Today Kamloops] Blazers’ Hurlber...

9. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] [CFJC Today Kamloops] LOOPED IN WITH N...

10. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] [CFJC Today Kamloops] [CFJC Today Kaml...

11. Global News: [Global News] [Global News] [Global News] [Global News] Nana...

12. BC Gov News: [BC Gov News] [BC Gov News] [BC Gov News] [BC Gov News] [BC ...

13. BC Gov News: [BC Gov News] [BC Gov News] New sheriffs serving communities...

14. Global News: [Global News] [Global News] [Global News] [Global News] [Glo...

15. GN Williams Lake and BC Interior: [GN Williams Lake and BC Interior] [GN Williams Lake and BC ...

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Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Rural Smart Solutions.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Global News] Nanaimo tugboat owner frustrated with justice system after offender released and [BC Gov News] [BC Gov News] Opening survey on land-use planning project in northeastern B.C., plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into rural smart solutions, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. Global News: [Global News] Nanaimo tugboat owner frustrated with justice ...

2. BC Gov News: [BC Gov News] [BC Gov News] Opening survey on land-use plann...

3. Global News: [Global News] [Global News] B.C. government appoints former ...

4. GN Williams Lake and BC Interior: [GN Williams Lake and BC Interior] [GN Williams Lake and BC ...

5. Global News: [Global News] [Global News] [Global News] What’s a ‘thumper’...

6. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] [CFJC Today Kamloops] [CFJC Today Kaml...

7. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] [CFJC Today Kamloops] [CFJC Today Kaml...

8. IndigiNews: [IndigiNews] [IndigiNews] [IndigiNews] [IndigiNews] [IndigiN...

9. Yellowhead Institute: [Yellowhead Institute] [Yellowhead Institute] [Yellowhead In...

10. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Salt AI Targets Data-Sensitive Pha...

11. Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] 'I didn’t know AI could do this' — 10 surprisin...

12. Neowin: [Neowin] You can now give AI agents access to your OneDrive

13. TechRadar: [TechRadar] [TechRadar] 'A bet for the future of cybersecuri...

14. TechRadar: [TechRadar] [TechRadar] [TechRadar] Zoom wants to make your ...

15. Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] [Toms Guide] [Toms Guide] Here's 5 things an NP...

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Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Local Voices & Digital Equity.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [CFJC Today Kamloops] CFJC Midday – The month of love is here! Valentine’s gift ideas at Tumbleweed Toys are plentiful, and some new products have hit the shelves and [CFJC Today Kamloops] CFJC Midday – February at the Paramount Theatre showcases some classics and much anticipated films! Catch Hamnet, Man on the Run and a special Valentine’s Day screening of The Princess Bride, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into local voices & digital equity, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] CFJC Midday – The month of love is her...

2. CFJC Today Kamloops: [CFJC Today Kamloops] CFJC Midday – February at the Paramoun...

3. IndigiNews: [IndigiNews] [IndigiNews] With habitat affected by wildfires...

4. Yellowhead Institute: [Yellowhead Institute] [Yellowhead Institute] Reflections on...

5. Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] People are sleeping on Gemini’s Deep Research f...

6. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Crusoe Emphasizes Energy as Key to...

7. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Together AI strengthens infrastruc...

8. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Is Applied Digital (APLD) Quietly ...

9. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Marvell Technology Bolsters AI Inf...

10. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] AI is infrastructure, will generat...

11. Business Insider: [Business Insider] OpenAI just snagged an Anthropic safety r...

12. Android Police: [Android Police] Google wants Gemini to start using your And...

13. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Nvidia, Dassault Systèmes Partner ...

14. GN AI ML Infrastructure: [GN AI ML Infrastructure] [GN AI ML Infrastructure] Qatar Di...

15. InsideEVs: [InsideEVs] [InsideEVs] General Motors' Strategy For Buildin...

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Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Sustainable Innovation.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down SD73 adds new accessible school bus to increase equitable field trip transportation and Qatar Digital Twin Market: Smart Infrastructure Adoption, AI Integration & Growth Outlook, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive into sustainable innovation, discussing how rural and remote communities can thoughtfully adopt and adapt emerging technologies.

Hosts: Riley (Tech systems thinker with rural roots) and Casey (Community development focus).

Sources:

1. CFJC Today Kamloops: SD73 adds new accessible school bus to increase equitable fi...

2. GN AI ML Infrastructure: Qatar Digital Twin Market: Smart Infrastructure Adoption, AI...

3. Al Jazeera English: Musk merges SpaceX and xAI firms, plans for space-based AI d...

4. GN AI ML Infrastructure: AI redraws data center power architecture as rack-level ener...

5. GN AI ML Infrastructure: India US Trade Deal fuels fresh momentum for data centres an...

6. GN AI ML Infrastructure: Musk Folds xAI Into SpaceX, Cites Limits on Earth-Based AI I...

7. GN AI ML Infrastructure: SpaceX Aims for Data Centers in Orbit as AI Strains Infrastr...

8. GN AI ML Infrastructure: Crusoe Positions Itself at Nexus of AI Infrastructure and Su...

9. NYT Top Stories: A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

10. ZDNet: OpenAI's Codex just got its own Mac app

11. GN AI ML Infrastructure: Transparency Through Observability is Essential to AI Succes...

12. TechRadar: Five AI agent predictions for 2026: The year enterprises sto...

13. GN Clean Energy and EVs: EBRD Invests Nearly US$2B (€1.72B) In 120 Projects Across Ce...

14. GN Clean Energy and EVs: Sustainable: Minneapolis microgrid initiative nears completi...

15. TechRadar: MongoDB instances are being hit in data extortion attacks, s...

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