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

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [My Cariboo Now] B.C. leaders seek answers on OpenAI decision not to alert police ahead of Tumbler Ridge shooting and [Resilience.org] The Future is Rural: Reclaiming Food Sovereignty through Farming Clubs?, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Community Tech & Governance Topics include: broadband, fiber, renewable energy, solar, AI.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] B.C. leaders seek answers on OpenAI decisio...
• Resilience.org: [Resilience.org] The Future is Rural: Reclaiming Food Sovere...
• GN Clean Energy and EVs: [GN Clean Energy and EVs] Easee and Subaru complete solar-on...
• Construction World: [Construction World] Human-Centred Governance As AI Scales I...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Cariboo Regional District release...
• AirQualityNews: [AirQualityNews] Solihull Council launches group-buying sola...

Additional sources provided:

• Global News: [Global News] SaskPower looks to make province ‘energy power...
• The Narwhal: [The Narwhal] A $10-billion AI data centre races ahead in a ...
• The Verge: [The Verge] Taara Beam provides 25Gbps connectivity over inv...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Meshtastic Does More Than Simple Communication
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] The A.I. Evangelists on a Mission to Shake...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Sumo AI
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
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