Technology

A new data dashboard from Facebook reveals the trends of how small businesses posted during the pandemic, a new measure of how they communicated since March 2020.

Iowa State University will work with three central Iowa counties to create a laboratory to research and test technologies to boost rural broadband connectivity.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced he would travel to space earlier this month. Shortly after, a petition began circulating asking that he not come back.

Harley Hand often starts his day by getting in a combine and heading out to one of his fields. But it’s not a real combine, field or farm. He is one of...

The Iowa Flood Center is creating technology that will forecast Missouri River flooding and model how it could affect individual homes, businesses and farms. Scientists hope the tech will better inform and prepare people for flooding.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday aimed at expanding high-speed internet access across the state. Lawmakers approved $100 million to fund the grants.

On this River to River podcast, host Ben Kieffer speaks with Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents California's 17th Congressional District, Silicon Valley. Khanna has been part of several initiatives to help bring technology internships to rural Iowa.

The Iowa House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Monday that aims to expand high-speed internet access throughout the state, but lawmakers have yet to announce an agreement on how much money they will allocate for this purpose.

River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with a variety of guests about news stories from across the state of Iowa.

River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with Georgetown computer scientist, and New York Times bestselling author, Cal Newport about his latest book "A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload."