WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its representatives talk with customers who speak 200 different languages and 75 dialects. So an Alorica representative […] The post AI may not steal many jobs after all appeared first on ColoradoBiz ..read more

AFLOAT THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER (AP) — Grant Jeide looked like another dude riding the rollicking waves left in the wake of a 23-foot (7-meter) boat ripping through the water at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour on a river in Northern California’s Delta earlier this summer. But Jeide was performing his aquatic […] The post Sports boats aim to electrify like Tesla: Just add water appeared first on ColoradoBiz ..read more

A first-of-its-kind online course offering training in construction 3D printing technology is now open for registration. The Introduction to 3D Concrete Printing course developed by Alquist 3D, a leading construction 3D printing technology company, and Aims Community College will be available August 5. This innovative course is a first step to pursuing job opportunities in […] The post Community college to offer online course in construction 3D printing appeared first on ColoradoBiz ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by Congress in decades to hold tech companies more accountable for the harm that they cause. The bill, which passed 91-3, has been pushed by parents of […] The post Senate passes bill to protect kids online appeared first on ColoradoBiz ..read more

The advent of generative AI (GenAI) has ushered in a new era of technological advancement, reshaping industries and redefining the way we approach problem-solving. As a pioneer in energy data analytics, Enverus finds itself at the forefront of this revolution, harnessing the power of GenAI to drive innovation and empower our customers to make faster, data-driven decisions, and energy companies in Colorado are poised to benefit. Here are five factors driving the evolution of in our new age of AI. 1. Light Speed Ahead: Reducing Time to Value GenAI’s most significant impact lies in its ability to ..read more

Founded: 2020 Initial Lightbulb Founder and CEO Rani Powers took a circuitous route to entrepreneurship, with stints in video games and nanotechnology in Colorado before moving into computational biology. Powers worked as a full-time scientist for the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University immediately prior to launching Pluto Bio. “I had gone to Harvard with the intention of starting a company,” she says. Then COVID-19 happened. Powers returned to Colorado from Massachusetts and worked remotely for Harvard. Her exposure to massive data sets in biological sci ..read more

Colorado business leaders still face persistent labor challenges in 2024. Compared to other states, Colorado’s workforce trends younger and more educated than most, but we also have a gap between the availability of and demand for skilled workers. Automation is an attractive option for many employers to bridge that gap.  READ: Maximizing Efficiency, Minimizing Errors — Harnessing AI and Automation in Your Marketing Strategies Automation can streamline work, ease labor challenges, create efficiencies and generate cost savings. Improved accuracy that comes from automated systems can also he ..read more

Federal regulators have given Amazon key permission that will allow it to expand its drone delivery program, the company announced Thursday. In a blog post published on its website, Seattle-based Amazon said that the Federal Aviation Administration has given its Prime Air delivery service the OK to operate drones “beyond visual line of sight,” removing a barrier that has prevented its drones from traveling longer distances. With the approval, Amazon pilots can now operate drones remotely without seeing it with their own eyes. An FAA spokesperson said the approval applies to College Station, Te ..read more

Integrating blockchain technology into everyday finance is no longer a futuristic dream — it’s our present reality. Web3 wallets are rapidly evolving to meet the demands of a growing global user base, transforming how we handle money and digital assets. These advancements are crucial in making crypto asset management accessible to the next billion users. READ: Blockchain Technology For Business Development — A Comprehensive Guide Redefining user experience (UX) in crypto management The path to mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies is heavily influenced by the user experience provided by Web3 ..read more

Afference WHERE: Boulder, CO WEBSITE: www.afference.io FOUNDED: 2022 Initial lightbulb CEO Jacob Segil collaborated on Afference’s underlying technology with co-founder and CSO Dustin Tyler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. “We’ve been studying how to restore the sense of touch for people with amputation,” Segil says. To that end, Tyler has implanted devices in amputee patients “that cuffs the nerve and it creates sensations in the brain of things that aren’t there,” Segil says. “It’s allowed these people to use prosthetic hands to feel the world again.” That technology ..read more