Maine law enforcement officials and victim rights advocates support electronic notifications for victims, but a bill in the Legislature was met with mixed opinions.
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Midcoast Youth Center receives new technology donation
The Maine Connectivity Authority’s regional broadband partner donates video, photo and audio production technology to open new opportunities for workforce development for Midcoast youth.
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Maine businesses say H-1B visas are critical to filling labor gaps
Trump allies are split over the program that brings skilled foreign workers to labs, hospitals, universities and tech companies in Maine.
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Bluesky is taking off. A Mainer helped design it.
South Portland native Devin Ivy is part of the small team that built the social media site winning over users fed up with Elon Musk’s X.
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UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.
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Brunswick student’s team takes home a win at international ocean science competition
The Lobster Bots, a team of seventh- to 12th-grade students hailing from South Portland, Sydney, Brunswick and York, won first place in the Marine Autonomous Systems category at the 2024 Brilliant Blue Challenge, an international competition focused on innovation in the Blue Economy. As the first team from the U.S. to participate among 17 other […]
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New traffic safety warning system planned for Route 1 between Brunswick and Bath
Maine Department of Transportation will be rolling out new statewide connected vehicle hazard notification technology to improve traffic safety and give drivers advanced warning of road conditions.
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This threat hunter chases U.S. foes exploiting AI to sway the election
Ben Nimmo confronting the dramatic boost that artificial intelligence can provide to foreign adversaries’ disinformation operations.
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Fighting back data centers, one small town at a time
Communities are pushing back against data centers and the noise and power consumption that come with them.
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You may soon get to say g**dby# to annoying password rules
Many websites require password habits that actually don’t keep you safer. Neither special characters nor frequent password resets really help security.