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Bluesnarfing in Denver: Phone Hackers Are Closer Than You Think

By Kristin Pazulski

Jul 10, 2025

Bluesnarfing is when a hacker accesses your phone through Bluetooth and steals login information, such as passwords — and they're usually nearby.

Netflix Says That Streaming Services Aren't Taxable Goods. Colorado Judges Didn't Buy It.

By Catie Cheshire

Jul 8, 2025

The state Court of Appeals overrode a previous decision in Netflix’s favor, arguing “absurd results” would occur otherwise.

AI Will Live On: Will You Leave Behind a Generative Ghost?

By Brendan Joel Kelley

Jul 8, 2025

"I'm the intersection between a psychologist and a computer scientist, and these types of things tend to be right up my alley."

Mike Lindell in front of the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse Monday morning

Mike Lindell's Attorneys Fined for Using AI During Defamation Trial

By Brendan Joel Kelley

Jul 7, 2025

Before the trial began, the MyPillow CEO's lead counsel filed an error-riddled court document authored by a hallucinating AI, according to the judge.

Denver Month of Video 2025 Lights Up the City with Moving Art

By Toni Tresca

Jul 1, 2025

The second edition of this free festival transforms Denver into a month-long showcase of international and local video art.

Meet Denver's 'Punk Rock' Web Development Agency

By Cleo Mirza

Jun 3, 2025

House of Giants is a small, local web development studio for businesses in the know.

A Chromebook laptop is burnt and melted after being tampered with in order to make the lithium batter ignite.

Viral TikTok “Challenge” Concerns Local School Districts...and Tempts a Reporter

By Brendan Joel Kelley

May 9, 2025

Boulder Valley School District and Denver Public Schools are asking families to help stop the Chromebook Challenge.

Colorado Lawmakers "Beg" Governor to Sign Rideshare Safety Bill Despite Threats From Uber

By Hannah Metzger

May 9, 2025

Uber says it will leave Colorado if the governor doesn't veto a bill intended to help prevent sexual assaults in rideshares.

Colorado Legislators Fail to Override Governor Veto of Social Media Safety Bill

By Hannah Metzger

Apr 28, 2025

The bill passed with a bipartisan supermajority, but supporters in the House backed down amid objections from Jared Polis.

Immersive Theater Gets Personal in Remember Me by New Local Company

By Toni Tresca

Apr 28, 2025

One More Time's debut show is an intimate, immersive mystery in collaboration with Two Cent Lion.

Uber Is Threatening to Leave Colorado. Here's How Previous Threats Played Out.

By Hannah Metzger

Apr 24, 2025

A safety bill has made Colorado the latest in a long line of targets for Uber's ultimatum.

Colorado Bill Would Ban Drug, Gun Sales on Social Media, but May Lead to a Veto Battle

By Hannah Metzger

Apr 23, 2025

Governor Jared Polis isn't happy with the bill. But for the first time in his tenure, legislators might override his potential veto.

Driver-Owned Rideshare App Fixing Bugs, Relaunching This Summer

By Catie Cheshire

Apr 4, 2025

To better compete with Lyft and Uber, the co-op has partnered with an app software developer.

Foreign IP Violators Could Halt Colorado's New Gold Rush

By Kristina Acri

Mar 29, 2025

With more than 270,000 workers producing a fifth of Colorado's economic output, this 21st-century boom could be more lucrative than the 19th-century one.

We Tested the Denver Police Department's New Training Simulator

By Hannah Metzger

Mar 25, 2025

I got out without any virtual blood on my hands...not everyone was so lucky.

Gondola's Fast Ride in Denver Fuels Upcoming Sports Summit

By Justin Goodrum

Mar 7, 2025

“It's a great place to start and run a business, and moving here to do it was the best decision I've ever made.”

Williams & Graham Bartender Creates Free Cocktail App

By Audrey Ferrer

Mar 4, 2025

"It's amazing for a home bartender. It's giving away all of our secrets."

New Dating App Wants to Make Denver Romance More...Raw

By Hannah Metzger

Mar 3, 2025

The BeReal of dating apps has come to the Mile High City.

Colorado Is at the Center of a Fight for Democracy and the Future of AI

By Juan Sebastián Pinto

Mar 2, 2025

“I love the idea of getting a drone and having light fentanyl-laced urine spraying on analysts that tried to screw us," says the CEO of Palantir Technologies

Aspen Fire Chief Swears by AI Detection Cameras. Colorado Lawmakers Are Listening.

By Catie Cheshire

Feb 4, 2025

“Early detection is so incredibly important, because right now we're relying on hikers or people driving by, or people seeing smoke off in a distance."

Tech

Poetry Meets the Metaverse at Anythink Libraries

Driver-Owned Ridershare App Relaunches

Tech

Poetry Meets the Metaverse at Anythink Libraries

Driver-Owned Ridershare App Relaunches

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