Upvote, an AI-native software company, has announced partnerships with Iowa’s House of Representatives and Governor’s office to use AI-powered tools to streamline the legislative process. Iowa House caucuses and the office of Gov. Kim Reynolds implemented Upvote’s Legible platform to develop, evaluate and publish legislation, starting with the 2025 legislative session, according to a news […]

The Iowa Communications Network, the state-owned, fiber optic infrastructure, announced it has completed a recent technology upgrade to the southern tier of Iowa. From Council Bluffs to Burlington, the border-to-border effort upgrades equipment at 12 sites to pure-10Gb connections, which protects infrastructure to support redundancy and rising bandwidth demands for public safety, health care, government […]

Casey’s launches real-time data analytics for store owners Editor’s note: This is the second of three features profiling winners of the 2024 Prometheus Awards and going behind the scenes of how the winners are selected. At the 2024 Prometheus Awards, the Technology Association of Iowa debuted seven new award categories, a move the industry association said […]

Des Moines nonprofit Pi515 has announced its participation in the Google Code Next Affiliate program, a free computer science education program designed to develop Black, Latinx and Indigenous technology leaders. With funding and resources provided by Google Code Next, Pi515 will integrate the program’s advanced technologies, AI platforms and mentorship opportunities into its initiatives, including its Career Accelerator […]

John Deere announced Monday new autonomous machines and technology at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new lineup of machines aims to serve customers in agriculture, construction and commercial landscaping with a combination of advanced computer vision, AI, and cameras, according to a news release. John Deere’s new technology will be available on […]

America’s Small Business Development Centers has received $10 million from Google.org that will establish America’s SBDC AI U program, which will provide small businesses with free AI services and training. The program will bring SBDC advisers and university students together to provide local businesses with free AI services and training. America’s SBDC will also receive over […]

Iowa City-based revology has announced a multiyear contract with Hancock Health to manage its revenue cycle management (RCM) operations, including a long-term contract for revology’s SaaS platform, auxo. Revology provides RCM technology and services for hospitals, health systems and physician groups. According to a news release, Hancock Health, an independent health care network in Indiana, expanded […]

ABI conference shares top cybersecurity needs on the horizon Before an organization can use technology as an asset to support innovation, it should have a foundation of cybersecurity protections and defenses in place to help prevent a breach of company data. This was one key of the message shared during the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s […]