technology

Published
January 5, 2025

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.
Published
December 14, 2024

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.
Published
November 5, 2024

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.
Published
November 4, 2024

Brunswick student’s team takes home a win at international ocean science competition
Published
November 3, 2024

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.

Published
October 13, 2024

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.
Published
October 5, 2024

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.
Published
September 27, 2024

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.
Published
September 21, 2024

BoomerTECH Adventures: Don’t be fooled — detect the fakes
Published
September 21, 2024

Exploding pagers leave clues to Israeli ‘red button’ plot, officials say

It's unclear why the attack was set off this week, rather than as part of a more coordinated offensive.