What We're Reading
We keep an eye out for the most intriguing stories about our subjects of interest: technological innovations, self-driving cars, the gig economy, artificial intelligence, consumer privacy concerns, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately:
Kentucky bill would make it easier to order alcohol from other states
WEHT ABC 7 (Kentucky)
A city where all the traffic lights are green?Tech coming soon to other Colorado cities
The Colorado Sun
New York’s MTA launches a first-of-its-kind tech accelerator to fix its subways and buses
Business Insider
The Life Story of Your Supermarket Chicken: Food Tracking Goes High-Tech
The Wall Street Journal
How self-driving cars will snuff out auto insurance as we know it
Crain’s Chicago Business
The race to 5G wireless tech is on. A report finds Americans may have an early lead.
The Washington Post
SLC Airport regulation of peer-to-peer car rental app could face legislative challenge
KUTV News 2 (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Check out a free Wi-Fi hotspot? Now you can in two low-income neighborhoods in Wichita
Wichita Daily Eagle
From millennials to seniors, Twin Cities workers embrace 'side hustle' economy
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Lawmakers consider changes to allow more alcohol permits in growing communities
Indianapolis Business Journal
Goodbye, 3.2, hello, 4.8? Utah lawmaker pushes to allow stores to sell stronger beer
Salt Lake Tribune
Self-driving shuttle offers Denver a glimpse of its future — but will riders jump on board?
The Denver Post
Affordable housing, internet access and planning apps on Ginther’s 2019 agenda
The Columbus Dispatch