Google Fiber

The arrival of Google Fiber in Kansas City highlighted the challenges the country faces when it comes to ensuring that low income household have access to the promise of world-class internet speeds.

Google Fiber says dozens of customers remain without home internet nearly two weeks after a major winter storm knocked out service for many across Kansas…

Bucks from jocksThe University of Kansas is wrestling, as Stephen Koranda puts it, with a $20 million budget cut and whether its well-heeled athletic…

What if your home could help you stay healthier? Today, we learn how smart toilets and sensor-packed floors could help more folks age in place and turn…

Mike Farmer’s high-tech startup, Leap.It, caught the attention of AOL founder Steve Case in October 2014 because Farmer’s company was built in the first…

Uber's got a plan to get commuters off the ground and into the air. Is it feasible? Also, learn about Kansas City's mentorship program that has students…

The White House on Monday recognized Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, as places where innovative tech things are happening.On the first day…

In an effort to take advantage of expanding local government data capabilities, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, has…

To an observer, Mahlet Yeshitla is sitting in a chair with a large headset covering most of her face, waving her arms at the empty space in front of…

With $40 million from the Department of Transportation, Kansas City would build on the network Google Fiber brought to town five years ago.That’s the…

Three Kansas City startups will receive a combined $59,000 from the Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund to expand and develop programs that promote innovation…

Doing online research is almost required in school these days, but how can you do that without a reliable way to connect to the internet? Michael…