technology

People returning home after decades of incarceration are forced to navigate a digital world that didn’t exist when they went in. The Michigan nonprofit Nation Outside makes it their goal to teach essential digital skills and help formerly incarcerated individuals survive and adapt to life in a technology-driven society.

One thing has bucked the trend of rising prices: computing. Technological advances have underpinned a consistent drop in the cost of computers. But experts say that this may be reaching a limit.

Metro Detroit Drivers may find they make it through some metro Detroit intersections a lot faster, thanks to an AI project created from the University of Michigan that cuts wait times and congestion.

Another county in Michigan begins implementation of AI in processing non-emergency calls. Also, a discussion with one of the voice actors of the Anishinaabemowin dub of "Star Wars: A New Hope."

Experts say technology like artificial intelligence and mobile tracking apps are being used by more people across the board to monitor their health.

What to make of a private meeting between Governor Whitmer and President Trump; from our friends at Interlochen Public Radio’s Points North, a microorganism that conducts electricity and what might happen if our devices were alive; and with Michigan Public’s own Beenish Ahmed, the short story collection about Muslim-American life that won her a Kresge Artist Fellowship.

An update on the toxic chemical Gelman plume nearing Ann Arbor's drinking water source, Detroit and other Michigan regions are sinking, a local play examines the relationship between technology consumers, and technology creators and preview of the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.

Scammers are everywhere, and this reporter stumbled upon one scamming people who just want a chicken wings fix.

Today, a look into efforts to make Michigan a tech-forward economy. Then, a group in Grand Rapids putting together a community-wide wedding celebration for LGBTQ couples.

A look at the UAW's history of solidarity, a dementia friendly movie screening, the 145th anniversary of Michigan’s first phone book and why they are important, and the launch of our very own pizza podcast — Dough Dynasty.