Technology
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Most families exceed screen time guidelines. What does that mean for kids?
Child and family therapist Jeff Reiland talks with WPR’s Larry Meiller about ways to tamp down on screen time.
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Breast cancer screenings should start at age 40, draft recommendations say
Those evidence-based recommendations are a change-up from the previous standard of women getting screened regularly after turning 50.
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Wisconsin political ads must now disclose if they include AI-generated content
Candidates and political groups will have to disclose when they use artificial intelligence to generate audio or video in ads aired in Wisconsin, according to a new law signed Thursday.
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State officials hear from industry, labor on embracing AI without leaving workers behind
The Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence is tasked with identifying the current effects of AI on Wisconsin’s labor market and making policy recommendations for investments in workforce development and education related to AI.
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Wisconsin heating and cooling specialist optimistic for future of heat pumps
Travis Herzog, a residential estimator and heat pump specialist for Midwest Heating and Cooling, talked with “The Morning Show” about technological advances, maintenance advice and the differences between heat pump systems.
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Utilities weigh power demand from AI amid clean energy transition
As big tech companies race to capitalize on artificial intelligence, utilities in Wisconsin are assessing how to balance surges in demand for power amid the clean energy transition.
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‘Farm to turntable’: Wisconsin company builds and sells record players for up to $10K
A company based in Delavan has been making high-end record players since the 1970s. The head of the company explains how it makes turntables retailing for upwards of $10,000.
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Low-income Wisconsinites could soon see higher internet bills as federal subsidy ends
With funding for the program projected to run out this spring, the Federal Communications Commission has announced it will stop accepting new applications to enroll in the program after Wednesday.
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Wisconsin scientists study how to keep cheese fresh and prolong the squeakiness of cheese curds
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Dairy Research, tasting cheese is serious business. “Everything is prescribed, down to what temperature we taste at, how many chews we do, how forcefully we chew and a lot of other things that standardize how we taste,” said Brandon Prochaska, a sensory coordinator for the center, during a…
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Two rural Wisconsin chiefs sound off on staffing concerns
As 2024 approaches, the heads of police and firefighting services in two western Wisconsin communities are looking ahead with concern. Like the leaders of other rural first responders, Galesville fire Chief Lucas Teska and Cadott police Chief Daryl Pries are feeling under pressure from staffing and funding shortages. Each chief recently appeared on WPR’s “The…