/tags/technology Technology en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-25/austin-tx-city-council-artificial-intelligence-study-technology-policy As artificial intelligence grows, local governments and companies are trying to figure out how to work with the technology. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-25/austin-tx-city-council-artificial-intelligence-study-technology-policy Luz Moreno-Lozano /health/2025-01-14/university-of-texas-austin-dell-medical-school-ai-artificial-intelligence The Center for Computational Medicine arrives as the university prepares to build a new academic medical center where the cutting-edge technologies could be used. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:51:46 GMT /health/2025-01-14/university-of-texas-austin-dell-medical-school-ai-artificial-intelligence Olivia Aldridge /transportation/2025-01-09/capital-metro-austin-tx-bus-rail-fares-apple-pay-google-pay Goodbye QR codes. Riders will be able to use credit cards, Apple Pay or Google Pay to board transit. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:51:23 GMT /transportation/2025-01-09/capital-metro-austin-tx-bus-rail-fares-apple-pay-google-pay Nathan Bernier /science/2024-12-12/university-of-texas-research-artificial-intelligence-sound-images Different senses, from sight to sound, help us establish our sense of place. With that in mind, researchers wanted to find out: Can artificial intelligence translate the sounds of a country road or a bustling city into accurate images of those places? Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT /science/2024-12-12/university-of-texas-research-artificial-intelligence-sound-images Becky Fogel /austin/2024-12-12/austin-tx-city-council-meetings-ai-generated-call-public-comment Signing up to speak during a certain public comment period is competitive. How can Austin prevent bots from clogging up the system? Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-12-12/austin-tx-city-council-meetings-ai-generated-call-public-comment Luz Moreno-Lozano /business/2024-11-15/avride-robots-uber-eats-food-delivery-austin-texas Austin-based autonomous vehicle startup Avride deployed its robots between Cesar Chavez and 15th streets and I-35 and West Avenue this week. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:22:01 GMT /business/2024-11-15/avride-robots-uber-eats-food-delivery-austin-texas Katy McAfee /business/2024-01-05/ted-cruz-semiconductor-manufacturing-industry-microchips-taylor-samsung At a news conference Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz said the U.S. has become too dependent on foreign manufacturing and called Williamson County a "destination for the semiconductor industry and high tech." Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:44:06 GMT /business/2024-01-05/ted-cruz-semiconductor-manufacturing-industry-microchips-taylor-samsung Kailey Hunt /business/2023-09-01/what-are-the-towers-for-in-west-austin-and-why-are-they-all-there Off to Austin’s west, you may have seen a collection of towers with their red lights blinking through the night. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:01:00 GMT /business/2023-09-01/what-are-the-towers-for-in-west-austin-and-why-are-they-all-there Jimmy Maas /transportation/2023-08-26/armed-with-traffic-cones-protesters-are-immobilizing-driverless-cars Self-driving cars have flooded San Francisco's streets, and not everyone is happy. Street activists have been using a low-tech solution to incapacitate the vehicles. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:04:33 GMT /transportation/2023-08-26/armed-with-traffic-cones-protesters-are-immobilizing-driverless-cars Dara Kerr /education/2023-01-17/ut-austin-blocks-access-to-tiktok-on-university-networks The public university took the step in response to a directive that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued in early December. Abbott said the app posed security risks to the state. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:12:07 GMT /education/2023-01-17/ut-austin-blocks-access-to-tiktok-on-university-networks Becky Fogel, Audrey McGlinchy