An artificial intelligence platform that generated messages last year describing itself as “MechaHitler” while highlighting individuals’ Jewish surnames says Colorado has no legal basis for protections against “algorithmic discrimination” by AI systems. Elon Musk’s xAI, which owns the social media platform X and the generative AI chatbot Grok, sued Colorado in federal court recently, alleging […]
Read MoreThe certainties that used to govern international relations for decades have evaporated as the White House reshapes US foreign policy and, with things in flux, Africa’s heads of state are faced with the problem of how to define the continent’s place in the world. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking in Davos some months back, […]
Read MoreThe Department of Housing Stability is not ensuring the required number of affordable rental units are being built for people with limited incomes, and it made this decision without getting council approval, according to a follow-up report of the Affordable Housing audit from Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA. “Housing Stability bypassing city processes could […]
Read MoreThe Denver Fire Department needs a better balance between accountability and regional relationships when providing fire support services to other municipalities. This is according to a new audit of the fire department’s intergovernmental agreements with Englewood, Glendale, Sheridan, and the Skyline Fire Protection District from Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA. “Denver Fire’s positive relationships […]
Read MoreThe America 250 – Colorado 150 Commission recently announced the first wave of recipients for its Community Grants Program, awarding 43 grants totaling more than $316,000 to support locally driven commemorative projects across Colorado. Funded through the Commission’s fundraising and resource development efforts, these grants are designed to activate communities in all 64 counties and […]
Read MoreComplaint alleges that party caucus chair ‘grossly mismanaged’ funds A group of Colorado lawmakers met Wednesday morning to begin the process of reviewing an ethics complaint against Rep. Mandy Lindsay, the second complaint against a representative reviewed by the House Ethics Committee this session. Lindsay, an Aurora Democrat, faces allegations from Rep. Bob Marshall, a […]
Read MorePope Leo XIV’s 11-day tour of four African nations gave the usually reserved pontiff a global platform to speak out, in sometimes explosive terms, about problems on the continent, while preaching peace and uprightness in a world battered by war. The first ever American pope visited Africa against the backdrop of his calls for peace […]
Read MoreAurora’s city council rejected an updated agreement that outlined how local police would respond to calls at the federal immigration detention facility in the city, citing concerning conditions at the facility and a lack of transparency and accountability from federal immigration officials. On Monday, after a two-week delay and vocal opposition at a hearing, the […]
Read MoreState oil and gas regulators approved 24 new oil and gas wells near the Aurora Reservoir on Tuesday, despite sustained community opposition against the proposal. The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) voted 3-2 to approve the State Sunlight/Long well pad, originally proposed by the oil company Civitas and its subsidiary Crestone Peak Resources. […]
Read MoreWhere Water Changes Direction: A Story Between Sea and Mountains – By Fernanda Wankel There are decisions we don’t make with the mind, but with the heart. After more than a decade living in the Mexican Caribbean, where turquoise waters taught me to adapt, to flow, and to find beauty in change, I met Ryan. […]
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