Technology

Two Iowa authors found a copycat of their 2019 book and believe artificial intelligence is behind the blatant plagiarism.

Iowa State University psychology and engineering researchers have received a National Science Foundation grant to study if people who get nausea from using virtual reality headsets can adapt over time.

Tablets, smartphones, televisions and other screens inundate the lives of young children. A team of computer science researchers is developing a new approach to technology when it comes to preschool-aged activities.

The California lender's failure this month was the nation's biggest since the 2008 financial crisis, leaving Iowa-based tech startups scrambling to ensure their funds were secure.

Farmers explore and demo the latest technology in agriculture at the Farm Progress Show each year. But challenges like high input prices this year weigh into the decisions farmers are making about buying new things.

At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, there's a new soy-based asphalt floor in the Varied Industries Tent. The soy asphalt provides another use for soybeans and recycles road that would otherwise go to landfills.

Iowa City-based Alquist 3D is working to build 3D printed homes in rural Iowa, a method they say will eventually reduce building costs.

The AIM Institute is partnering with southwest Iowa organizations to make careers in tech more attainable for the Latino population.

Millions of American consumers still rely on 3G devices and technology, and its phase-out is underway as 5G services expands across the country.

IPR's Kendall Crawford and Jason Clayworth of Axios Des Moines join Ben Kieffer to discuss the strains on western Iowa's foster care system and how casinos and sports betting have become a billion-dollar industry in the state. Later, healthcare administrator Devin Juel explains why his nursing home and assisted living facility can no longer accept new patients and Iowa State University's Ryan Bergman describes John Deere's newest autonomous tractor.