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Technology

• Economist predicts a South Dakota boom
  There's a shift in the economic base in South Dakota. The move is from primarily agriculture to the sciences and technology.July 20, 2007
• USA Cup kicks it up a notch with the Web
  Twenty-one countries are represented in the USA Cup youth soccer tournament in Blaine. Players may be far from home, but this year, the USA Cup is connecting participants and their fans in new ways.July 19, 2007
• A new era in technology is calling
  The much-anticipated Apple iPhone hits stores Friday amid a huge marketing push. Will this high-tech gadget live up to all the hype?Midday, June 26, 2007
• The heights of high tech
  The new head of a local technology company credits mentorship and a love for change in shaping her career path.Midmorning, June 26, 2007
• Reducing the fare for a trip to the digital scrapheap
  Minnesotans can probably look forward to a day in the near future when disposing of electronic waste is free--every day.June 22, 2007
• Hutchinson Technology cutting 500 jobs to save money
  The job cuts, in Hutchinson and Plymouth, Minnesota, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, are expected to be finished by the end of this month.June 5, 2007
• Private medical records exposed on Internet
  How safe are electronic medical records? Future Tense host Jon Gordon has discovered that detailed, personally identifiable medical records of thousands of Colorado residents were viewable on a publicly accessible Internet site for an unknown period of time.May 23, 2007
• Microsoft to expand in Fargo
  Microsoft Corp. says it's expanding its facilities in Fargo, with the potential for nearly 600 new jobs in the area.May 22, 2007
• Glitch causes malfunction in some online math tests
  A new online statewide math test was shut down this week, after the program malfunctioned for one-fourth of the 99 school districts using it.April 26, 2007
• A call for more math and science
  When you talk to employers about Minnesota's talent pool, you hear a lot of concern. They say there aren't enough workers with math and science backgrounds to fill many of the state's newly-created knowledge jobs.April 24, 2007
• Virtual high school a reality in South Dakota
  South Dakota and the city of Sioux Falls are pursuing online high school programs. Both programs aim to offer more expanded choices for quality programs.March 29, 2007
• The "plugged-in generation" and other technology trends
  Laptops. iPods. MySpace. Cell phones. Technology pervades modern life, particularly for the younger generations. But then, that was yesterday's techology news. What's on the horizon?Midday, March 6, 2007
• Daylight savings time: a mini-Y2K?
  Daylight saving time arrives earlier this year, on March 11. And experts say that could mean trouble from everything to stock trades to airline schedules, from voice mail to Microsoft Outlook.February 15, 2007
• Bringing jobs from India to the prairie
  A native of India has moved his business to North Dakota, and says he can bring high-tech jobs from India to Fargo.February 15, 2007
• Climate exchange battles global warming with capitalism
  The Chicago Climate Exchange is one of the experimental outposts on the global warming frontlines. Members reduce greenhouse gases and earn money at the same time.February 2, 2007

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