Cariboo Signals

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Indigenous Lands & Innovation. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down Technology shouldn't sacrifice the integrity of knowledge and Seattle University School of Law Hosts Conference on Indigenous Perspectives on AI, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours. RURAL CONNECTIONS: Whe...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Gear, Gadgets & Practical Tech. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Hackaday] Using a Nintendo Switch to Speed Up a 3D Printer and [WIRED] Oto Smart Sprinkler Review (2026): Solar-Powered and Simple to Use, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours. RURAL CONNECTIONS: In geogr...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Working Lands & Industry. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [ScienceDaily] AI reveals the invisible magnetic chaos wasting energy inside electric motors and [Tom's Hardware] Texas county passes data center ban for rural areas for a year, move comes in wake of AI data centers moving to remote areas to skirt regulations —...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [TechCrunch] Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multi-modal data to AI labs and [Open Culture] When the Nobel Prize Committee Rejected The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien “Has Not Measured Up to Storytelling of the Highest Quality” (1961), plus 1 mo...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Science, Wonder & the Natural World. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [ScienceDaily] Stunning 150-million-year-old stegosaur skull rewrites dinosaur evolution and [ScienceDaily] Paleontology rocked by discovery of organic molecules in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bones, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these develo...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Cariboo Local Affairs. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [100 Mile Free Press] HANSEN: Lac La Hache Community Club president steps up to run bingo and [Williams Lake Tribune] 2025 Williams Lake Fire Department recruits earn Live Fire Interior Attack certification, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Wild Spaces & Outdoor Life. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Resilience.org] Environmental protection depends on more than regulation and [Williams Lake Tribune] Help B.C. communities recover from wildfires 1 beer at a time, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours. RURAL...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Indigenous Lands & Innovation. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [The Tyee] BC’s New Chief Treaty Commissioner on the Path Forward and [Global News] Manitoba’s nursing regulator apologizes for discrimination against Indigenous Peoples, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like our...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Gear, Gadgets & Practical Tech. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Tom's Hardware] Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to ‘Go (Bleep) yourself’ over its threatened lawsuit against enthusiast — Right to Repair advocate offers to pay the legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer and [Hackaday] Trying to...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Working Lands & Industry. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [TechRadar] Fuelled by AI, Micron's $50 billion chip factory in Idaho will use billions of litres of water every year — but the US tech giant stays silent on where that new water will come from and [TechRadar] OpenAI's ‘Trusted Contact’ feature for ChatGPT users...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [NYT Business] James Murdoch’s Company Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Major Parts of Vox Media and [Engadget] Spotify now lets AI agents like OpenClaw generate personal podcasts, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for commu...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Science, Wonder & the Natural World. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [NYT Top Stories] New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection. and [ScienceDaily] Scientists make stunning discovery that could change our understanding of the Universe, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developm...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Cariboo Local Affairs. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Williams Lake Tribune] New exhibitions at Williams Lake Station House Gallery celebrate B.C.’s wildlife, natural beauty and [Williams Lake Tribune] Walk held from Williams Lake to Tl’esqox First Nation for Sabrina Rosette, plus 1 more stories, and explore what the...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Wild Spaces & Outdoor Life. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [BC Gov News] Day-use passes available for three popular parks, seasonal closures at Pipi7íyekw/Joffre Lakes Park and [The Tyee] Diary of an Accidental Birder, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours. RURAL CONNE...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Indigenous Lands & Innovation. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [The Tyee] BC’s New Chief Treaty Commissioner on the Path Forward and [BC Gov News] Minister’s statement on appointment of provincial commissioner to BC Treaty Commission, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ou...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Gear, Gadgets & Practical Tech. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Hackaday] Sunlight Powered, Sunlight Readable: Solar Case for Nook Simple Touch and [Toms Guide] I got tired of waiting for a touchscreen iMac so I made one myself — here’s how I did it, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for co...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Working Lands & Industry. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Williams Lake Tribune] Cariboo Chilcotin emergency management collective host emergency preparedness expo and [IndigiNews] In ‘B.C.’s’ interior, a syilx program is returning burrowing owls to the grasslands, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developme...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [The Tyee] David Beers Wins the 2026 Digital Publishing Leadership Award and [NYT Top Stories] Mariachi Brothers Detained by ICE Invited to Open for Kacey Musgraves After Release, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for comm...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Science, Wonder & the Natural World. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Boing Boing] Researchers built a language model that thinks it's still 1930 and [Business Insider] A couple bought a 380-square-foot shed for $12,000 and turned it into a tiny home they share with their 3 dogs, plus 1 more stories, and explore what t...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Cariboo Voices & Local News. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Williams Lake Tribune] Scheduled criminal trials at 11 B.C. courthouses may not be able to proceed and [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C. forests minister unveils new federal grant, says aid needs could reach $6B, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these develo...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Wild Spaces & Outdoor Life. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Business Insider] The LifeStraw water filter deserves a place in any emergency kit and [Al Jazeera English] Rains revive Iraq’s wetlands after years of drought, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours. RURAL CON...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Indigenous Lands & Innovation. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down Rethinking Privacy Through Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Rethinking Privacy Through Indigenous Data Sovereignty, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours. RURAL CONNECTIONS: Whose sovereignty does Canada's 's...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Community Tech & Governance. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [BC Gov News] Cracking down on organized crime, gun violence and [BC Gov News] Dewdney Bridge replacement reaches completion, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours. RURAL CONNECTIONS: When rural communities ad...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Working Lands & Industry. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Quartz] Boeing is losing less money as aircraft deliveries climb and its turnaround picks up speed and [The Tyee] Salmon Scientists Warn the DFO Is Killing a Crucial Lab, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours. R...

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling. NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [The Marginalian] The Force and the Flower: Poet and Potter M.C. Richards on Creativity and [STAT News] Opinion: The podcast telling the stories behind Ambien, Ozempic, EpiPens, and other game-changing drugs, plus 1 more stories, and explore what the...