As NASA prepares for the Artemis II mission—the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972—Vermont is showcasing its direct historical connection to the Apollo program through a special public display of rare lunar samples. At the same time, a Vermont-based engineering firm is contributing cutting-edge technology to support the broader Artemis program’s goal of sustainable lunar exploration.
The bill, H.727, introduced by Rep. Laura Sibilia (D-Windham 2), seeks to regulate data centers requiring 20 or more megawatts by mandating annual reporting and requiring operators to enter into large load service equity contracts. These contracts would hold data centers accountable for paying their fair share of grid and infrastructure costs while ensuring that Vermonters aren’t subsidizing their electricity use.
Halter makes solar-powered GPS collars for cattle. Farmers use a smartphone app to draw virtual fence boundaries on a satellite map of their land.
The deal that positions the Vermont company to move from test flights to commercial airline operations.
Lawmakers are weighing two bills – H.814 and H.816 – that would create a new set of protections from neurotechnology in Vermont and regulate usage of artificial intelligence in mental health services, respectively.
S.205 would ban centers over 100 megawatts while their energy use and water consumption is studied
Mesh networks like Meshtastic offer Vermont a potential practical backup for communication during storms and outages
Direct hydro for Vermont data farms: reliable, renewable, local
UVM researchers designed a game to test agricultural policy but found something unexpected.
Free service gives journalists instant, searchable access to committee hearings—with video verification and shareable SmartClips
On the White House executive order targeting state AI laws.
The medical journal The Lancet has just released three companion studies that vindicate this MAHA message.
A new wave of agritech tools — from maple monitors to virtual fences — is revolutionizing how small farms manage labor, costs, and climate challenges.
Simply put, there is no real-world evidence to back up the Senator’s claims. It also appears he is using fear about AI to jump-start his socialist economic agenda.
The recent emergency landing of a BETA Technologies chopper in Colchester was just the latest in a string of hiccups plaguing the company.
IVG is a process by which adult skin cells are used to create human gametes (eggs and sperm). The egg or sperm are generated through the use of pluripotent stem cells (iPS), in a process of “reprogramming” or stripping adult skin or blood cells back to an “embryonic-like” state where the cells can then be indefinitely duplicated.
Inside the national purge hitting BETA and UVM
A new statewide town hall series, People vs. Big Tech: Vermont, will raise the issue of data privacy, digital advertising, and artificial intelligence to communities across the state.
“America, if you look at it, who went to America? It’s not the people who were allset in the country. It’s not the aristocrats, right? It’s the people who had a hard time, who had their back to the wall, but reacted by doing something,” Fruehauf said.
From Vermont to the stars! Muller’s class marks the 24th group of astronaut candidates since NASA introduced the legendary “Mercury Seven” in 1959.
Unpacking the hype, limitations, and the dawn of the human comeback.
Given the timing and novelty of the event, two primary explanations quickly gained traction online: a rocket launch and the Perseid meteor shower, which was expected to peak that same night.
The Privacy Paradox – Part 2
The data broker industry represents a massive and growing surveillance economy, valued at $270.40 billion in 2024 and expected to reach $473.35 billion by 2032.
How America banned TikTok for data collection while leaving data brokers untouched
From job losses to doomsday scenarios, not all risks are created equal
The artificial split between “genetically modified” and “natural” foods obscures reality: all domesticated species result from human-directed genetic change. The choice isn’t between “natural” and “artificial” foods, but between different methods of genetic modification.
Implications for Vermont’s public agencies and private businesses
How Russia weaponized America’s hacking tools to burn down the internet, and how Vermont lays vulnerable
In conversation over the weekend many Vermonters pointed out that it seems to be rainy every single Saturday! While this may seem like a classic complaint during mid-May, this recent flood in the Mad River Valley certainly triggers memories of floods in Vermont in recent years.
It comes from the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure, newly formed this session in part to prioritize digital technology initiatives that had been overshadowed.
Most witnesses have supported the bill, but a few concerns have come up about free speech and news media’s liabilities.
“Attaining R1 status will extend UVM’s ability to attract the best talent, secure groundbreaking grants, and contribute to solving global challenges.”
Shelburne Farms is experimenting with a charcoal-like material known as biochar in its dairy operations as part of reaching a net-zero emissions goal.
The bills focus on age-appropriate design, more guards on consumer data and stricter regulations for data brokers.
Participants can vote, obtain a driver’s license, get married, register births, and receive their mail without fear that those publicly available records will put them at risk.
“I don’t think it’s a partisan issue,” Copeland Hanzas said. “It’s really just to make sure that elections are honest and accurate and fair.”
J.D. Vance must tell EU to not mess with us.
The battle against China in AI is crucial. The U.S. has a narrow lead but cannot become complacent.
Mentored by their professor, two Champlain College students gain international recognition for groundbreaking research that helps secure privacy in big data.
The scientists’ report outlines possible underlying causes for neurodegeneration that may offer a promising new avenue for treatment.
“If we want to understand how the brain works, we need a mechanistic understanding of how all the neurons fit together and let you think,” remarked study co-lead Gregory Jefferis, Ph.D. “For most brains we have no idea how these networks function. Now for the fly we have this complete wiring diagram, a key step in understanding complex brain functions”
Researchers also announced the Lake Champlain Sea Grant was awarded just under $300,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Researchers used over 120 years of data to find how melting ice, dwindling groundwater, and rising seas are nudging the planet’s spin axis and lengthening days.
Banning and labeling cell-cultured meats take a political controversy to boiling point.
Scientific inquiry jeopardized by ideological taint
It is clear to me that offshore is not as steady as the pro-wind rhetoric would have you believe.
Teams of humans and AI agents will be the model for the organization of the future.
The building now has sections for woodworking, pottery, a variety of glasswork, textiles, metal machining, welding, printing and metal engraving.
Turns out that it is very easy to use AI for fact-checking. It can even be made to check its own assertions.
Biden signed the order this week, putting more regulatory guidance in place for A.I., a rapidly developing technology that some experts warn could be used for harm for everyday Americans.
New busses fall short on planned benefit to the environment and to the community.
Modifying the weather locally and “making it rain” is just a piece to the puzzle. Here’s another one: transhumanism.
