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Ainstein Jetpack Aviation

Lawrence-based Ainstein taking flight with jetpack founder in Red Bull Air Race

When the founder of JetPack Aviation blasts to the sky later this month in Red Bull’s Air Race World Championship, it will be a testament to the innovation and quality at Ainstein, a Kansas radar tech firm, said Bryan C. Boots. “Although our products are widely deployed today in unmanned aviation (drone) applications, this will…

Coty Beasley artificial intelligence

Coty Beasley consoles dystopic critics of artificial intelligence

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Artificial intelligence has a lot of misconceptions. The first images that come to mind are the dystopian classics: Hal locking Dave out of the airlock, terminators shooting machine guns into a crowd, or (one of my favorites) V’ger taking pot-shots at the Federation….

Kansas City is named No. 2 locale for women in technology

Kansas City again named top tech locale for ladies

Kansas City received more kudos for gender equality, this time for being a top spot for women in tech. A study released Wednesday puts Kansas City in second place among the nation’s 58 most-populated cities. The news arrives on the heels of Kansas City being named as a top-10 U.S city for women-owned businesses. SmartAsset…