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Tesla is asking the Governor’s Office for Economic Development to approve $412 million in additional tax abatements and reimbursements for expanding their Northern Nevada gigafactory.

Sue Malek writes, "We need the film industry in Montana and we expect our elected officials to do the right thing —- create good Montana jobs."

The bill would prohibit internet service providers or any other company from allowing anyone within Montana’s borders access to the app TikTok under the threat of major penalty.

A 2014 law prevented the city from developing some land it thinks would be perfect for semiconductors.

A bipartisan group of Montana lawmakers wants to be sure no one in the state can use robots affixed with guns, swords or other weapons to kill people.

He said it would require law enforcement agencies to get a warrant and file a request through the Department of Justice to use facial recognition technology as a part of their investigation.

But while the amount of investment has grown, so too has the demand for housing the state, and already it has emerged as a potential barrier to economic growth, capital or not.

A decent chunk of domestic chores could become automated within the next decade, artificial intelligence experts predict — though some tasks will be helped more than others.

While the Montana University System is confident it can train the workforce needed to grow the state's technology industry, Salish Kootenai College will play a role of its own.

A deep panel of Montana university officials and technology gurus gathered in Missoula on Tuesday to discuss the challenges and opportunities that face the state as it looks to compete on a federal level for funding as a new technology hub.