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The UM-based hub will accelerate commercialization of biomedical innovation across Montana, Alaska, Idaho, and Wyoming, as well as help academic innovators develop medical products that address unmet medical needs across the U.S.

Chris Evavold writes, "Rural fiber is often a talking point for politicians. Federal legislation has led to much of the funding over the last decade. Yet, lower Rock Creek continues to get passed over and is nowhere to be seen on Blackfoot Communications project calendar."

Montana’s attorney general, currently involved in a legal battle over the app TikTok, has now filed suit against another social media platform.

A federal judge in Missoula has put on a Montana law banning the app TikTok in the state on hold, while a lawsuit challenging the ban goes forward.

In a new partnership, the University of Montana is working to develop a novel education and training program to position Montana as a “global leader” in turning out skilled workers for the ServiceNow technology platform.

Montana's recognition as a Tech Hub by the Economic Development Administration this month will bring new investment and jobs to the state, and could land millions of additional dollars in federal funding, backers said.

In a loss for Texas journalists, a Fifth Circuit panel on Monday ruled a state law restricting use of drones does not violate the First Amendment.

A consortium of Montana businesses, universities and workforce development groups have been designated as one of 31 newly announced Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs.

TikTok has denied claims that its app puts user data at risk, saying the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party don’t have direct or indirect control over it, that they’ve never received a request to share U.S. data with Chinese authorities.

The University of Montana’s push to be the region’s cybersecurity hub took another step forward this week after the National Security Agency officially redesignated Missoula College as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.