Technology
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Michigan teacher resorts to ‘old school’ methods to combat rising AI use among students
Kelley Cusmano, a high school English teacher in Metro Detroit, discusses how she’s helping students learn without AI.
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Michigan lawmakers and parents are done waiting for Big Tech to protect kids
US Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow says Big Tech’s exploitation of kids is a policy failure—not a parenting problem. A Michigan mom who lost her daughter agrees.
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“I’m so proud that we stood up”: Upper Peninsula tribe halts data center plans after community pushback
Chippewa communities in the eastern Upper Peninsula are working together to keep data centers off tribal land—and they’re succeeding.
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State Rep. Denise Mentzer wants Michiganders to ask hard questions about data centers
Dozens of data center projects are unfolding across Michigan. And state Rep. Denise Mentzer wants her constituents to have a seat at the table.
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Michiganders are losing a lot more money to online scams than we thought
A new report reveals that Michiganders are losing $1.7 billion annually to online fraud—and Meta is banking on it.
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How many AI data centers are planned in Michigan? We counted.
Artificial intelligence is driving a new wave of industrial development statewide. We mapped the data centers that are proposed, approved, under construction, or already online.
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Lansing-area lawmakers joins with labor unions in proposing guardrails on AI and employee monitoring
State lawmakers and union leaders shared details on proposed regulations for AI in the workplace.
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Sen. Mallory McMorrow proposes parent-approved safeguards to keep Michigan kids safe online
In an exclusive interview, McMorrow told The ‘Gander how she’s fighting alongside Michigan parents to create guardrails that prevent Big Tech companies from profiting off of kids’ online data.
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Michigan’s Mallory McMorrow takes on Big Tech as US Senate run heats up
The US Senate contender from Royal Oak draws a line in the sand—her new plan will protect kids online.
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Abdul El-Sayed releases plan to rein in data center expansion in Michigan
As plans for large, electricity-guzzling data centers continue to crop up across Michigan, Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed this week became the first candidate in the race to release a detailed plan that would rein in their rapid expansion.
