Hacking Homelessness
Street Roots, New Avenues for Youth and Donor Bridge weigh the power of tech to improve the lives of people on the street. Service providers also grapple with the negative impacts of mobile tech on their clients.
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Design Week: AI leaders cautiously optimistic about their creations
Design Week Portland event highlights challenges and opportunties for AI.
On the Scene: Can techno-optimism really save the world?
At Portland’s conscious capitalism conference, tech CEOs positioned themselves at the forefront of the social benefit movement.
A new style of Uber boss comes to the Pacific Northwest
Alejandro Chouza is charged with repairing relationships with regulators as the ride-sharing company expands in Oregon.
Behind the scenes of a modern-day Gold Rush
A bitcoin miner gives us a tour of his Columbia Gorge facility.
Video: Bitcoin ATM returns to Pioneer Place
In which we go to the mall and catch up with Bitcoin buyers and sellers.
A week-long dive into the world of data geeks
Research editor Kim Moore travels to Washington DC to learn more about using data to improve storytelling.