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DMACC closes college, takes systems offline as cybersecurity investigation continues

Des Moines Area Community College announced it is closing the college today as an investigation continues into a cybersecurity incident first identified Wednesday. The investigation prompted DMACC’s information technology department to voluntarily shut down all …

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DMACC cancels online courses, takes systems offline after cybersecurity incident detected

Des Moines Area Community College is investigating after a cybersecurity incident was first identified Wednesday morning. All virtual instruction courses are canceled for today; classes and other DMACC systems were taken offline Thursday afternoon by …

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Regents approve Iowa State University graduate program in artificial intelligence

Beginning in fall 2021, Iowa State University will offer a two-year Master of Science degree program in artificial intelligence, the first AI graduate program in the state, ISU announced today. The state Board of Regents …

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Meat supplier JBS USA confirms weekend cyberattack

KCCI-TV: One of the major meat processing companies in Iowa suffered a cyberattack over the weekend. JBS USA confirmed the attack hit some of its North American and Australian IT systems Sunday. The company suspended all …

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Remotely Roboflow

The computer visioning startup Roboflow has been built from laptops in Des Moines, Washington, D.C., a Florida Airbnb and the Taiwanese beachfront. As of last year, Roboflow is officially a fully remote company.


Co-founders Joseph …

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Nominations open for 2021 Prometheus Awards presented by TAI, LWBJ

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Prometheus Awards presented with LWBJ, the Technology Association of Iowa announced this morning. The 2021 Prometheus Awards will be held in person on Nov. 4; the awards acknowledge …

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Iowa to update emergency communications system with Rave Mobile Safety platform

Iowa’s emergency notification system is implementing a new platform to expand access to emergency notifications, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management announced this week. Alert Iowa will be implementing the Rave Alert platform by Rave …

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Judge denies dismissal of Mediacom suit against W.D.M. over fiber broadband network

A Polk County judge will allow a lawsuit filed by Mediacom against the city of West Des Moines to continue after West Des Moines filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in January. The judge granted the partial dismissal …

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Mediacom asks FCC to review management practices of city of W.D.M.

Mediacom Communications Corp. is asking the Federal Communications Commission to review “discriminatory rights-of-way management practices” by the city of West Des Moines regarding the city’s conduit project with Google Fiber. Mediacom filed a lawsuit against …

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As seen online

Quality photography of a restaurant’s menu items, an artist’s crafted items or a storefront’s product range can boost the visibility of small businesses online. Yet Lisa Shimkat, state director of America’s Small Business Development Center …