Tag: digital

&tag you’re it: Digital ID aims to give back people’s control over their data, attention

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:17:28 +0000

A Kansas City-built digital identity platform is launching streamlining technology to tackle what its founders see as a fundamental flaw of the world wide web: it was optimized for clicks, but never designed for the humans who use it.

To Stop The Emerging Anticulture, We Must Escape The Digital ‘Machine’

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:02:16 +0000

Kansas’ bracket-style pitch competition just revealed 32 startups vying for its $25K prize

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:45:06 +0000

An innovation-led startup tournament taking Kansas by storm is just built different, said Conor Adler, announcing the nearly three-dozen contenders featured in this spring’s competition.

Variety to Host Inaugural True Crime Summit at SXSW

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:15:31 +0000

Variety will host its inaugural True Crime Summit at SXSW presented by Investigation Discovery on March 13, convening the most influential voices behind one of entertainment’s most dominant and culturally resonant genres.

MTC taps entrepreneur advocate in Missouri senate as new exec, signaling statewide policy alignment

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:40:04 +0000

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Technology Corporation’s drive to advance innovation across the state will lean heavily on a tone already set by Gov. Mike Kehoe, said Travis Fitzwater, pledging a border-to-border economic development strategy that aligns with broader policy goals.

Omakase Fatigue and the Return of the Walk-In Sushi Bar

admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:29:15 +0000

Omakase Fatigue and the Return of the Walk-In Sushi Bar

admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:29:15 +0000

Determined optimism: How small and mid-sized businesses are growing in 2026

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:23:39 +0000

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Kimberly Burris is a business banking senior relationship manager for Bank of America Kansas City.

First he built the data infrastructure, then a $2B valuation: It’s new territory for AI in construction

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:44:48 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. — When his Midwest startup launched, founder Luke Hansen had modest expectations for success, he said. Hansen was focused on building a sustainable business, not a billion-dollar company.

“The immediate goal was like, ‘Can we make enough that we’re just not losing money every month, paying ourselves pretty low salaries?’” said Hansen, CEO of CompanyCam.

Pipeline reveals new founder-first cohort: Meet the entrepreneurs fueling a Midwest innovation surge

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:36:13 +0000

With more than a dozen new members joining its fellowship, the Pipeline Entrepreneurs network is growing not only its ranks, Melissa Vincent said; the elite founder-focused program is working to ensure the best of Midwest innovation stays in the region.

Pipeline plants seeds for ‘best of the best’ emerging founders: Meet its growing Pathfinder cohort

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:36:05 +0000

Entrepreneurs tapped for Pipeline’s latest rotation of Pathfinder programming reflect an expanded expression of the elite network’s founding principle: use a purpose-built community to close long-standing gaps for leaders who have historically lacked capital, resources, and networks.

Here’s how crypto could find its way into local political candidates’ election campaigns

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:35:04 +0000

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Beacon, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert.

First ACCEL-KS cohort funded at KU Innovation Park deepens Jayhawk, Sunflower State investments

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:16:10 +0000

A “3x Jayhawk” — and award-winning Kansas City healthtech founder — was among the first 16 recipients of proof-of-concept funding from ACCEL-KS at KU Innovation Park, officials announced Thursday, revealing a new Kansas-focused resource built to reduce the gap between a strong idea and a viable company.

Finally free, but not alone: Reentry app built alongside wrongfully convicted exonerees set for release

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:01:29 +0000

DETROIT — A mobile-first reentry platform targeted exclusively for wrongfully convicted individuals can’t bring back stolen time after their exoneration and release, said Dylan Carnahan, but the Kansas City-built technology — co-designed with exonerees themselves — offers renewed independence in the palm of users’ hands.

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:58:57 +0000