Tech and Startups

6+ hour, 7+ min ago   (495+ words) UPDATED 22:33 EDT / OCTOBER 05 2026 Utah has become the first state in the U.S. to give an artificial intelligence startup permission to automate the approval of prescription refills with only minimal oversight from human physicians. Through the Nolla Derm app available on iOS…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (42+ words) The Utah Department of Commerce announced Monday that it is expanding its initiative for pro-human AI usage in the healthcare field. The Utah Department of Commerce announced Monday that it is expanding its initiative for pro-human AI usage in the…...

1+ day ago   (149+ words) Stage-gated pilot in Utah's regulatory sandbox requires 1,250 physician-reviewed decisions per drug class, and costs Utah patients $4 per renewal Prescription renewals are among the most routine decisions in medicine. Most renewals continue a treatment a physician has already chosen, yet they…...

6+ day, 21+ min ago   (284+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of Utah's groundbreaking digital apostille initiative has been named a 2026 NASCIO State IT Recognition Award recipient in the Digital Experience: Agency/Program Solutions category. Through the initiative, the Utah Office of the Lieutenant…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (269+ words) Both Utah and several of its companies were among 21 projects to receive $99 million in federal geothermal energy development grants. The U.S. Department of Energy selected five projects to test field-scale enhanced geothermal systems for potential deployment along with 16 exploratory drilling projects…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (328+ words) ASI's core product, called Mobius, is software that runs entire fleets of self-driving work vehicles, and the company says it works with machines from any major manufacturer rather than being locked to a single equipment brand. ASI plans to use…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (321+ words) Federal agencies have geothermal energy in sight, and are injecting funds for projects in Utah. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday it is granting $99 million for 21 geothermal energy development projects throughout the country. Five of them are in Utah. Five…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (265+ words) LAYTON, Utah – Sepember 22, 2026 – Young Real Estate Team at eXp Realty announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, YoungRealEstateUtah.com, providing Northern Utah home buyers and sellers with a more convenient way to search properties, explore communities and connect with…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (967+ words) September 18, 2026 by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media Bucked Up has launched an automated retail store inside the gym at Alpine Village, a student housing community in Provo, Utah, to test whether its sports nutrition products can support a nationwide network…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (441+ words) Bamboo was founded in 2018 and is led by John Chu, an insurance industry veteran, per KSL.com. The company operates as a managing general underwriter, meaning it underwrites and distributes homeowners policies on behalf of insurance carriers that ultimately bear…...