INSIDE WISCONSIN
Get insights on technology, the economy and politics through "Inside Wisconsin" by Tom StillInsideWis: UW-Legislature standoff over DEI and spending may not be over
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The best deals over time are often the deals that left no one happy at first. Such may be the case now that the UW Board of Regents, reversing a prior vote, approved a package put forward by Republican state legislators to unlock $800...
InsideWis: To cure EV ‘range anxiety,’ Wisconsin must fix charger problems
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – It wasn’t so long ago that people who wanted an electric vehicle of some sort had to wait for factories to catch up with the backlog. Today, potential buyers are much more likely to find EV cars and pickup trucks sitting on dealers’ lots,...
InsideWis: New History Center three years away, but society’s work carries on
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – It will be March before demolition of the existing State Historical Society Museum on Madison’s Capitol Square gets underway, and late 2026 or early 2027 before a new and much larger “History Center” rises on that site and two adjacent...
InsideWis: Expert on AI jitters: Calm down, learn to use it, keep people at its center
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The world of artificial intelligence seems to involve more drama today than a daytime soap opera. The unexpected ouster of OpenAI executive Sam Altman by the company’s board of directors – followed by Altman’s equally surprising return –...
InsideWis: Engineers work in many disciplines and sectors; Wisconsin needs more of them
By Tom Still CHILTON, Wis. – Just off the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago lies the 40-acre site of the Lakeside Vision Center, a research and demonstration project tied to Faith Technologies Inc., a Wisconsin born-and-bred company that has grown from a handful of...
InsideWis: From macro to micro: Advice for young companies in challenging times
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. -- Even in the best of times, launching and growing an early stage company isn’t easy. It’s difficult to get the attention of investors, even harder to land angel or venture capital dollars once inside the front door, and harder still to...