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University of Utah economics professor Scott Schaefer says the difference lies in how predication markets and traditional gambling are regulated. The question over regulation is what state and federal lawmakers are grappling with.

When it comes to prediction markets, if it “walks like a duck and quacks like a duck,” Gov. Spencer Cox said. “It's a duck” — meaning the apps are gambling, and should be banned in Utah.

Utah is at the forefront of a states' rights battle with prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. It's over the definition of gambling and whether states can keep these smartphone apps out.

Con la nueva ley estatal en vigor, KUER les preguntó a los 41 distritos escolares cómo se ven ahora sus políticas sobre el uso de teléfonos celulares.

With a new state law in place, KUER asked all 41 school districts what their cell phone policies look like now.

The bill headed to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox has pitted Facebook and Instagram operator Meta against app store giants Apple and Google over who should be responsible for verifying ages. Similar bills have been introduced in at least 12 other states in the latest fight over children’s digital safety.

Utah has a problem with TikTok and how minors use it. The platform said it has safety protocols in place to protect them.

Lawmakers say recent tweaks to Utah’s strict social media laws “absolutely” led to a judge’s dismissal of a portion of the legal challenge to them.

The data gathered through Utah’s year-old Roadkill Reporter app is helping the state better understand migration patterns and keep highways safe.

A public hearing on the rule will be held Nov. 1. Public comment closes Feb. 5.

Fall means it’s hunting season for many residents in our region. One popular way to hunt and fish is to lease land from private property owners for a more one-of-a-kind experience, and technology is changing the way people find these opportunities.

All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of the distribution of apps for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones.