Students and startups competed for $96,000 at UVU's two-day HITLAB World Cup Innovation Pitchday & Hackathon, producing working AI prototypes in digital identity, data governance, and maternal health that Utah's chief privacy officer says will directly inform state legislation.

UVU's Emerging Tech Policy Lab and Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy released research showing AI-generated deepfakes influence voter opinion as effectively as real media, with no demographic group able to reliably detect synthetic content.

Utah's 47G Institute convened 195 investors, defense researchers, and startup founders at the University of Utah for Critical Ventures 2026, addressing rare earth supply chain vulnerability through the DARPA-backed SMART testbed, AI sourcing tools, and federal permitting reform.

Vis e Terra has spent four years developing a closed chemical system that converts coal, plastic, and waste rubber into hydrogen and electricity — without burning anything. Now, with a new name, a new manufacturing facility, and a Utah investor behind them, they're ready to be found.

HITLAB x UVU World Cup Innovation Hackathon takes place this week at Utah Valley University, offering $96,000 in bounties and industry networking.

Pattern Group has filed a secondary stock offering enabling a major shareholder to reduce its stake. The transaction raises no new capital, but underscores Utah tech's evolving public-market maturity.

Troomi (Orem, UT) launches the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G with Troomi OS™, a $199.95 child-safe smartphone featuring AI content filtering, parental controls, and curated app access — the company's most capable device yet in the kids-phone market.

GoForth Foundation, an American Fork, Utah nonprofit, built an AI pipeline that takes a sacred site from research to published page in 15 minutes. It has its sights set on every temple, cathedral, and holy site on earth.