By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com While studying economics and data science information management at Syracuse University, Joshua Aviv’s environmental economic professor came into class one day and told his students if they wanted to change the world, they’d have to solve the problem of infrastructure for electric vehicles. […]
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Apple announces security risk; experts advise haste with latest iPhone update
By Mae Anderson and Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writers Apple regularly issues updates to the software powering the iPhone, and sometimes it’s OK to dawdle when it comes to installing them. But that’s not the case with its latest — an upgrade that Apple released Aug. 17 to close a security hole that could allow […]
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Black-owned streaming platform Disctopia lets independent artists and podcasters build direct-to-fan income streams
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msaylesafro.com Patrick Hill is a self-professed hip-hop head, so when his friend asked him to burn CDs for his new mixtape, Hill figured he could do him one better. He quickly designed a website to host the tracks and added a PayPal link so […]
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Patent prosecutor launches first-of-its-kind app to connect entertainment professionals and protect them from exploitation
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayle@safro.com Growing up, patent attorney Jean-Que Dar loved the arts. He was raised by immigrant parents from Haiti, and he was not allowed to have friends, so he turned to music. Dar could play every instrument that used the treble clef, and when the […]
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#WordinBlack: Paving the way for Black entrepreneurs in esports
By Jodi B. Jiles, Word in Black African Americans may enjoy playing games and buying games and consoles, but we are not necessarily represented in the industry as developers, event coordinators or chief marketing officers. Esposure CEO Danny Martin is an exception. In 2017, he founded the global esports technology company with an education to […]
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Comcast now offering free internet service for millions of households
By: Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent After the White House announced a plan to expand access to affordable high-speed internet for millions of Americans, particularly low-income families, it didn’t take long for Comcast to ensure its customers took advantage. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), created under the historic bipartisan infrastructure bill, has […]
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Black innovator creates lifeline app for use during school shootings
By AFRO Staff In the wake of several school shootings, many parents were left wondering what could be done to protect their children—particularly given the seeming inability of lawmakers to agree on an effective solution. Black fighter pilot turned tech innovator, James A. Samuel Jr. believes he has the answer and that is ANJEL Tech. […]
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Axon halts plans for Taser drone as nine on ethics board resign
By Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said June 6 it was halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone after a majority of its ethics board resigned over the controversial project. Axon’s founder and CEO Rick Smith said the company’s announcement last week, which drew a rebuke […]
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The Leadership Conference pushes FCC to eliminate digital discrimination
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Two months ago, the Federal Communications Commission announced it had opened a proceeding on how to prevent and eliminate digital discrimination to ensure that everyone has equal access to broadband internet access service. When the agency issued the notice, commissioners called it the beginning of […]