By David BauderAP Media Writer The Associated Press, one of the world’s oldest and most influential news organizations, said April 6 it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s. […]
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Maryland delegation in Congress backs effort to regulate energy use by AI companies
By Katelynn WinebrennerCapital News Service As power costs surge across Maryland, the state’s congressional delegation is taking a bipartisan stance in support of legislation that would regulate energy use by AI companies. The Power for the People Act would require AI companies to bear the costs of increased power demand and any possible infrastructure changes […]
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Black tech leaders call for ownership, access and leadership
Black tech leaders in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., are urging greater ownership, access and representation as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and daily life. Through community-building, entrepreneurship and AI governance, they say Black professionals must move from consumers of technology to architects of the systems shaping the future.
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Howard University partners with Google to launch AI speech recognition initiative
Howard University President Ben Vincent III touts groundbreaking initiative to include Black dialect in artificial intelligence (AI) development.
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Mental health leave from work: An option most people don’t know about
With rising awareness of workplace stress, mental health leave is emerging as a critical tool for helping employees recover and maintain long-term wellness.
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Is artificial intelligence key to economic mobility or will it increase disparities?
By Leah Mallory Artificial Intelligence is definitely a tool for financial empowerment, but not the key to economic growth since the racial wealth gap predates AI, experts explained. “I don’t think AI is an end-all-be-all and the mothership to Black economic mobility because the systemic issues that Black communities have faced on a general scale […]
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Parents need to pay attention to artificial intelligence, too
The rapid rise of AI in K-12 education has sparked debate, with advocates praising its potential while critics warn of built-in racial biases that disadvantage Black and non-native English-speaking students.
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Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History Month
Google has removed default references for holidays and cultural events from its online calendar, citing scalability and sustainability concerns, while allowing users to manually add other important moments.
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Military drops recruiting efforts at prestigious BEYA conference
The Army and other service branches have withdrawn from the Black Engineer of the Year Awards, a key recruitment event for STEM talent, amid the Pentagon’s efforts to eliminate diversity initiatives.
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TikTok says it’s restoring service to US users based on promised executive order
TikTok restored service to users in the United States after a federal ban was lifted by President-elect Donald Trump, who plans to issue an executive order to grant a 90-day extension for ByteDance to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent U.S. ban.
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How Quantum Computing Could Revolutionize Your Finances
Photo: andranik2018 via 123RF Quantum computing may sound like something out of a science fiction movie. However, large companies such as Google, IBM, and Microsoft are investing heavily in quantum computing research and technology. This revolutionary field, particularly in artificial intelligence and machine learning, has the potential to speed up calculations and information processing dramatically. […]
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Justice Department and 39 attorneys general unveil plan to break Google’s monopoly
Attorney generals from 39 states are proposing a plan to break up Google’s monopoly as an internet search engine, aiming to restore competition, protect consumer choice, and level the playing field for digital market rivals.