The Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce is in a “transition” phase, according to President Gina Pence when she commented on the changeover to Pippley AI recently. “The chamber has been researching new platforms and websites with the latest AI (artificial intelligence) technology to help local businesses grow and keep our community engaged,” Pence said. “Pippily … Read more
A Camanche woman reported the loss of several hundred dollars stolen from her bank account in a cryptocurrency scam this week. This started when the woman wanted to get hold of Paypal to discuss a refund. She found a phone number online for Paypal Customer Service and called it. But she actually reached a faked … Read more
DEKALB — Just two of the planned five buildings are currently up and running at Meta’s new data center in DeKalb, but there’s already a massive buzz throughout the community. Dozens of local and state leaders helped flip the switch on the state of the art facility on Wednesday that will employ more than 200 … Read more
There are 82 options on a proposed list of computer science courses that students could take to meet the state’s new high school graduation requirements. That list was shared by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction during a State Board of Education subcommittee meeting on Thursday morning. High school career path courses make up the … Read more
A new study commissioned by the Maryland Tech Council estimates that Quantum Loophole’s planned data center campus would annually generate almost $41 million in county tax revenue and employ 1,700 in its data center facilities. The study, done by Sage Policy Group for the council, analyzes the campus’ economic and fiscal impacts on Frederick County … Read more
ABOUT THIS SERIES The applications of artificial intelligence — AI — are growing exponentially and will continue to do so as the technology advances even more. Today, CNHI and the Daily News continue an ongoing series looking at AI and its potential benefits and concerns in various parts of everyday life. This latest part revisits … Read more
Artificial intelligence has proven to be an outstanding resource in many fields, but, like almost anything else, it also has its downfalls. As the new technology infiltrates society, falsely portrayed photos and videos of individuals, known as “deepfakes” have been scattered across the internet and AI is making their creation, spread and believability easier. This … Read more
In 2010, Mark Masoner was working as a paraprofessional at Homer Elementary when he saw a BrainPOP cartoon about George Washington surveying the west. The cartoon stuck in his brain and he thought, “I want to do something like that.” Masoner had taken several college courses before, but never finished his degree. He had one … Read more
NEW DELHI The database of India’s public health assurance scheme, the world’s largest, has several discrepancies that led to crores of rupees in expenditure on ineligible beneficiaries, mainly due to inadequate validation controls, a performance audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General has found. For instance, between 2018 to 2021, 16,865 and 335 ineligible beneficiaries, … Read more
Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN second-quarter results and third-quarter forecast sales last week were a bet that more consumers would start buying more things, but Wall Street’s expectations for the third quarter overall have only grown dimmer. With most of the 500 companies that make up the S&P 500 Index SPX already through the … Read more