Next in Tech program increases free opportunities for students and young professionals at Sloss Tech 2025
The Southeast’s premier technology conference, Sloss Tech, is expanding with its initiative, Next is technology. This year’s focus is on providing free access and professional development resources for more students and young professionals. As it enters its third year, the Next Tech program has already attracted nearly 200 participants, offering them significant industry insights, networking […]
Sloss Tech 2025 grows with impressive keynote speakers, a $75,000 startup contest, and a Grammy-winning afterparty.
Sloss Tech 2025 is set to make its return to downtown Birmingham from June 25th to 27th, marking a notable shift to a three-day format for the first time. Organizers are promoting this year’s event as the most extensive technology and innovation gathering in the Southeast, with plans for over 1,000 attendees to engage in […]
Silicon Valley’s political divide: As many tech leaders embrace Trump, their workforce does not
San Jose – Like many people in the tech industry, Jeremy Lions considered him a relatively non-political man. He had been at the demonstrations up until now on the opening day of President Trump’s first term, when he joined fellow Google workers leaving the company’s Silicon Valley campus to protest immigration restrictions. Google co-founders and […]
Rich L.A. neighborhood’s surveillance tech gift to LAPD sparks drama
When residents of the Ritzy West LA area experienced an increase in robbery last year, they decided to invest in technology to combat the issue. Neighborhood Association of Cheviot Hills, a community of million-dollar homes sandwiched between 10 highways and cities of the century, has raised over $200,000 to buy a score for a controversial […]
Trump Admin Moves To Stifle China’s Ability To Weaponize American Tech Against Americans
On Tuesday, the Trump administration introduced new rounds of export controls to further reduce China’s access to US technology. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announcement 80 companies were added to the trade blacklist, citing national security concerns. This move aims to be rThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) abandons its super-fast or “Exus Carre” supercomputers […]
Foreign Students Supporting Terrorists Will Reportedly Get Booted From Country Thanks To New Tech
The U.S. State Department reportedly plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help identify foreign students who have demonstrated support for Hamas and other terrorist organizations, Axios reported Thursday. The technology is used to review social media accounts of tens of thousands of student visa holders for counter-terrorism content that could be used to revoke […]
‘Greatest Threat To Free Speech’: Ted Cruz Predicts Legal Action Against Big Tech For Censoring Conservative Media
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said on Newsmax on Wednesday that he plans to chase and chase big tech companies to curb conservative media. Cruz start A subpoena through the Senate Commerce Committee against Bonterra, an online service provider accused of censoring conservatives last year. Between exterior With “Carl Higbie: Frontline,” Cruz has two goals: […]
Texas Tech Fan Lands Absolutely Unbelievable 94-Foot Putt, Ratchets Up Magic By Celebrating With Patrick Mahomes
It’s a night that this child will never forget! 94 feet If you’re the length of a college-level basketball court and you’re trying to make that distance, it’s going to be very difficult to knock down. Anyone. Well, this one Texas tech fan hit that exact putt perfectly. (Related: Cavaliers fans have moments in his […]
Why California tech leaders are friending and funding Trump
Four years ago, some of California’s most influential tech companies decided then-President Trump was such a threat to democracy that they banned him from posting on social media platforms. On January 7, 2021, the day after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “We want the president to continue using our […]
Era Of Big Tech Censorship Takes Another Blow As Facebook Puts Republican In Key Position
Meta Inc. has named Joel Kaplan, Facebook’s most prominent Republican executive, as its new president of global public policy, signaling founder Mark Zuckerberg’s further rejection of censorship, Semaphore said Thursday. reported. Kaplan, who currently serves as the department’s vice president, will replace Nick Clegg, the current head of global policy. According to To the outlet. […]