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☆ Nvidia and Georgia Tech announce first AI supercomputer for students
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia and the Georgia Institute of Technology announced Wednesday the first artificial intelligence supercomputer designed for student use. At first, only Georgia Tech's undergraduate students will be able to use the computing cluster, which is fueled by Nvidia's enterprise AI software and a "virtual gateway" developed by Penguin Solutions. So far, students have used the supercomputer in just one class — foundations of machine learning — since the beginning of the semester, but Georgia Tech plans to continue scaling usage. Georgia Tech's supercomputer runs on 20 Nvidia HGX H100 systems, which house 160 of Nvidia's H100 GPUs, which are high in demand across the tech industry. For reference, it would take one of these 160 GPUs a single second to come up with a multiplication function that would take 50,000 students 22 years, according to a Georgia Tech release.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Raychowdhury Organizations: Nvidia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Penguin Solutions, Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech's School of Electrical, Computer Engineering, CNBC, Arizona State University, ChatGPT Enterprise, Georgia Tech's Locations: Georgia

Simpson was behind the play with 14.7 seconds left Thursday night when Samford's A.J. Replays from a number of angles showed no contact on the play that sent Timberlake crashing to the floor. “We're talking about last plays that are deciding games, not an incorrect travel call or something like that,” Clougherty said. “The mindset is always, when I blow the whistle, I want to be able to justify the contact,” he said. “These NCAA games, as close as they are, you better not miss a critical play, or they'll find someone else to referee the games,” Clougherty said.

Persons: Lamar Simpson, Simpson, Samford's A.J . Staton, McCray, Nicolas Timberlake, Timberlake, John Clougherty, it's, ” Clougherty, “, Clougherty, ”, —, Greg McDermott, Brad Underwood, Tommy Lloyd, we’ve, Staton, Casper, lifer, Kenny Anderson's, Will Graves, Eric Olson Organizations: LAKE CITY, Samford, NCAA, KU, AP, NBA, ”, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, AP Sports Locations: Kansas, Salt Lake City, Atlantic, — Illinois

☆ Find your brand's 'love language' to secure diverse talent, says a chief people officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I think a lot of times, companies start by immediately bringing in diverse talent. To be able to fill all these future roles — even with AI — you're going to have to tap into diverse talent. I can't just show up at Georgia Tech and expect all the diverse talent to want to come to my organization. A false narrative is the talent just isn't there, or you're too small to attract the talent. Whatever the love language is for your company, grasp that and utilize that to push DEI forward.

Persons: Sharawn Tipton, hasn't, you've, George Floyd, that's, Let's, It's, —, That's Organizations: Micron Technology, College, —, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Georgia Tech Locations: San Francisco, Tech

☆ Joy Buolamwini's 'Unmasking AI' unearths the bias in AI technologies and aims to hold Big Tech to account
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Business Insider reviewed "Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines." Readers come away understanding AI, how it can perpetuate bias, and what we can do about it. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Buolamwini especially documents the coded gaze applied to facial recognition AI technologies, which serve as the subject for much of Buolamwini's research. There, 90% of tenants were people of color, mostly women and older adults — all groups that facial recognition has been scientifically proven to be less accurate on.

Persons: Joy Buolamwini, —, Buolamwini, flexes, Joe Biden, it's, Buolamwini's, Simone Biles, Let's Organizations: Service, MIT, Business, Georgia Tech, Economic, National Institute of Standards, Technology Locations: Mississippi, Ghanaian, Brooklyn, Davos

☆ Algorithms, bias and hallucinations: 20 important AI terms investors should know
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +25 min

Generative AI Neural networks are the heart of the increasingly popular type of AI known as generative artificial intelligence , or gen AI for short. Both traditional AI and gen AI systems rely on data and can be used to automate decision-making tasks. Microsoft's AI virtual assistant Copilot — which went live in November — is perhaps the most prominent generative AI feature among our portfolio companies. Bias Bias is another downside to AI systems — and LLMs in particular — that users need to consider. While GPUs have the upper hand in AI training, CPUs are understood to perform AI inference well.

Persons: OpenAI's, —, We've, that's, Chirag Shah, Shah, Mark Riedl, Bruce Springsteen, Einstein, Copilot —, Springsteen, OpenAI, it's, Riedl, Harry Potter, I've, ChatGPT, University of Washington's Shah, there's, he'd, Georgia Tech's Riedl, LLMs that's, Georgia Tech's, Meta, Grace Hopper Superchip, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Broadcom, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, Apple, Chirag, University of Washington, Google, Georgia Tech's School of Interactive Computing, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, Facebook, Reuters, U.S, University of Washington's, OpenAI, New York Times, Club, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: Silicon Valley, Barcelona, U.S, WhatsApp, Istanbul, Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Naithan George scored a go-ahead layup with 7.7 seconds remaining and Georgia Tech beat No. 3 North Carolina 74-73 on Tuesday night to end the Tar Heels' 10-game winning streak. North Carolina called a timeout with 4.6 seconds remaining, but Davis missed a last-second jumper, prompting Georgia Tech fans to celebrate by rushing onto the court. Georgia Tech claimed its third home win over a Top 25 team after beating No. Georgia Tech: Visits North Carolina State on Saturday.

Persons: — Naithan George, RJ Davis, George, Davis, Georgia Tech's Ebenezer Dowuona, Kyle Sturdivant, Miles Kelly, Cormac Ryan, Kelly, Sacko, Elliot Cadeau, Harrison Ingram's, Jalen Washington, Harrison Ingram, Baye, Dowuona, Duke, ___ Organizations: ATLANTA, Georgia Tech, Carolina, North, Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC, Mississippi State, Heels, Jackets, North Carolina, Southern Conference, Saturday . Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, AP Locations: North Carolina, Georgia, Carolina

Pitt also got 16 points and six assists from Jaland Lowe and 11 points from Ishmael Leggett. In a loss that ended its eight-game win streak, Duke (13-4, 4-2) was powered by Jared McCain’s 20 points. Duke battled back, but it seemed like every time the Blue Devils grabbed the lead, Hinson was there to answer. When Duke trimmed the deficit to one point with 1:10 to play, Lowe swished a pull-up 3-pointer with Filipowski’s hand in his face. The Blue Devils have been outrebounded in each of their four losses.

Persons: — Blake Hinson, Hinson, Pitt, Jaland Lowe, Ishmael Leggett, Jared McCain’s, Kyle Filipowski, Caleb Foster, Kickstarted, Federiko Federiko, Duke, Lowe, Cameron Crazies, Jeremy Roach, —, Mark Mitchell Organizations: Pittsburgh, Cameron, Panthers, Atlantic Coast Conference, Blue Devils, Duke, Devils, Georgia Tech, AP Locations: DURHAM, N.C, Louisville

☆ Ben Shelton: US tennis star doesn’t want to ‘put a ceiling’ on what he can achieve
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —About this time last year, Ben Shelton was an up-and-coming tennis player taking his first-ever trip outside the United States. It figures, then, that Shelton enters his second full season as a professional tennis player with weighty expectations. “There’s not one path for everybody, and I don’t think that my path is perfect, but it really worked for me,” says Shelton. I don’t feel like I have too many miles on my body yet.”On the court, Shelton is physical and powerful. I think I’m also more comfortable taking away time and coming forward to the net.

Persons: Ben Shelton, Shelton, ” Shelton, Skip, Novak Djokovic, Brad Gilbert, Andy Roddick, Frances Tiafoe, Geoff Burke, Reuters It’s, Roddick, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, coy, someone’s, ”, Aslan Karatsev, Kazuhiro Nogi, – Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Emma Raducanu, – Shelton, “ There’s, “, haven’t, Scott Perelman, Bryan, Djokovic, Mike Stobe, Shelton – Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Melbourne, ATP, Reuters, Football, Japan, University of Florida, NCAA, Roddick, Georgia Tech Locations: United States, Australia, Japan, American, USA, AFP, Georgia, Florida, Tokyo, Swiss, tennis

It is Arizona's turn to sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Arizona claimed 59 of 63 first-place votes to move up one spot, putting the Wildcats comfortably ahead of preseason No. 1 in the AP Top 25 since an eight-week stint that ended in January 2014 under former coach Sean Miller. In all, 14 teams climbed from last week's poll, including No. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Tommy Lloyd's, Connecticut . Arizona hasn't, Sean Miller, Lloyd, “, ” Lloyd, Creighton, Duke, Tyrese Proctor, ___ Organizations: Press, Wildcats, Purdue, Northwestern, Jayhawks, NCAA, Connecticut ., Gonzaga, Colgate, Houston, Boilermakers, UConn, Baylor, North, Colorado State, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Marquette, Badgers, Clemson, San Diego, Villanova, Mississippi State, CONFERENCE, BYU, ACC, Big, Big East, West Conference, American Athletic, Sun Locations: Northwestern . Arizona, Kansas, Connecticut, Connecticut . Arizona, Northwestern, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Miami, Tennessee, Texas, San Diego State, Mississippi, Alabama, Coast

(AP) — Tai’Reon Joseph scored 27 points and blocked Mississippi State's final shot as Southern closed on a 12-0 run to stun the No. With three seconds left, Joseph blocked Josh Hubbard’s shot to hand Mississippi State (6-2) its second straight loss. Hubbard led Mississippi State with 14 points, and Cameron Matthews had 12. Mississippi State led 9-2 lead, but the Jaguars hung around the rest of the half and had several leads. Mississippi State: Vs. Tulane on Saturday in Atlanta in the Holiday Hoopsgiving event.

Persons: — Tai’Reon Joseph, Brandon Davis, Joseph, Josh Hubbard’s, Davis, Hubbard, Cameron Matthews, Southern, ___ Organizations: Mississippi, Jaguars, Mississippi State, Bulldogs, Georgia Tech, ACC, SEC, . Mississippi State, UNLV . Mississippi, Rutgers, . Mississippi, Tulane Locations: STARKVILLE, Miss, Southern, Mississippi, Arizona, Marquette, Illinois, UNLV . Mississippi State, Louisiana, Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia tight end Brock Bowers and right guard Tate Ratledge have returned from injuries to start for the No. The return of Bowers is especially important to Georgia's hopes of competing for a third consecutive national championship. Bowers missed three consecutive games early in the season following an ankle injury that required surgery. He returned to play in victories over Mississippi and Tennessee before missing last week’s 31-23 win at Georgia Tech with lingering soreness. Georgia didn't wait long to take advantage of Bowers' return.

Persons: Brock Bowers, Tate Ratledge, Bowers, Georgia didn't, Carson Beck, Ladd McConkey, Kendall Milton Organizations: ATLANTA, Southeastern Conference, Georgia Tech, Bulldogs, Georgia, AP Locations: Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee

(AP) — Trevon Brazile had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Khalif Battle scored 21 off the bench and Arkansas held on to beat No. But then Arkansas went on a quick 7-0 spurt in 59 seconds just before the under-12 media timeout in the second half, prompting a Duke timeout as the Razorbacks’ lead grew to eight. It was down to three with 18 seconds to go, but Arkansas went 4 of 6 at the free-throw line down the stretch to stave off a collapse. Battle scored 15 in the second half. HOT AND NOTArkansas shot 61% from the field in the second half, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range.

Persons: Trevon Brazile, Tramon Mark, Bud, It’s, Eric Musselman, Kyle Filipowski, you’ve, ”, Jon Scheyer, “, you’re, Musselman, Mark, ” Musselman, Arkansas, Duke, Scheyer, Brazile's, Layden Blocker, Layden Blocker . Arkansas, Chandler Lawson, Bud Walton, Nolan Richardson, Scotty Thurman, ___ Organizations: Khalif, Arkansas, Razorbacks, Bud Walton Arena, Blue Devils, ACC, SEC, Devils, Duke, NCAA, NEXT Duke, Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia Tech . Arkansas, Furman, AP Locations: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Bahamas, Arkansas, Layden Blocker .

Alabama's national championship hopes came down to fourth-and-31 with a loss and some less dramatic close calls along the way. 1 and had a much less treacherous path to the Southeastern Conference Championship Game meeting of powerhouses Saturday in Atlanta despite some key injuries. It has certainly been the case for this team, which hasn't had the seemingly smooth path as some of his six Alabama national championship teams. It's the third time Saban and Smart have met in the SEC Championship Game, with Saban winning the first two. But on their last meeting, Georgia rallied for a 33-18 victory in the national championship game in January 2022.

Persons: Isaiah Bond, ”, Milroe, “, Nick Saban, ” Saban, hasn't, Kirby Smart, ” Smart, They’ve, FanDuel, Saban, Brock Bowers, Rara Thomas, Tate, Smart, Bowers, soreness, Jase McCellan Organizations: Georgia Bulldogs, Southeastern Conference, Bulldogs, SEC, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Alabama, Saban, South, Georgia, Ladd, Yellow Jackets, Iron Bowl, College Football, AP Locations: Atlanta, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, South Florida

ATLANTA (AP) — Kendall Milton wasn't surprised by Georgia's ability to overcome a depleted offense to continue its dominance of rival Georgia Tech. Eric Singleton Jr. had four catches for 96 yards as the Yellow Jackets gained 363 yards, including 205 on the ground. Following King's 28-yard pass to Brett Seither, King's 9-yard scoring run gave Georgia Tech a 7-0 lead. Georgia Tech: Offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner, the former Georgia’s offensive quality control assistant for quarterbacks, had an impressive plan. Georgia Tech: Awaits its first bowl invitation since 2018.

Persons: — Kendall Milton wasn't, Milton, Brock Bowers, Rara Thomas, Tate, ” Milton, “, “ Kendall, Kirby Smart, ” Smart, Smart, Alabama's, ” Quarterback Haynes King, Jamal Haynes, Eric Singleton Jr, ”, Brent Key, Daijun Edwards, Edwards, Kyle Efford, Kenan Johnson, Brett Seither, Carson Beck's, Dominic Lovett, Aidan Birr, Carson Beck, Marcus Rosemy, K.J, Buster Faulkner, Dontae Smith, Eric Singleton, Haynes, Singleton, ___ Organizations: ATLANTA, Georgia Tech, Yellow Jackets, Ladd, Bulldogs, Governor's, Associated Press, Southeastern Conference, Auburn, Georgia, Wallace . Georgia Tech, Jackets, King, SEC, CFP, Atlanta . Georgia Tech, AP Locations: Georgia, ” Georgia, Alabama, Atlanta . Georgia, Wallace, Atlanta

The first data on births since Roe v. Wade was overturned shows how much abortion bans have had their intended effect: Births increased in every state with a ban, an analysis of the data shows. Until now, studies have shown that many women in states with bans have ended their pregnancies anyway, by traveling to other states or ordering pills online. What they have been unable to show is how many women have not done so, and carried their pregnancies to term. “The importance of our results is when you take away access, it can affect fertility,” said Daniel Dench, an economist at Georgia Tech and an author of the paper with Mayra Pineda-Torres of Georgia Tech and Caitlin Myers of Middlebury College. “When you make it harder, women can’t always get out of states to obtain abortion.”

Persons: Roe, Wade, —, ”, Daniel Dench, Mayra Pineda, Torres, Caitlin Myers, can’t Organizations: Institute of Labor, Georgia Tech, Torres of Georgia Tech, Middlebury College

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Carson Beck threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. He completed 17 of 20 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Bulldogs to a 24-10 lead. Tennessee gained 75 rushing yards on the first snap and had 37 the rest of the half. FACTS & FIGURESWhen Wright went 75 yards for a touchdown on the team's first snap, Tennessee made it six straight games when Georgia opponents have scored on their opening drive. This year, back-to-back losses to Missouri and Georgia have relegated Tennessee to consideration for a lower-tier bowl game.

Persons: — Carson Beck, Dillon Bell, Marcus Rosemy, Jacksaint, Jaylen Wright, Beck, Wright, Dolly Parton, Peyton Manning, . Georgia RG, . Georgia RG Tate Ratledge, Vanderbilt Organizations: Tennessee, Bulldogs, Georgia, SEC, Volunteers, Vols, . Georgia RG Tate, College Football, Georgia Tech, . Tennessee, Rocky, AP Locations: KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Georgia, Tennessee, ., . Georgia, Alabama . Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri

☆ Georgia Tech overcomes big deficit, tops Howard
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

November 10 - Miles Kelly scored 27 points and Tyzhaun Claude added 19 to fuel host Georgia Tech to an 88-85 victory over Howard on Thursday night in Atlanta. Georgia Tech also overcame a 4-for-18 performance from 3-point range (22.2 percent) and 16-for-27 effort from the foul line (59.3 percent). Kelly drained a go-ahead 3-pointer and added another jumper to stake Georgia Tech to an 80-76 lead with two minutes remaining in the second half. Kelly responded by drilling a pair of free throws to push Georgia Tech's lead to 86-82 with 15 seconds left. He then stole the ball and added two more free throws before Strong's 3-pointer capped the scoring.

Persons: Miles Kelly, Tyzhaun Claude, Howard, Kowacie Reeves, Kyle Sturdivant, Howard's Shy Odom, Bryce Harris, Joshua Strong, Kelly, Odom, Claude each, Strong, Reeves Jr, Isiah Warfield, Deebo Coleman, Marcus Dockery Organizations: Georgia Tech, Yellow Jackets, Georgia, Jackets, Thomson Locations: Atlanta

11 College Football Playoff ) coupled with a UNC loss, clinches a spot in the conference championship against No. That poses a huge challenge for Virginia (2-7, 1-4), which is coming off a 45-17 loss at Georgia Tech. Virginia is also pretty solid defending it (215.1 yards allowed per game) and has shown it’s not afraid of ranked teams. Obviously, we’ve been running the ball really well.”NOT DONE YETVirginia was eliminated from bowl consideration with the Georgia Tech loss, but coach Elliott insists there is more at stake. Virginia will play its first Thursday game after facing Maryland and N.C. State on consecutive Friday nights in September.

Persons: — Louisville’s, ”, Jeff Brohm, you’re, Pitt, “ We’ve, Tony Elliott, “, don’t, Isaac Guerendo’s, Jordan, Guerendo, Maurice Turner, Tony Muskett, Mike Hollins, Kam Robinson, Muskett, Robinson, Hollins, Sackett Wood, Anthony Colandrea, overshadowing Jack Plummer’s, Plummer, He’s, what’s, we’ve, Elliott, We’ve, Hank Kurz Jr Organizations: Virginia, Cavaliers, ACC, Pittsburgh, Cardinals, Louisville, Atlantic Coast Conference, Football, UNC, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Hokies, Georgia Tech, Miami, Tech, Duke, North Carolina State, AP Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky, Carolina, Florida, Louisville, Duke, Virginia, Wisconsin, Maryland, N.C, State

12 Notre Dame 31-23 to end a disheartening two-game losing streak Saturday. Notre Dame drew within one score on Sam Hartman's 26-yard scramble score. Four times after that, the Tigers downed punts inside the Notre Dame 15 — including a nifty quick kick by quarterback Cade Klubnik — and the Irish (7-3, No. Notre Dame got a last chance when Mafah fumbled with 1:47 to go on its own 22. The loss continued the nightmarish Clemson experience of Notre Dame's Hartman, who's teams were 0-5 vs. the Tigers while at Wake Forest.

Persons: Phil Mafah, Will Shipley, “, ”, Dabo Swinney, Mafah, Notre Dame, Sam Hartman's, Cade Klubnik —, Hartman, Swinney, Frank Howard, Notre Dame's Hartman, who's, Klubnik, Tyler Brown, Jeremiah Trotter Jr, Clemson, Shipley, ___ Organizations: CLEMSON, Clemson, Notre Dame, The Tigers, Notre, Tigers, Wake, North Carolina State, ACC, Fighting, Georgia Tech, AP Locations: S.C, “ Tyler, Spartanburg, Miami, Wake

10, the top five teams held their places and Kansas and Kansas State both entered The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday. 22 after one of the biggest victories in program history and Kansas State moved back in at No. Other than that, there were 17 AP polls between 1995 and ‘96 that featured both Kansas and Kansas State. In 1995, Kansas State was No. 25 Kansas State at No.

Persons: Washington, Bill Snyder, Duke, ___, Ralph D, Russo Organizations: Oklahoma, Kansas State, Associated Press, Sunday, Bulldogs, Wolverines, NCAA, Ohio State, Florida State, Oregon, The Ducks, Utah, Penn State, Big, Texas, Sunflower State, Hall of Fame, Wildcats, Jayhawks, Kansas, Coast Conference, North, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Blue Devils, Louisville, Saturday, CONFERENCE, SEC, ACC —, Washington, LSU, AP Locations: Kansas, Sunday . Georgia, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Alabama, , Kansas, North Carolina, Missouri, Georgia, Southern California

The new portals, equipped with high-speed cameras, will take hundreds of pictures of every passing locomotive and rail car. Unlike previous versions, these new inspection portals will be able to capture all sides of a train that passes through them with well-lit images. University of Delaware professor Allan Zarembski, who leads the Railroad Engineering and Safety Program there, said it's significant that Norfolk Southern is investing in so many of the portals. The Atlanta-based railroad didn't say how much it is investing in the technology it worked with Georgia Tech to develop. That crash put the spotlight on railroad safety nationwide and prompted calls for reforms.

Persons: carmen, Allan Zarembski, David Clarke, ” Clarke, “, Norfolk, We’re, John Fleps, Alan Shaw's Organizations: Norfolk Southern, Rail, University of Delaware, Railroad Engineering, Safety, CSX, University of Tennessee’s Center for Transportation Research, Georgia Tech Locations: OMAHA, Neb, Norfolk, Ohio, Leetonia , Ohio, East Palestine, Atlanta, Palestine

Georgetown women's basketball coach Tasha Butts died Monday after a two-year battle with breast cancer, the school's athletic director said. She exhibited these qualities both as a leader and in her fight against breast cancer. She joined the Georgia Tech women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach in April 2019, and was promoted to associate head coach two years later. While at Georgia Tech in 2021, Butts announced she had been diagnosed with advanced stage metastatic breast cancer. Before coaching at Georgia Tech, Butts was an assistant first at Duquesne, UCLA and LSU.

Persons: Tasha Butts, Tasha Tough, Kay, “, ”, Lee Reed, Tasha, Butts, John J, DeGioia, “ Tasha, Darnell Haney, what’s, We’d, Pat Summitt, Spencer, Evelyn, Spencer , Jr, Marquis, ___ Organizations: Georgetown, Cancer, Georgia Tech, WNBA, Georgia Tech women’s, Duquesne, UCLA, LSU, Tigers, Hall of Fame, Lady Vols, NCAA, SEC, Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota, ___ AP, womens Locations: Georgetown, Georgia, Tennessee, Charlotte, Houston

☆ As internet connectivity plummets in Gaza, ordinary Palestinians struggle to compete with Israel's narrative of the war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Internet connectivity in Gaza is plummeting. AdvertisementAdvertisementGaza's already flimsy internet connectivity has been severely impacted by Israel's strikes, according to several outage-detection models. Last Friday, NetBlocks, a watchdog organization that monitors the governance of the internet, noted a steep decline in Gaza's internet connectivity. Fatafta said ordinary Palestinians were able to use social media to challenge some of the messaging coming from the Israel side. But, now, he fears that the fall in internet connectivity is creating a blindspot.

Persons: —, David, Gaza's influencers, Doug Madory, Amanda Meng, Meng, OCHA, Paltel, It's, Liz Throssell, Throssell, Fatafta, Jalal Abukhater, Abukhater, 7amleh, Sims Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Health Ministry, Georgia Tech, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Palestinian Telecommunications Company, IDF, UN, United Nations Human Rights, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CNN, Hamas, Al, Arab Center for Social Media Advancement, Gaza Locations: Gaza, MENA, Israel, Ahli, Palestinian

☆ Natural-hair care is getting a boost from AI as Black-owned beauty-tech companies harness personalized data to better serve customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Ngozi Nwanji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Data reveals that Black consumers are driving the booming market, spending nine times more on hair-care products than other racial groups, a 2023 Nielsen report found. Black women, in particular, spend about $1.7 billion annually on hair-care products. Scientists perform a microscopic analysis of the textured strands to provide hair-care insights. For Myavana, that means partnering with brands to make the company's personalized hair-care technology available "everywhere you shop for hair products," Harris said. AdvertisementAdvertisementHairDays' AI tech tool, called Layla, was created to help people set and achieve their hair goals.

Persons: —, Nielsen, Candace Mitchell Harris, Myavana Harris, Harris, Georgia Tech's InVenture, Myavana, they'll, MyHairID, Myavana Tiffany St, Bernard, she's, Bernard —, Layla, Tiffany St, Ceci Kurzman, Meghan Maupin, Maupin, OurX OurX, St, SOCAi, Cornell, Curtis Cole, Andrew Alexis, OurX, we'll Organizations: Service, Fortune Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cornell Tech, SheaMoisture, Unilever, Cornell University's, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health, Human Services Locations: Georgia

“I made the wrong call,” Cristobal said. Miami led Georgia Tech 20-17 and could have been in victory formation — taking a knee to essentially end the game — when a running play was called. Don Chaney fumbled the ball with 26 seconds left, and Georgia Tech took over on its own 26-yard line. What’s said on the headsets is between us, and ultimately, I called the play. Cristobal said players have responded the right way, which is all he can ask.

Persons: Mario Cristobal, Shannon Dawson, “, ” Cristobal, Don Chaney, ” Dawson, … I’m, What’s, Cristobal, ” Miami, Chaney, Christian Leary, Kam, Lance Guidry, ” Organizations: —, Hurricanes, Georgia Tech, Yellow Jackets, Miami, Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC, AP Locations: Fla, — Miami, Miami, Carolina, ”, America

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