Category: technology
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Larry Irving inducted into 2019 Internet Hall of Fame
SAN JOSE, COASTA RICA — The Internet Hall of Fame announced last week the names of eleven pioneers and visionaries who have made outstanding contributions to the Internet’s global growth, […]
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Jaguar Land Rover and BlackBerry Deepen Partnership for Intelligent Vehicles
WATERLOO, Ontario–BlackBerry Limited and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced they have deepened their partnership in developing the automotive manufacturer’s next generation vehicles. The collaboration between the companies has expanded to […]
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Johnson & Johnson executive to chair National BDPA’s Education and Technology Foundation
ATLANTA, GA—National BDPA’s Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) today named Larry Jones its new Chairman. Jones succeeds Earl A. Pace, Jr., Co-Founder of National BDPA. Jones, a Johnson & Johnson executive, […]
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Atlanta to host 2019’s International Tech and Media Conferences in August
ATLANTA, GA — The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and National BDPA (founded in 1975 as Black Data Processing Associates) are hosting international conferences and tech career expositions in Atlanta, Georgia during the […]
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Cyber Students attend Youth Conference of Network Defenders
COLUMBIA, MD — Student Members from National BDPA’s Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C. Chapters attended a regional Youth Conference of Network Defenders (Y-CND) with other area students at DreamPort, a […]
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Let’s Talk STEM
TOWSON, MD — The Fisher College of Science and Mathematics, home to a variety of programs especially designed for Towson University students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and STEM education, hosted this semester’s […]
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Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband becomes world’s first commercial 5G network to work with 5G smartphones
NEW YORK – Verizon officially turned on its 5G Ultra Wideband network in select areas of Minneapolis and Chicago a week ahead of schedule. For the first time ever, customers can access a commercial 5G […]
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Experts: Collaboration Needed to Diversify Tech Workforce
by Dr. LaMont Jones WASHINGTON – America’s tech industry needs greater diversity, equity and inclusion, and achieving those goals depends in large part on the ability of educational institutions, governments, […]
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In Atlanta—BlackTech and entrepreneurs across the U.S. lead part of new migration South
ATLANTA—Today, African-Americans are reversing their great migrations, abandoning false promises from U.S. technology hubs in the West, Northwest, and Northeast to reclaim cities in the South. In an article released […]