- NIH’s Annette Owens-Scarboro Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from BDPA DCby bdpatodayWASHINGTON—National BDPA’s Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter (BDPA DC) presented Annette Owens-Scarboro with the association’s lifetime achievement award for 2023 during the association’s annual technology and… Read more: NIH’s Annette Owens-Scarboro Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from BDPA DC
- National Capital Region I.T. Professionals Receive Top Honors During Industry Award Eventsby bdpatodayWASHINGTON—Raymond E. Bell, Jr., founder of tech industry’s renowned H.O.P.E. Project DC, is the President of National BDPA’s Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter (BDPA DC) who… Read more: National Capital Region I.T. Professionals Receive Top Honors During Industry Award Events
- White House Honors Leading American Scientists, Technologists, and Innovatorsby bdpatodayLifetime BDPA Member, Dr. Juan E. Gilbert, receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation WASHINGTON—Today, President Biden is awarding the National Medal of Science and… Read more: White House Honors Leading American Scientists, Technologists, and Innovators
- Samsung Electronics Holds Memory Tech Day 2023 Unveiling New Innovations To Lead the Hyperscale Ai Eraby bdpatodayEvent spotlights next-generation memory solutions for applications such as cloud, edge devices and automotive vehicles New technologies and products include HBM3E Shinebolt, LPDDR5X CAMM2 and… Read more: Samsung Electronics Holds Memory Tech Day 2023 Unveiling New Innovations To Lead the Hyperscale Ai Era
- Equity In Innovation Symposium highlights Partnership Between Spelman and Googleby bdpatodayATLANTA, Ga.—Today’s Equity in Innovation Symposium delved into envisioning the future of innovation and technology at Spelman and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and… Read more: Equity In Innovation Symposium highlights Partnership Between Spelman and Google
- IBM Commits to Train 2 Million in Artificial Intelligence in Three Years, with a Focus on Underrepresented Communitiesby bdpatodayLearners will benefit from a new generative AI course roadmap and collaborations with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) worldwide. NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — To help close… Read more: IBM Commits to Train 2 Million in Artificial Intelligence in Three Years, with a Focus on Underrepresented Communities
- BDPA Announces 2023 Award Winners and Election Resultsby bdpatodayATLANTA (BDPACON23) —The winner of BDPA’s 2023 PACESetter Career Achievement Award is Ms. Rupal Thanawala (2nd from right), CEO of Trident Systems LLC. Recipients of… Read more: BDPA Announces 2023 Award Winners and Election Results
- BDPA Honors its Indianapolis Chapter Co-Founder, R. Keith Hardingby bdpatodayIn Memoriam Indianapolis, IN—BDPA’s Indy Chapter was founded in 1980 with vision, faith, fervent prayer, and a commitment to strengthen diverse information technology talent and… Read more: BDPA Honors its Indianapolis Chapter Co-Founder, R. Keith Harding
- Could Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Increase Opportunities in Tech?by bdpatodayWASHINGTON—This year’s U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision on affirmative action, ending the use of race as a factor in college admission decisions, is an unresolved… Read more: Could Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Increase Opportunities in Tech?
- Snowflake and NVIDIA Team to Help Businesses Harness Their Data for Generative AI in the Data Cloudby bdpatodayIntegration of NVIDIA NeMo With Snowflake Will Let Businesses Securely Build Custom Large Language Models Using Their Own Proprietary Data in the Snowflake Data Cloud… Read more: Snowflake and NVIDIA Team to Help Businesses Harness Their Data for Generative AI in the Data Cloud
- ‘BDPACON East’ Returns to Baltimoreby bdpatodayPowered by Fearless Solutions, LLC and BDPA’s Northeast Region BALTIMORE, MD—For nearly three decades, regional BDPA technology and innovation summits, advance planning briefings for interns… Read more: ‘BDPACON East’ Returns to Baltimore
- Introducing Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computerby bdpatodayCUPERTINO, CA—Apple unveils Apple Vision Pro, a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present… Read more: Introducing Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer
- App Store developers generated $1.1 trillion in total billings and sales in the App Store ecosystem in 2022by bdpatodayMore than 90 percent of billings and sales accrued solely to developers, without any commission paid to Apple New study underscores the strength and resilience… Read more: App Store developers generated $1.1 trillion in total billings and sales in the App Store ecosystem in 2022
- NASA Selects Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Providerby bdpatodayHUNTSVILLE, AL—To develop a human landing system for the agency’s Artemis V mission to the Moon, NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington. Through Artemis,… Read more: NASA Selects Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider
- First-ever ACLU congressional testimony on artificial intelligence highlights secret algorithms used for a state’s government decision-makingby bdpatodayWASHINGTON – Ritchie Eppink, an attorney Of Counsel with the ACLU of Idaho, testified before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs… Read more: First-ever ACLU congressional testimony on artificial intelligence highlights secret algorithms used for a state’s government decision-making
- STEM City USA (Baltimore) Recommended for $2 Million in Earmarks as Part of FY24 Community Funding Project Requestsby bdpatodaySenator Van Hollen has submitted a request for Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) to the Appropriations Committee, recommending $2 million in earmarks for STEM City USA… Read more: STEM City USA (Baltimore) Recommended for $2 Million in Earmarks as Part of FY24 Community Funding Project Requests
- INROADS Benefit Gala presents awards to alumni and trailblazersby bdpatodayWASHINGTON—INROADS held its annual fundraising Benefit Gala, presented by Procter & Gamble, on May 3, 2023, at Union Station in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme… Read more: INROADS Benefit Gala presents awards to alumni and trailblazers
- Apple and Google lead initiative for an industry specification to address unwanted trackingby bdpatodayCUPERTINO, CA—Location-tracking devices help users find personal items like their keys, purse, luggage, and more through crowdsourced finding networks. However, they can also be misused… Read more: Apple and Google lead initiative for an industry specification to address unwanted tracking
- RSA Conference Concludes 32nd Annual Eventby bdpatodaySAN FRANCISCO, CA – RSA Conference™, the world’s leading cybersecurity conferences and expositions, concluded its 32nd annual event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on April 27,… Read more: RSA Conference Concludes 32nd Annual Event
- Retired USCYBERCOM Deputy Commander Passes Awayby bdpatodayWASHINGTON—Vincent Stewart, a retired Lieutenant General in the United States Marine Corps – who most recently served as Deputy Commander at United States Cyber Command… Read more: Retired USCYBERCOM Deputy Commander Passes Away
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