South Boston-based SOVA Innovation Hub is one of four organizations serving Virginia — and among 208 nationwide — to receive an award from the foundation linked to ChatGPT.
Tad Dickens
Tad Dickens is technology reporter for Cardinal News. He previously worked for the Bristol Herald Courier and The Roanoke Times and likes to bang on his drums when he can. Reach at tad@cardinalnews.org or 540 293-6018.
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Virginia Tech passes research spending goal, but looks to fill possible funding gaps left by federal cuts
Virginia Tech has passed targets for research spending, but in what one official calls an “increasingly unpredictable” federal funding climate, the university might ask for more money from state, corporate and private sources.
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Broadband expansion in Virginia can continue under federal program, Trump administration says
States had to rewrite their proposals for federal funding after the Commerce Department changed the program rules to put satellite internet companies on equal footing with fiber-optic cable providers.
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Generational changes dominate Day of Data discussions at Virginia Tech
Generative AI is disrupting technology sectors — and jobs — at a staggering pace, said speakers at Tech’s data symposium.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band, My Morning Jacket set to headline FloydFest
Larkin Poe, The Word, lower ticket prices and more are part of the initial lineup announcement from event organizers.
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Tech and life science innovators gather in Roanoke for 2nd annual Emerging Technology Conference
MapQuest founder and other national figures join local and regional leaders Thursday and Friday for Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council-hosted event at Hotel Roanoke.
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Cyber attacks are on the rise. Here’s how companies and universities protect themselves, and how the rest of us can be savvier users
Companies need to put more resources into keeping their products and networks secure, say Virginia Tech IT experts Thomas Weeks and Caeland Garner. In the meantime, we can be smarter consumers.
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New tech, health and life sciences companies join RAMP fall cohort
RAMP, short for Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program, introduced its fall cohort of new businesses, which focus on post-natal feeding, music business support, educational testing and 3D-printed bike helmets.
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Universities, businesses navigate expensive change to work visa program
After a Trump administration executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on nonimmigrant aliens seeking a visa to work in high-skill jobs, institutions, including Virginia Tech, are studying the ramifications.
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On the trail of woodboogers and wood-smoked meats in Wise
Reporter Tad Dickens visited the Southwest Virginia county for a technology story — and spent the weekend exploring the region’s food, football and mysterious cryptids.
