The festival is set for July 24-28 in Check.
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.
Posted inEconomy
Cancer-fighting companies win chance to innovate in Southwest Virginia
The three companies were part of a Johnson & Johnson Innovation contest.
Posted inCulture
FloydFest announces Sierra Ferrell as first headliner for 2024
The festival will debut in late July at its new location in Check, after a year’s delay.
Posted inEconomy
AI’s book-learning doesn’t sit well with authors
Works from multiple authors, including some based in Southwest Virginia, have been fed into artificial intelligence systems without permission. A group of writers has sued OpenAI in federal court, seeking damages of up to $150,000 per infringed work.
Posted inPolitics
Warner urges action against Meta and Google over videos showing murder of Roanoke journalists
One victim’s father has worked for years to have the videos from 2015 taken down.
Posted inEconomy
Two out-of-town businesses are part of the Roanoke-based regional accelerator’s fall 2023 class
A new cohort of technology companies has been named, with an emphasis on the life sciences sector.
Posted inEducation
Virginia Tech’s Marr wins ‘genius grant’ for COVID-19 research
Linsey Marr’s research on the transport, removal and mitigation of airborne pathogenic viruses became instrumental during the COVID-19 pandemic. Marr is one of 20 people named this week as 2023 MacArthur Fellows.
Posted inEconomy
With Google and ‘Today,’ Roanoke Valley gets big exposure
The McAfee Knob page on the Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge website received nearly 1,000% more traffic than it did this time last year.
Posted inEconomy
The AI genie isn’t going back in the bottle. This brain researcher finds ways to use it for good.
Read Montague, who runs the Center for Human Neuroscience Research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke, is among the planet’s leading AI experts. On Thursday, he’ll discuss insights in brain research in a free public presentation.
Posted inEconomy
Modern Google antitrust case relies on century-old law, Virginia Tech professor says
A different Virginia Tech professor is expected to be called by Google to testify about the role data plays in the case.