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.
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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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.
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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.
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Efforts to extend broadband to rural Virginia are being stymied by railroads, officials say
Electric co-ops that have been trying to lay broadband fiber have been met with resistance from railroads when they must cross train tracks, company executives and state lawmakers say.
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Blacksburg startup’s goal: power electric vehicles with local materials, including one that comes from coal
Fermi Energy is developing an EV battery that wouldn’t rely on hard-to-source materials like cobalt and nickel. The company has won millions of dollars of grant money this year and is part of a new research effort that also includes Virginia Tech and General Motors.
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$50M gift will boost Fralin Biomedical Institute’s hiring, research projects
The Roanoke research institute will hire 14 more researchers dedicated to cancer, neuro-engineering and computational neuroscience.
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Virginia is getting an extra $250 million for broadband expansion, thanks to researchers at Virginia Tech
A team at Virginia Tech determined that the FCC had undercounted Virginia’s broadband-deficient locations — data that was critical for getting federal funding to expand access to underserved areas.
