Google and its AI, Gemini, gave a wildly inaccurate answer when a member of the Radford City Council asked it how many Virginia localities have passed Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions.
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Tech briefs: Virginia Office of Broadband announces leadership changes
Plus: Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance hires director of innovation. Annual “Brain School” coming next week. RBTC hosts AI event.
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Judge approves $7.3 million class-action settlement in Luna Innovations lawsuit
The Roanoke-based tech company and former executives faced civil allegations of securities fraud. The settlement is neither an admission nor a concession to plaintiffs, according to a judge’s order.
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Tech briefs: Drone manufacturer employs Virginia Tech facilities and experts for FAA approval
Also, NRCC, George Mason University create cybersecurity partnership.
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Tech briefs: Virginia Tech experts weigh in on illegal robocalls, AI tools for hackers and more
The Tiny Cargo Co. opens new space for clean room manufacturing, and a scratch-built website and app debuts, focused on Roanoke-area events.
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Tech briefs: FCC rules for Comcast against Appalachian Power in broadband-related utility pole dispute
Plus: Innovation hub expanding in South Boston.
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New governor could see new versions of old bills seeking to regulate the data center industry
State legislators have presented nearly 30 bills related to data center regulation. Gov. Abigail Spanberger has already expressed the need to make sure that the facilities’ energy costs aren’t passed on to other customers.
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In case affecting funding at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, appeals court rules against NIH’s cuts
Court rules in January opinion that NIH’s attempt to cut funding for facilities and administration was unlawful. NIH may appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Southside organization receives grant from the OpenAI Foundation
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.
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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.
