Subscribers in Southern California of Spectrum’s Internet service experienced outages over the weekend following what company officials said was an attempted theft of copper lines located in Van Nuys, a suburb located 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The people behind the incident thought they were targeting copper lines, the officials wrote in a statement...
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(BPRW) The second wave of Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholarships for 2025-26 are open
(Black PR Wire) Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have seen record increases in applications and enrollment in recent years, with students preferring a more inclusive environment over predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Under…
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(BPRW) American Baptist College president retiring after Nashville HBCU’s 100th anniversary
By Nickelle Smith (Black PR Wire) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In North Nashville, an historic college celebrates a major milestone with its 100th anniversary. A quarter of American Baptist College’s legacy had Dr. Forrest Harris, Sr. at the helm…
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They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
Generative A.I. chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality.
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(BPRW) From Assessment to Action: New BDHEA Report Identifies Scalable Solutions for Community Health Gaps
(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO, IL — The Black Directors Health Equity Agenda (BDHEA), a nonprofit dedicated to transforming healthcare governance to eliminate disparities affecting marginalized communities, has released a landmark needs assessme…
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Meta Invests $14.3 Billion in Scale AI to Kick-Start Superintelligence Lab
Meta is making its first major minority investment in an outside company as it tries to catch up to a growing field of artificial intelligence rivals.
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Nintendo Switch 2 Review: Bigger and Better, for a Higher Price
The hardware improvements in the new $450 Nintendo will make this an automatic upgrade for fans of the two-in-one console.
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Elon Musk’s xAI Could Be Getting $250 Million in Investments
Two dozen venture capital firms and other investors are investing in xAI, the artificial intelligence and social media company.
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Coming to Apple OSes: A seamless, secure way to import and export passkeys
Apple this week provided a glimpse into a feature that solves one of the biggest drawbacks of passkeys, the industry-wide standard for website and app authentication that isn’t susceptible to credential phishing and other attacks targeting passwords. The import/export feature, which Apple demonstrated at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, will be available in the next...
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(BPRW) JustUs Ideas Week Kicks Off In Philadelphia, Launching a National Movement Led by Justice-Impacted Communities
(Black PR Wire) PHILADELPHIA, PA — JustUs Ideas Week launches today in Philadelphia—a first-of-its-kind, four-day national conference convening over 3,000 attendees, 100+ speakers, and dozens of partner organizations. This historic gather…