IT consultant and services provider Accenture has agreed to buy Speedtest and Downdetector owner Ookla from Ziff Davis for $1.2 billion in cash. Accenture plans to integrate Ookla’s data products into its own offerings that are targeted at helping communications service providers, hyperscalers, government entities, and other types of customers “optimize … mission-critical Wi-Fi and...
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LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy
Burner accounts on social media sites can increasingly be analyzed to identify the pseudonymous users who post to them using AI in research that has far-reaching consequences for privacy on the Internet, researchers said. The finding, from a recently published research paper, is based on results of experiments correlating specific individuals with accounts or posts...
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(BPRW) Honoring Her Story: Black PR Wire Recognizes Women’s History Month
(Black PR Wire) Women’s History Month reminds us of the countless contributions women have made, often against extraordinary odds, to shape industries, strengthen communities, and move our world forward. Throughout history, women have led with …
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The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
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How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
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Bring On Defunct: The iPod Enthralls Young Music Listeners
It’s not exactly going analog, but people looking to move away from streaming say Apple’s old device is a small step away from constantly being online.
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(BPRW) DEMOCRAT SOJOURNER MARABLE GRIMMETT LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR FULTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 5
(Black PR Wire) South Fulton, GA — Community leader and longtime public servant Sojourner Marable Grimmett today announced her candidacy for Fulton County Commissioner, District 5, entering the May 2026 race with a record of turn…
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(BPRW) Ending Black History Month With a Bang! New Interactive Platform Unites the Histories of the African Diaspora — Told by the People Who Lived Them
(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, Georgia — Today marks the public launch of the African Descendants Historical Timeline, a groundbreaking interactive web platform that weaves together the histories of African peoples and their descendants across the globe i…
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(BPRW) PlayVS and Urban One Launch Historic National HBCU Esports Community During Black History Month
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES, CA — PlayVS and Urban One have joined forces in a first-of-its-kind collaboration to create a dedicated competitive gaming community for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. Announced dur…
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In a Memoir Draft, Changpeng Zhao of Binance Details the Talks Leading to His Prison Time
In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE.