The inaugural Black Tech Week at Miami Dade College’s North Campus and other venues featured 10 events, dozens of speakers and plenty of conversation and connections.
Rony Abovitz, CEO of the secretive startup Magic Leap that has attracted more than half a billion dollars in funding, shared advice on leadership and entrepreneurship with UM engineering students and alumni Monday night.
Another shot in the mobile wallet wars: Samsung Electronics Co. will be buying LoopPay, which turns existing magnetic stripe readers into secure, contactless receivers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Thanks to a $1 million gift to be announced Thursday, the CappSci Inventors program will seek innovations to restore coral reefs and reduce exposure to carcinogens. Winners will build their innovations at the museum.
Verizon Wireless announced it has completed an advanced in-building wireless system at Miami International Airport to dramatically boost high-speed wireless capacity and coverage for travelers, officials and staff.
A top executive with global gaming company GTECH will lead the Miami-based global wireless distributor, becoming the company’s second CEO in its 17-year history.
Verizon Wireless led in the rankings of four national wireless providers in the United States in the third National RootScore Report, issued Tuesday by Seattle-based RootMetrics. Verizon also won the Overall RootScore award in Florida, and also earned top scores in four categories: Reliability, Speed, Data Performance and Call Performance, the company said.
Black Tech Week will bring in executives and investors from around the globe for a summit, include pitch competitions and hold a hackathon to celebrate innovators of color during Black History Month.
Amid "rapid growth" in the collection of data on Americans, the White House on Friday proposed legislation that calls on businesses to do more to help consumers protect their personal information.
Southeast White County Water Association will investigate utility billing issues in-house instead of hiring a certified public accounting firm to do the job.
Clark County sheriff's deputies say two 14-year-olds were fighting for space on a desk at Thomas Jefferson Middle School near Vancouver Thursday when one hit the other with a school-issued iPad breaking his nose.
Trying to find a parking spot in packed cities can be frustrating. But it inspired one UMass Dartmouth PhD senior with an idea that won him an international contest.
State Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says personal information belonging to millions of Georgia consumers may have been compromised in a recent data breach.
People who use personal audio players should consider limiting their use to one hour a day and turn down the volume to prevent permanent hearing loss, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Internet activists scored a major victory after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to rules that would ban service providers from creating Internet fast lanes.
Organizers of a festival aimed at being Baltimore's version of the famous South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, believe it can transform the way people view the city.
