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Biogen to Invest $2 Billion in RTP Manufacturing
As Biogen celebrates its 30th anniversary in the Research Triangle Park (RTP), the company says it will boost its North Carolina operations with a $2 billion investment in manufacturing facilities. Since opening its first facility in 1995, Biogen has invested roughly $10 billion in its RTP footprint, including more than $3 billion in recent years, company officials said.…
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Rogers-Herr Middle School Awarded $20,000 Grant for Technology and Learning Tools
Rogers-Herr Middle School has received a $20,000 grant from The Forest at Duke to expand access to digital educational tools and technology across all subject areas. The funding will support a range of classroom enhancements aimed at enriching student learning and ensuring equitable access to modern instructional resources. The grant will be used to purchase…
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From AI Skeptic to Enthusiast: Embracing Tech in Everyday Life
In the latest Raising Durham column, Heather Leigh Hindin reflects on her journey from dismissing artificial intelligence as a passing tech trend to embracing it as a game-changing tool for her busy life. From meal planning to homework help, AI has become her secret weapon for managing the chaos of single-parenthood and creative work. Curious…
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Google Gives NCCU $1M for AI Institute
Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! North Carolina Central University has received a $1 million grant from Google’s philanthropic arm. The funds will help the NCCU build a first-of-its-kind Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Equity Research (IAIER). “This partnership will prepare our students with the tools and knowledge to lead the AI field, while…
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Wolfspeed Getting $750M Boost from Biden Administration
By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Marcy, New York. Wolfspeed’s use of silicon carbide…
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[Election 2024] Venture Capitalists Divided on Harris and Trump
By SARAH PARVINI and MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writers Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see themselves as fostering the next big waves of technology. So when some of the industry’s biggest names endorsed former President Donald Trump and the onetime VC…
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Durham Library Hosts Sinister Story Showdown
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Got an idea for a spine-chilling short story that’ll haunt readers after they’ve turned the terminal page? The Durham County Library and the Horror Writers Association are teaming up for the…
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[SoDu Reading Room] Can AI Get Away with Price Fixing?
In the latest SoDu Reading Room installment, we check out an article in The Atlantic written by Roge Karma that explores concerns about RealPage, a service powered by artificial intelligence that could lead to AI price fixing – and possibly untouchable by laws that apply to humans engaging in the same practice. Here are five…
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