Technology & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Technology, startups, data centers, and artificial intelligence reshaping business across the Capital Region.

After holiday rush ends, stores must focus on improving operations

After record holiday online sales, which hit over $20 billion from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, retailers will have to prepare for the inevitable return season, Inc.com reports.

MasteryPrep sale boosts funding for local software startup

OfficerReports, a Baton Rouge software startup that helps security guard companies manage remote employees, is getting a funding boost as it expands to work with other types of businesses. 

Fusion breakthrough deemed milestone for clean energy production 

Scientists announced this morning that they have for the first time produced more energy...

LSU researchers create new flood prediction model for hurricanes

When Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 storm in...

Good luck finding a company’s phone number, try talking with a chat box

Budget airline carrier Frontier Airlines got rid of its phone number for customer service last month, leaving customers to use chat functions or social media to resolve issues. 

Omnidek completes latest funding round, plans aggressive growth push 

Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week’s High-Stakes Pitch Competition 2021 winner Omnidek today announced completion of...

After just two years, Smart Port initiative now at 70 vessels

Just two years after the launch of the Lower Mississippi River Smart Port &...

Bernhard Capital continues growth, acquires two companies

Baton Rouge-based private equity investment firm Bernhard Capital Partners this week acquired Boston Government...

Louisiana ports on alert for cyber vulnerability

Dropping river levels and backlogged barges aren’t the only threats facing Louisiana’s ports. There’s...

A cybersecurity wakeup call

Louisiana’s ports grow increasingly aware of cybersecurity vulnerability, but gaps remain.
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