Technology & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

LSU researchers developing artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity tool

LSU cybersecurity researchers are developing a new tool, called HookTracer, to speed up cybercrime investigations using artificial intelligence, according to a recent announcement from the university.

Local software startup Resilia secures $35M in venture capital funding

Founded by Baton Rouge-area native and LSU alumnus Sevetri Wilson, software startup Resilia announced it has raised $35 million in its latest round of venture capital funding.

Startup tips from the founder of smart vending machine firm PopCom

For serial entrepreneur Dawn Dickson, brilliant business ideas can often come from anywhere, including an existing business.

Companies along 10/12 corridor embracing culture of change

The industrial market is changing, and some Louisianans are finding opportunities in that change. Economic volatility, environmental mandates, geopolitics and a variety of other factors are prompting companies to innovate and adapt in order to survive.

Cybersecurity jobs going unfilled, leaving businesses at risk 

A potential economic downturn and the COVID-19 pandemic are adding new challenges to hiring...

Merger creates one of the state’s largest web development companies  

Two Lafayette web firms are partnering to create one of the largest web development companies in the state, Comit Developers announced this week.

LSU researchers working with NASA on how to train an extraterrestrial workforce 

As NASA prepares for a late-November launch for the Artemis I Moon Mission, LSU faculty are making preparations of their own to train a future-ready construction workforce in extraterrestrial construction.

Advanced digital skills equate to higher pay and job satisfaction

Income, satisfaction and job security are correlated to workers' digital skills, according to a...

Drones can help better predict hurricanes, lessen impacts  

The killer app for hurricane prediction could be lightweight drones that explore some of the fiercest parts of a hurricane and send back real-time data

Auto dealerships are increasingly being targeted by cyberattacks

Over the past year, 15% of auto dealerships have experienced a cybersecurity incident. Count among those Baton Rouge’s Team Automotive Group.