Technology & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Woman’s Hospital seeks to partner with large system to boost technology access

Woman’s Hospital is evaluating four proposals from Louisiana-based health care systems interested in partnering with the hospital on an affiliation that would enable cost sharing on equipment and technology, specifically, the pricey EPIC medical records platform that a growing number of providers are using and patients are demanding.

Lamar invests $30M in advertising software company 

Baton Rouge-based Lamar Advertising Co. today announced it has acquired a minority stake in...

LSU engineer researching how to catch oil and gas leaks faster 

An LSU engineering professor is working to leverage new fiber optic technology to more...

TikTok becomes advertising craze for Baton Rouge businesses

Baton Rouge businesses have been jumping on the TikTok bandwagon, using the video-sharing app...

LSU engineering professor works with Coast Guard on hurricane preparedness

An LSU civil and environmental engineering assistant professor is working with the U.S. Coast...

Smart Port navigation of Mississippi River coming to port of Baton Rouge

Smart Port, a crowd-sourced technology dashboard aimed at allowing ships to better navigate the lower Mississippi River, will soon be coming to the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. A major Smart Port center will also be located at the Baton Rouge Water Campus. 

New businesses starts hit record high in 2020, thanks to internet

The number of entrepreneurs starting new businesses hit a record high in 2020, despite...

What small businesses need to know about ransomware attacks

It's tempting to think the average cyber extortionist has bigger fish to fry than...

Dealers believe Baton Rouge customers will embrace electric trucks

Research suggests that drivers of popular-brand pickups and SUVs may be a tough sell...

New college graduates are getting career advice from TikTok

To the casual observer, TikTok is an app known for animal videos, choreographed dances...