Technology & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

LSU researchers work to combat discrimination in digital services

Over the past few years, sharing economy services such as Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit...

5G controversy in Long Farm Village headed to First Circuit Court of Appeal

While the Metro Council passed a 5G cell tower ordinance in late 2020 to regulate the look and placement of 5G cell towers around Baton Rouge, a case that predates the passage of the ordinance is headed to the First Circuit Court of Appeal.

Secretary of state asks to resume search for voting machine vendor

Louisiana’s top elections official is pushing to resume his voting machine replacement effort, telling...

Unlock’d rebrands as Falaya after cease-and-desist letter

When real estate broker-turned-tech entrepreneur Barret Blondeau launched a real estate technology platform in...

As online shopping booms, startups jump in with sustainability solutions

The pandemic set off a surge in online shopping—and with it an avalanche of...

Four ways to cope with Zoom burnout

In the “Before Times,” video calls for many American workers were a novelty—a rare...

Sparkhound makes changes to leadership, strategic positioning

Sparkhound, the Baton Rouge-based digital strategy and consulting firm, has named a new president...

LSU, Small Business Development Center open business service center

The Louisiana Small Business Development Center and LSU are collaborating to create a small...

Virtually as good as being there for ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil is implementing realistic virtual reality modules to assist with both plant construction and on-site operations.

Relief Telemed rebrands to reflect changes in business

Baton Rouge-based Relief Telemed is rebranding to Relief, the company announced this morning, as...