State pledges to invest in high-tech education to lure GE
Working to convince big-time tech businesses that the New Orleans region can supply talent is old hat to local economic development professionals. So is the preparation of competitive incentive...
View ArticleIndustry rallies around NOLA Tech Week
The schedule features a variety of events, panel discussions, lectures, training sessions, job fairs, competitions and social gatherings.
View ArticleApp teaches kindergartners basic computer coding
This computer programming app is so easy to use that even a kindergartener can do it.
View ArticleThe top 20 US cities for tech startup funding
When you think of tech startups, you probably think Northern California. Companies there receive the largest share of funding from venture capitalists, but there are several other notable pockets...
View ArticleWhat to expect from the next generation
Are you tired of reading about millennials, that demographic of socially conscious, socially networked, free-thinking, tech-savvy people born around 1980 or later who are the absolute darlings of...
View ArticleFree housing, other efforts try to attract women to tech
Free rent and groceries were selling points, but college freshman Aishwarya Mandyam was more excited about the chance to connect with like-minded women when she moved into the eight-bedroom house...
View ArticleTech shares surge in morning trade; Amazon, Microsoft up
U.S. stocks headed sharply higher in morning trading Friday after several big-name technology companies reported strong quarterly earnings.
View ArticleIssues, not apps, are the focus at South by Southwest
Big-picture issues and futuristic ideas — rather than the usual hot app or startup launch — have taken the spotlight at this year's South by Southwest Interactive tech jamboree.
View ArticleMobile advertising takes center stage at Collision tech show
As companies and brands look for ways to reach customers, engaging them on mobile apps and devices is more important than ever, with more people ditching desktop computers and opting for smaller...
View ArticleLoyola launches software development boot camp for tech workforce needs
Loyola University is recruiting college seniors to participate in a software development initiative after graduating.
View ArticleTech companies banishing extremists after Charlottesville
It took bloodshed in Charlottesville to get tech companies to do what civil rights groups have been calling for for years: take a firmer stand against accounts used to promote hate and violence.
View ArticleBanks and tech companies pull US stocks slightly lower
U.S. stocks are barely lower Wednesday morning as banks and technology companies give back some of their gains from earlier in the week.
View ArticleTech and health care stocks stumble
U.S. stocks are slipping, with technology and health care companies taking some of the biggest losses.
View ArticleTech companies find more signs of Russian election activity
Major tech companies plan to tell Congress Tuesday that they have found additional evidence of Russian activity on their services surrounding the 2016 U.S. election.
View ArticleTech stocks fall as potential tax cut delay pressures stocks
U.S. stocks are on track for their biggest losses in two months Thursday as technology and industrial companies and banks slump.
View ArticleFederal “extreme vetting” plan castigated by tech experts
Leading researchers castigated a federal plan that would use artificial intelligence methods to scrutinize immigrants and visa applicants, saying it is unworkable as written and likely to be...
View ArticleTulane: New program shows off New Orleans to tech experts
Tulane University has announced a new program offering biotech executives, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs a temporary home base when they visit New Orleans.
View ArticleIssues, not apps, are the focus at South by Southwest
Big-picture issues and futuristic ideas — rather than the usual hot app or startup launch — have taken the spotlight at this year's South by Southwest Interactive tech jamboree.
View ArticleMobile advertising takes center stage at Collision tech show
As companies and brands look for ways to reach customers, engaging them on mobile apps and devices is more important than ever, with more people ditching desktop computers and opting for smaller...
View ArticleLoyola launches software development boot camp for tech workforce needs
Loyola University is recruiting college seniors to participate in a software development initiative after graduating.
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