Technology

AI racial discrimination lawsuit settled, theGrio.com
SafeRent Solutions, the company behind an algorithm designed to score rental applicants, agreed to pay over $2.2 million and roll…
/ November 21, 2024
Naya Ellis, WingItt, Naya Ellis WingItt, stroke-detecting smartwatch, stroke symptoms, stroke detection, Naya Ellis smartwatch, Black STEM students, theGrio.com
New Orleans teen Naya Ellis was inspired to create the WingItt smartwatch after witnessing her grandmother's post-stroke experience.
/ October 15, 2024
Anguilla, AI boom, artificial intelligence, theGrio.com
Anguilla was allotted control of the .ai internet address in the 1990s, and its earnings from domain registration fees quadrupled…
/ October 15, 2024
Oprah Winfrey, Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, weight less drugs, diabetes drugs, Oprah Winfrey weight loss, Black health and wellness, Black women, Obesity, Black obesity, theGrio.com
Oprah Winfrey will host and executive produce an ABC special on AI, titled “AI and the Future of Us: An…
/ August 30, 2024
Activists and police watchdogs have concerns about how AI could alter a fundamental document that plays a role in who's…
/ August 27, 2024
Cell phone pouch, Lackawanna, N.Y.
Educators say their lesson plans are no longer enough to keep students engaged. At the crux of these challenges? Cell…
/ August 26, 2024
London Stansted Airport, power outage, theGrio.com
Major delays reported at airports grew on Friday morning, with most attributing the problems in booking systems of individual airlines.
/ July 19, 2024