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WVU-led RETI Consortium to invest $321M for energy security projects

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium – led by WVU in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and more than 60 regional partners – will receive up to $160 million over the next decade from the National ...

Tech in schools can encourage student learning

You can’t just buy a case of Chromebooks and throw them at students and expect a magical increase in their test scores, but, with appropriate training, intention and guidelines, these devices can transform students’ learning, according to local experts. School districts across ...

Canon-McMillan to eliminate Chromebooks in primary grades

The Canon-McMillan School District is eliminating Chromebook use for students in kindergarten through second grade, beginning in the 2026-27 school year. "Our stance, and our message to the community, is there is no need for it at that grade level. We can't control screen time outside of ...

Women’s History Month panel tackles topic of technology

Right now, to borrow from the title of a James Brown song, the technology industry is a man’s world. Even as women make up 58% of undergraduates enrolled in colleges and universities and make up almost half of the United States’ labor force, just 27% of those employed by tech companies are ...

Artificial Intelligence only making social media worse

Dear Annie: I just read a story in the newspaper about some high school boys using artificial intelligence to create nude images of girls in the same school and then posting them on social media. I also read a story earlier about something similar happening in Spain.As the father of a grade ...

Amazon closing two clothing stores in another failed bid into physical retail

Amazon is saying goodbye to its clothing stores.The company said Thursday that it will close both of its “Amazon Style” stores located in Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio, making it the latest brick-and-mortar business abandoned by Amazon. Both stores will close next week.Amazon opened the ...