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FUTURE SHOCK: Arnell Milhouse, second from right, founder and CEO of CareerDevs Inc., speaks during the PBN Cybersecurity & Tech Summit on Oct. 12. Milhouse sees massive changes coming because of artificial intelligence, but many of the changes will be positive, he says. With Milhouse on the panel are Jeffrey Wilhelm, left, founder and CEO of Infused Innovations Inc., and Timothy Henry, seated right, assistant professor and researcher at Rhode Island College. Christopher Parisi, standing, founder and president of marketing firm Trailblaze Inc., moderates. 
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Firms hesitating on AI are falling behind, PBN summit panel says

With artificial intelligence rapidly advancing, businesses in Rhode Island will have no choice but to invest in the technology tools to ensure they survive. The...
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Five Questions With: Steven Feinberg

Steven Feinberg | Executive director, R.I. Film and Television Office 1. How has the writers strike ­affected film production in Rhode Island? The...
BE PREPARED: Linn F. Freedman, second from right, explains the importance of assembling a strong cybersecurity plan during a panel discussion at PBN’s Cybersecurity & Tech Summit on Oct. 12. With her on the panel are, from left, Douglas Tondreau, associate professor of computer science at Johnson & Wales University; Rick Norberg, founder and CEO of Vertikal6 Inc.; and Robby Gulri, engineering solutions expert at RapidScale Inc. Moderating is Normand Duquette, standing at right, Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. senior vice president. 
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Ready for the hackers? Many companies are woefully unprepared

By the time the average data breach is detected by an organization, hackers have already been in the system for 256 days on average...
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Racism in the ‘gray areas’ of workplace

American workplaces talk a lot about diversity these days. In fact, you’d have a hard time finding a company that says it doesn’t value...

Business travel

How often do you travel for business during a given calendar year? At least once per month: 38% At least once per year: 38% Once every six...
BRYANT UNIVERSITY'S annual Giving Day on Wednesday raised a school-record $2.34 million. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University’s ‘Giving Day’ raises school-record $2.34M

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s annual Giving Day on Wednesday was another record-setter for the private university. The university’s 24-hour fundraising initiative raised $2.34 million through...

R.I. Food Hunger Survey: Food assistance, insecurity still problematic

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Community Food Bank, in partnership with the Brown University School of Public Health, recently released results of this year’s...

UMass Dartmouth School of Law bar pass rate soars

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law reached an 80% bar exam pass rate for first-time test takers, according to the...

New England Institute of Technology introduces AI bachelor’s program

EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology will offer a bachelor's degree program in artificial intelligence beginning next fall. The technical college says...

Preservation Society of Newport County names Shekarchi, Ruggerio preservation champions

NEWPORT – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, were recently named the 2023 Preservation Champions of...
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