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Murugan Anandarajan

As AI evolves, what skills will keep you employed?

Massive layoffs announced at Amazon.com Inc. recently serve as a reminder that artificial intelligence technology driving efficiency is also redefining what it takes to...

R.I. Department of Education celebrates STEAM Month with visit, event calendar...

PROVIDENCE – Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the R.I. Department of Education are celebrating STEAM Month this November. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts...
‘JUST A TOOL’: Donovan Brady, seated at far right, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit on Oct. 9. Brady and other panelists say artificial intelligence is creating opportunities for business. Also on the panel are, from left, Joyce Ofili, Amgen Inc. information systems specialist and business systems analyst; Arnell Milhouse, yconic co-founder and CEO; and Tim Henry, professor in Rhode Island College’s Computer Science and Information Technology Department. Moderating is Christopher Parisi, standing, founder of the marketing firm Trailblaze Inc. 
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Summit: Businesses should ‘create a sandbox’ for AI experimentation

When yconic co-founder and CEO Arnell Milhouse talks to companies about leveraging artificial intelligence, he commonly encounters at least some anxiety. The technology exploded in popularity...
THE MATCHMAKERS:  RestauRent Inc. founder and CEO Nicholas Cianfaglione, second from left, is surrounded by, from left, co-founder Ann-Marie Harrington, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Will Tondo and co-founder and Head of Product Kacie Galligan outside 225 Dyer St. in Providence, where the startup is located. The company says it simplifies the process of booking private event spaces in restaurants, bars, breweries and similar venues.
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RestauRent: A place where parties click

A Rhode Island startup is aiming to solve one of hospitality’s overlooked problems: how to easily book a private event space. Providence-based RestauRent Inc. is...
BRIGHTSTAR Global Solutions Corp., a rebranded lottery subsidiary of International Game Technology PLC, has been informing some former employees that their personal data may have been compromised by a data breach in 2024. Some in Rhode Island are questioning whether companies should be allowed to go so long before sending out notifications. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Data breach victims informed 11 months later; is a loophole in...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee may have proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Rhode Island – aligning with a nationwide effort to combat the...
TRAINING GROUND: Douglas S. Alexander, director of the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College, speaks with RIC senior Miled Kalbourji in the institute’s new cyber range classroom.
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‘Cyber range’ now putting trainees under the gun

A highly anticipated, crucial feature at Rhode Island College’s Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies is now up and running. The so-called “cyber range,” a...

Rhode to Work 2025

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OFF WALL STREET: ‘You don’t need to go [outside R.I.] to...

As much as technology is reshaping financial services, at The Washington Trust Co. soft skills continue to be “a cornerstone of our culture,” said...

PBN’s 2025 Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit coming Oct. 9

WARWICK – The ever-evolving intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and business innovation is among the topics to be discussed during Providence Business News’ 2025 Cybersecurity, AI...

SEACORP is doing more, and earning more

PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES 2025 $50 MILLION AND ABOVE 6. SEACORP LLC CEO (or equivalent): David Cadorette, president 2024 Revenue: $154.2 million 2022 Revenue: $107.5 million Revenue growth:...
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