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Frances Presley Rice releases commentary on Black pride and African American contributions
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Author and commentator Frances Presley Rice has released a new commentary that frames African American history around Black pride, agency, and nation-building.
STRmix scientists to headline DNA forensics conference in Providence
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STRmix scientists will present workshops and talks at the 37th International Symposium on Human Identification, set for Oct. 26-29 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Knowledge Networks launches inaugural AI Policy 100 ranking
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Knowledge Networks and RegulatingAI have unveiled The AI Policy 100 (2026), a first-of-its-kind annual ranking of 100 people shaping global AI governance.
AI Festival sets 2027 theme around orchestrating the AI ecosystem
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AI Festival will return to Milan on Feb. 11–12, 2027, with a theme focused on how humans, AI, data and infrastructure work together across business and society.
SVSAC outlines how companies can adapt to AI and shifting global markets
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The Silicon Valley Strategic Advisory Council used a recent Innovation Dialog in San Francisco to argue that established companies need to rethink globalization, turn AI into an internal capability, and plan for growth beyond short-term fixes.
Verasight poll: Americans want AI development to slow down
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A new Verasight survey finds 63% of Americans want AI development to slow down, while 78% oppose a large data center near their home.
TEDx talk says hunger is a permission problem, not a scarcity problem
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Alabaster International founder Shannon Fernando-Rubera released a TEDxBeverlyGrove talk arguing that hunger solutions already exist in communities but are often blocked by outside systems.
Miles IT shifts incorporation to Florida
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Miles IT has completed a corporate re-domestication from New Jersey to Florida, effective May 15, 2025, while keeping the same legal entity, leadership, contracts and service model.
Small estates can still create big admin burdens, study finds
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A new Mortality Mentor report says the paperwork and coordination after a death can be just as hard in smaller estates as in larger ones.
Eddie Rubinstein to appear on Next Level CEO TV
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Business finance and tax credit specialist Eddie Rubinstein will appear on Next Level CEO to discuss how business owners can find government programs that return capital to their companies.
Asale Angel-Ajani’s Fugitive Archives maps family history to America’s race story
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Anthropologist and writer Asale Angel-Ajani’s new book, published Oct. 6 by Algonquin Books, uses one multiracial family’s history to examine slavery, white supremacy, class, and belonging.
Robert Dresner releases contemporary novel SH'MA: Listen
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Robert Dresner has released SH’MA: Listen, a contemporary novel centered on a fictional Middle East crisis that pushes Israel, its neighbors and a nuclear threat toward the brink.
Two-Thirds of U.S. Counties Remain Open to Data Centers, Learnewable Finds
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Learnewable’s September nationwide analysis finds public sentiment toward data centers is still broadly favorable across U.S. counties, even as zoning and permitting rules tighten in many places.
Devnagri Black Bird tops Voice of India speech benchmark across 15 languages
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Devnagri AI says its new automatic speech recognition model, Black Bird, delivered the lowest average error on the Voice of India benchmark across 15 Indian languages.
Newberry lands $75 million in AgTech investment
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Newberry, Florida, is drawing $75 million in public and private investment tied to a new industrial hydroponic greenhouse, infrastructure upgrades and an AgTech entrepreneurship push at its F-300 AgFoodTech Innovation Park. The project is expected…
UN SDG Action Awards names 2026 finalists
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The UN SDG Action Campaign has picked nine finalists from more than 7,000 applications in 170 countries for the 2026 Heroes of Tomorrow awards.
CloudOffix teams with B’IMPRESS to expand in DACH
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CloudOffix has partnered with Germany-based B’IMPRESS to grow across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, aiming to help enterprises connect front-office operations with existing SAP environments.
Stand Up for Science plans virtual rally on academic freedom
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Stand Up for Science will host a virtual rally Oct. 7 to pressure university leaders to defend academic freedom and back its higher education compact.
April D. Jones set to become first Black woman to lead Colorado Bar Association
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April D. Jones has been installed as president-elect of the Colorado Bar Association and will become the association’s first Black woman president in July 2027. Her agenda centers on making Colorado a top place to practice law, expanding member…
MBRF and UNDP tout knowledge as a crisis tool at UNGA 81
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At a UN General Assembly side event in New York, MBRF, UNDP and the UAE mission argued that knowledge systems should help governments and institutions anticipate and absorb cascading crises.
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