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Georgia Tech Researchers Translate Data Into Music to Help Blind Individuals Experience Solar Eclipse

Georgia Tech Researchers Translate Data Into Music to Help Blind Individuals Experience Solar Eclipse

Monday’s once-in-a-century solar eclipse will be able to be experienced, in a very different way, by those who may not normally be able to tell the difference between day and night. A team of Georgia Tech researchers at the Georgia Tech Sonification Lab used data to create an original

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Atlanta Hawks Partner With Digital Health Company Sharecare to Improve Health Across Georgia

When it came time for the Atlanta Hawks to select a partner for their jersey patch, a new NBA pilot program kicking off this upcoming season where a company’s logo will be displayed on the left shoulder of players jerseys, they had certain criteria in mind. They wanted to

Have An Idea but Don't Know Where to Start? Idea-Stage Accelerator Launches in Atlanta

Have An Idea but Don't Know Where to Start? Idea-Stage Accelerator Launches in Atlanta

Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute, an idea-stage accelerator program, has opened an Atlanta outpost to scout the most promising startup ideas on the scene. With operations in 60+ countries and a portfolio value estimated in excess of $15 billion, the Founder Institute has opened applications for the chapter's inaugural

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Enterprise-Backed Engage Ventures Announces Inaugural Startup Lineup

Engage Ventures, the venture fund backed by 10 major corporations that launched earlier this year, has announced its first cohort of startups. Eight companies will begin the program, which serves to connect the largest grouping of corporate players in one independent fund, today. Based at the Advanced Technology Development Center

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Could Georgia Becomes the Next Launchpad for Space Startups?

A little after noon on Thursday, August 3, a micro-rocket — a 40-foot tiny satellite designed to carry very small loads into low orbit — quietly blasted off from a county on the coast of Georgia. The launch was a first for space flight startup, Arizona-based Vector, as well as for the

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Top Southern Coding School Receives Funding to Scale Corporate Technical Training Offering

North Carolina-based Tech Talent South (TTS) has received an investment from venture firm Cramer Mountain Growth Partners to fuel the growth of TTS’s corporate training program. TTS currently offers classes in 11 cities and 6 states, making it one of the region’s largest coding schools. Though the investment

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Atlanta Startups Partner To Increase 3D Printing Education in Classrooms

STEM education, a curriculum based on educating students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, is gaining popularity as STEM jobs stay on the rise. Employment in STEM-related occupations is projected to grow to more than 9 million — over 10 percent — between 2012 and 2022. 3D intellectual security startup D3CRYPT3D