Innovation

Innovation

Morehouse College Professor Muhsinah Morris debuts the world’s first special AI Teaching Assistants

Morehouse College is again leading the way in technology-based learning and bringing innovation to the classroom. The HBCU has reportedly launched the world’s first fully spacial artificial intelligence (AI) teaching assistants. In 2022, Morehouse made…

By Preta Peace Namasaba June 29, 2024
Innovation

How Christopher Gray turned his scholarship search challenges into an app with over 4 million users

Christopher Gray is the founder of Scholly, an app that provides scholarship funding opportunities for students. He turned the challenges he faced while searching for college scholarships into an opportunity to help others. Scholly has…

By Preta Peace Namasaba June 27, 2024
Innovation

Dr. James West’s electret microphone changed the business of media recording

In 2023, the global microphone industry was valued at around $7 billion. The high demand for hearing aids, virtual reality (VR) headsets and smartphones is driving the growth of the microphones market. 90 percent of…

By Preta Peace Namasaba June 26, 2024
Innovation

This Nigerian artist is creating some of the most hyper-realistic prosthetics to change lives

John Amanam is a Nigerian prosthetic artist and sculptor dedicated to creating parts that mirror Black and brown bodies in the most hyper-realistic way. Amanam’s talent is crucial in a global cosmetological evolution toward appreciating…

By Nii Ntreh June 23, 2024

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Avion Gray achieved the largest pre-seed funding by a female founder in Europe – Here’s how she did it

On a mission to democratize wealth-building, former investment banker Avion Gray co-founded Belong in 2023 to educate, inform, and empower young investors. The platform launched earlier this year after securing €3.4 million ($3.7 million) in…

By Preta Peace Namasaba July 5, 2024
Innovation

How David Hedgley’s contributions to computing earned him the name of father of 3D graphics

David Rice Hedgley, Jr. has been described as the father of 3D graphics. His paper explaining the solution to the groundbreaking hidden-line problem in computer 3D graphics was initially met with criticism. Today, Hedgley’s algorithm…

Innovation

How rapper turned sports podcaster Cam’ron leveraged passion and a 250k investment into a $20 million deal

Consumers constantly need ingenuity, innovation, and a groundbreaking shift – be it in entertainment, technology, or even food. But how do you create something new and exciting when everything has already been done? You tweak…

By Preta Peace Namasaba July 4, 2024
Innovation

This is how Terysa Ridgeway is using toy robots to develop the critical thinking of young minds

Terysa Ridgeway is the Technical Program Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions at Google and the author of the popular Terysa Solves It book series. Recently, she launched Alilo the Explorer, a toy robot that teaches children…

By Preta Peace Namasaba July 1, 2024
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