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Black Hair Bias in the Workplace

Many black women face discrimination in the workplace. Often this discrimination is related to them wearing their hair in its natural state. Black women are told that their natural hair appears unkempt and that they should wear weaves or straighten their hair to appear “professional.” The hair that grows out […]

No more TikTok? 
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No more TikTok? 

Credit: Unsplash/Solen Feyissa On March 13, 2024, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill that could lead to the ban of TikTok, according to the Associated Press. This news has caused a great deal of uncertainty among the app’s users, who are now wondering what they will do […]

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ChatGPT: Helpful or Harmful in Education?

Credit: Daniel Jefferson ChatGPT is an advanced form of AI that can communicate with the user about limitless topics. It has revolutionized education. ChatGPT creates text responses that are so human that it might as well be one. It can answer questions, provide explanations, and help students with research. It […]

AI: Awesome or Abysmal? 
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AI: Awesome or Abysmal? 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has revolutionized the way we live our lives, transforming our industries, and reshaping our whole education system.  AI technology is creating new forms of learning for students and educators. AI technology generates text, video, art, and even music with just a click. AI bots can even […]

Are We Saying “Yes” or “No” to Apple Vision Pros?
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Are We Saying “Yes” or “No” to Apple Vision Pros?

Apple released the brand new ‘Vision Pro’ on Friday February 2.  The headset experience combines virtual reality and augmented reality into something that Apple calls “spatial computing.” Even with a hefty price tag of $3,500, Apple has reportedly already sold about 200,000 units. Will OW students say yes or no […]

What is ChatGPT and What is it Used For?
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What is ChatGPT and What is it Used For?

What is ChatGPT? Its creator, OpenAI, explained, “We’ve trained a model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer followup questions, admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests. ChatGPT is a sibling model to InstructGPT, which is […]

The New iPhone and IOS 16: What You Need to Know About the Newest Apple Update
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The New iPhone and IOS 16: What You Need to Know About the Newest Apple Update

On September 12, Apple released their newest mobile operating system, iOS 16. This update includes tons of new features that are compatible with the newest iPhone 14 and even all the way back to the iPhone 8. iOS 16 brings an important update to the lock screen, tweaks to the […]

Changing Facebook’s Name to Meta
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Changing Facebook’s Name to Meta

In October, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of the Facebook firm, announced the need to change Facebook’s name to Meta. This comes after  whistle-blower Francis Haugen, and the leaking of thousands of internal documents. Zuckerberg reported that the firm was changing its corporate identity, in which he stated that […]

A World Without Facebook
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A World Without Facebook

It was business as usual for Facebook users worldwide when they began their Monday morning. However, late into the morning of October 4  at about 11:40 EST (Eastern Standard Time) according to The New York Times, Facebook and its family of apps went dark. Error messages were displayed and Facebook […]

Apple Unveils iPhone 13
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Apple Unveils iPhone 13

On September 14th, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed a bunch of Apple products during the “California Streaming” event. The product that is grabbing everyone’s attention  is the new iPhone 13 (and also the iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max). Greg Joswiak, the senior vice president […]

Tesla's Investment in Bitcoin
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Tesla’s Investment in Bitcoin

On  February 8th, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin and will start accepting cryptocurrency as payment in the near future. Their reasoning for this was “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash.” This is major in the car industry as well as the cryptocurrency industry because […]