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Shannon Sharpe will deliver the keynote address at Render ATL Tech 2024
RenderATL Tech Conference 2024 will happen next month during Atlanta’s official tech week and will feature Shannon Sharpe, DJ Pee.Wee, aka Anderson.Paak, and more.
The Black-owned tech conference in Atlanta is taking in over America’s Mart from June 12 to 14 and will feature, amongst others, Shannon Sharpe as a keynote speaker, DJ Pee.Wee at the RenderHouse afterparty and honoring Google engineer Kelsey Hightower. Over 5,000 attendees will attend the RenderATL Tech conference, trade show and music festival, whose impressive program includes over 70 partners, keynotes, seminars and workshops featuring pioneers of artificial intelligence, software engineering, design, product and project management, leadership technology and more .
Render sessions leave participants with invaluable insight into the latest trends and advancements in the technology and engineering industry, in addition to a deep dive into cutting-edge technologies that will help them gain key practical skills that will enable them to reach their fields. There are also opportunities for employers to recruit, given the high success rate of job placement conferences.
“2024 marks a pivotal moment for the technology community as we gather in Atlanta for RenderATL,” says Justin Samues, founder and CEO of RenderATL.
“At the technology conference, we have now brought together the best speakers and workshop facilitators to create the best continuous learning environment to assist our participants further their profession development and technology development beyond the limits of industry knowledge, especially in reference to our core deal with artificial intelligence, in a few years of experience for this purpose.
Since its launch in 2019, RenderATL has grown yr over yr. It serves as an economic boost to Atlanta’s local economy, generating revenues exceeding $6.5 million through citywide events that promote local businesses, service providers, hotels, restaurants and transportation services.
As the conference continues to grow and partner with major corporations like this yr’s title sponsor Zillow, RenderATL sees the way it will proceed to bridge the gap between technology and culture.
“I think Black people (have) had unique experiences in the tech industry (…) but as we continue to see the immersion of leaders, we see that there is ability, hope and talent that (deserve) equal opportunity” – Briana Holmes, Director for marketing and communication at RenderATL says Developing.
“It’s worth creating yourself, taking advantage of opportunities we never expected, obtaining VC funds (and obtaining) all the certificates for which we had the opportunity to attend boot camps.”
There is a vibrant future ahead for Black professionals and creators in the tech space, and RenderATL goals to assist more people see and adapt to limitless possibilities.
“I think the Black community in particular is in a very unique situation. (They will) be able to develop even further and (ensure) that they not only create opportunities to develop, learn and scale their skills and talents, but also, in doing so, (create) an opportunity to change the entire trajectory of the entire family,” Holmes said.
Technology
US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during a cybersecurity incident
Artivion, a medical device company that produces implantable tissue for heart and vascular transplants, says its services have been “disrupted” resulting from a cybersecurity incident.
In 8-K filing In an interview with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “compromise and encryption” of information on November 21. This suggests that the corporate was attacked by ransomware, but Artivion has not yet confirmed the character of the incident and didn’t immediately reply to TechCrunch’s questions. No major ransomware group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Artivion said it took some systems offline in response to the cyberattack, which the corporate said caused “disruptions to certain ordering and shipping processes.”
Artivion, which reported third-quarter revenue of $95.8 million, said it didn’t expect the incident to have a material impact on the corporate’s funds.
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It’s a Raspberry Pi 5 in a keyboard and it’s called Raspberry Pi 500
Manufacturer of single-board computers Raspberry Pi is updating its cute little computer keyboard device with higher specs. Named Raspberry Pi500This successor to the Raspberry Pi 400 is just as powerful as the present Raspberry Pi flagship, the Raspberry Pi 5. It is on the market for purchase now from Raspberry Pi resellers.
The Raspberry Pi 500 is the simplest method to start with the Raspberry Pi because it’s not as intimidating because the Raspberry Pi 5. When you take a look at the Raspberry Pi 500, you do not see any chipsets or PCBs (printed circuit boards). The Raspberry Pi is totally hidden in the familiar housing, the keyboard.
The idea with the Raspberry Pi 500 is you could connect a mouse and a display and you are able to go. If, for instance, you’ve got a relative who uses a very outdated computer with an outdated version of Windows, the Raspberry Pi 500 can easily replace the old PC tower for many computing tasks.
More importantly, this device brings us back to the roots of the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi computers were originally intended for educational applications. Over time, technology enthusiasts and industrial customers began using single-board computers all over the place. (For example, when you’ve ever been to London Heathrow Airport, all of the departures and arrivals boards are there powered by Raspberry Pi.)
Raspberry Pi 500 draws inspiration from the roots of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a non-profit organization. It’s the right first computer for college. In some ways, it’s a lot better than a Chromebook or iPad because it’s low cost and highly customizable, which inspires creative pondering.
The Raspberry Pi 500 comes with a 32GB SD card that comes pre-installed with Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution. It costs $90, which is a slight ($20) price increase over the Raspberry Pi 400.
Only UK and US keyboard variants will probably be available at launch. But versions with French, German, Italian, Japanese, Nordic and Spanish keyboard layouts will probably be available soon. And when you’re in search of a bundle that features all the things you would like, Raspberry Pi also offers a $120 desktop kit that features the Raspberry Pi 500, a mouse, a 27W USB-C power adapter, and a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable.
In other news, Raspberry Pi has announced one other recent thing: the Raspberry Pi monitor. It is a 15.6-inch 1080p monitor that’s priced at $100. Since there are quite a few 1080p portable monitors available on the market, this launch is not as noteworthy because the Pi 500. However, for die-hard Pi fans, there’s now also a Raspberry Pi-branded monitor option available.
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Apple Vision Pro may add support for PlayStation VR controllers
According to Apple, Apple desires to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive for gamers and game developers latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
The Vision Pro was presented more as a productivity and media consumption device than a tool geared toward gamers, due partly to its reliance on visual and hand controls moderately than a separate controller.
However, Apple may need gamers if it desires to expand the Vision Pro’s audience, especially since Gurman reports that lower than half one million units have been sold to this point. As such, the corporate has reportedly been in talks with Sony about adding support for PlayStation VR2 handheld controllers, and has also talked to developers about whether they may support the controllers of their games.
Offering more precise control, Apple may also make other forms of software available in Vision Pro, reminiscent of Final Cut Pro or Adobe Photoshop.
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