When NVIDIA co-founder Chris Malachowsky approached University of Florida Provost Joe Glover with the idea of implementing an AI supercomputer at UF in the summer of 2020, Glover said he was caught “flat-footed.” Since then, UF has become one of the first universities in the world to offer AI courses …
Read More »Poets seek to revitalize North Central Florida’s poetry community with festival
Just two days after receiving the proclamation declaring April as National Poetry Month in Alachua County, E. Stanley Richardson’s work laid before him. Years of hard work had seen him graced with the title of Alachua County Poet Laureate by the county commission. But on a recent night at this …
Read More »Students react to UF banning TikTok on the university network
When connected to UF Wi-Fi, TikTok will no longer be accessible. Several students say TikTok is addicting, and they try not to use it. Daniel Torrejon is a UF student that said he deleted TikTok about a year ago. “It’s kind of like a time machine so like you start …
Read More »UF bans TikTok on campus amid broader social media crackdown in Florida’s Capitol
The University of Florida’s decision this week to ban TikTok effective immediately from its campus networks and college-owned devices occurred amid broader bipartisan efforts in Florida’s Legislature to limit or prohibit students in public schools from using social media. UF said it planned to start actively blocking use of TikTok …
Read More »Land of the fee? Costly permits now required to film some YouTube, TikTok videos in national parks
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Social media mavens may need to think twice before pulling out their iPhones, GoPros or other video equipment when they’re recording in breathtaking national parks like Yosemite, the Grand Canyon or the Everglades. The National Park Service is now requiring permits that could cost hundreds of dollars …
Read More »Liftoff: Science projects by students from 5 Florida schools headed to space
Watch above: WUFT reporter Elena Barrera produced this video report. OCALA, Fla. – What started out as a group project turned into one middle school student getting her science experiment a seat to the International Space Station, one of five such projects headed to space from schools across Florida. Collins …
Read More »Stop the scroll: Pressure builds to ban TikTok on Florida campuses
Is TikTok dead for Florida college students? The University of Florida is warning there is a “strong possibility” it will ban TikTok from its wired and wireless computer networks on campus. That would effectively block access to the popular social media platform for students and faculty in dormitories, classrooms, lecture …
Read More »UF ‘strongly discouraging’ the use of social media app TikTok
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida is discouraging the use of TikTok and recommends students delete the app. Elias G. Eldayrie, vice president and chief information officer for UF, sent out an email Thursday morning about the security risks associated with the app. There is a “strong possibility” TikTok …
Read More »Musk threatens legal action against Florida university student who tracks his private jet in real time
Under new owner Elon Musk, Twitter has banned the Twitter accounts of one Florida college student, including one account that was using publicly accessible information to track Musk’s private jet flights in real time. Late Wednesday, Musk threatened legal action against Jack Sweeney – a student at the University of …
Read More »NASA’s Orion capsule splashes down, concluding Artemis I mission
NASA’s long-awaited Artemis I mission concluded Sunday with the Orion space capsule splashing down west of Baja California in the Pacific Ocean, paving the way for an ambitious program ahead. The 25.5 day long mission began in the early morning hours of November 16 after several false starts going all …
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