The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers are increasingly becoming fixtures of the American landscape, popping up in towns, cities and suburbs across the U.S.
Tennessee flights, businesses, government offices affected by international tech outage
Several airlines are unable to take off from Nashville International Airport after a ground stop order from the Federal Aviation Administration.
How a proposed easing of federal immigration policy could help one Nashville tech company
The Federal Department of Labor is considering an expansion of its Schedule A program. This would make it easier for science and technology companies, including some in Middle Tennessee, to sponsor immigrant employees for permanent residency in the U.S.
Nashville tech startup provides new licensing and tracking tools for the AI era
In the age of generative AI, the music business is becoming something much closer to a tech business. Now a new Nashville tech startup called ViNIL has rolled out a digital licensing and tracking service that wouldn’t have been needed just a few years ago.
Growing diversity in Nashville’s tech scene
Nashville’s booming tech sector is expected to bring thousands of high-paying jobs to the area. In an industry that’s predominately white and male, will female and minority candidates have an equal shot at these jobs? We talk to the women who are working to make tech more inclusive.
Tech jobs are coming, but are we ready?
Reporter Damon Mitchell joins This Is Nashville to talk about the coming wave of tech jobs and discuss whose responsibility it is to get a workforce up to speed.
Nashville police want $800K for a gunshot alert system. But it’s unclear if the technology is effective.
Nashville’s police department has requested nearly $1 million for technology that alerts officers when a gun is fired. The goal is to get police to the scene of a shooting sooner. But evidence of the tool’s effectiveness is mixed.
Startup Founder Becomes First Black Woman in Tennessee to Raise $1 Million
Business incubators Launch Tennessee and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center are touting the first black woman in the state to raise over $1 million in venture capital.
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