Technology

Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Christy Daly during a meeting of the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking last month.

DJJ Secretary Daly Unveils Expansion Of Agency's Anti-Human Trafficking Tool

Sascha Cordner

The head of Florida’s juvenile justice agency is hailing the expansion of a new tool to help in the state’s anti-human trafficking efforts.

Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Annika Emmert enjoy a visit with Winter the Dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium

3-D Technology Enables California Girl To Have A New Arm

M.S. Butler

At Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Thursday mechanical engineers, aerospace engineers and movie stars teamed up, all to improve the life of a California...

Ashley Jean has enrolled in a global studies program at Long Island University. Now she's trying to raise money to help pay for travel costs.

How The Internet Is Helping Florida Students Pay For Their Education

John O'Connor

Ashley Jean is graduating from Miami’s iPrep Academy this week. And then she’s planning to travel the world.Jean will start a global studies program...

Peeking Into Healthy Brains To See If Alzheimer’s Is Brewing

Associated Press

Sticky plaque gets the most attention, but now healthy seniors at risk of Alzheimer’s are letting scientists peek into their brains to see if another...

An effort to make texting while driving a primary offense in Florida was voted down by lawmakers in April.

FAU Professor Creates Program To Block Texting While Driving

Gina Jordan

What if our cell phones could automatically block our ability to text behind the wheel? A Florida Atlantic University professor says he’s developed...

Government & Politics

FAU Professor Invents Program To Block Texting While Driving

Florida Atlantic University professor Daniel Raviv has a solution for drivers who can’t stop texting. He’s created a program that can block the texting…

Miami swimwear entrepreneur Mel Valenzuela (right) explains online strategies to Cuban business owners Victor Rodriguez (middle) and Caridad Limonta (left) in Wynwood this month. Miami boutique owner Monica Minagorri (rear) watches.

Bandwidth And Bikinis: Cuban Entrepreneurs Make Web Pilgrimages To Miami

Tim Padgett

Part 1 of Cuba Online When Cuban bikini maker Victor Rodríguez visited Miami this month, he was on a pilgrimage – not just for bathing suits but for...

Officials Find 103 Skimmers At Florida Gas Stations

Regan McCarthy

After sweeping 75-hundred gas stations across the state, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service officials have uncovered 103 skimmers,...

Cubans using cell phones, which their communist government allowed them to purchase for personal use in 2008.

Is U.S.-Cuba Texting The Next Telecom Barrier To Fall?

Tim Padgett

If you’ve ever tried to send a text message to someone in Cuba, you know that… you can’t do it. But as the U.S. and Cuba normalize relations, a number...

Despite problems with Florida's new exam, testing experts say the state's emphasis on digital lessons mean schools should use computerized testing.

Despite Problems, Experts Say Computerized Testing Is The Answer For Florida Schools

John O'Connor

Testing experts say so far Florida's problems with its new statewide exam, the Florida Standards Assessments, are likely not serious enough for the...