Intel, Google, Amazon and Meta all have a foothold in central Ohio and are scrambling to fill positions.

Industry experts agree that developing a talent pipeline starts with engaging younger and more diverse students.

A national, non-profit headquartered in Columbus, TECH CORPS, has been working for years to do that.

It brings computer science learning to traditionally underrepresented young people in grades K-through 12, Black students, LatinX students, girls and students from rural areas.

The Israel-Hamas war is being fought on the digital front by hacker activists, also known as hack-tivists, on both sides.

The advocates got busy shortly after the terrorist group Hamas launched a surprise attack last week that drew outrage around the world.

This is an evolving situation, a grim and deadly development in the Middle East over the last nine days. One million people living in the Gaza Strip were given 24 hours over the weekend to vacate ahead of likely ground attacks.

Cyberattacks are a new front in modern warfare.

About 1.7 billion images are edited on Google Photos every month.

That's a lot of photo editing.

In May, Google unveiled Magic Editor, which uses generative AI to correct and touch up photos.

But it's also raising ethical concerns.

Host:

Mike Thompson, WOSU chief content director of radio

Guests:

Lisa M. Chambers, National Executive Director, TECH CORPS
Lily Hay Newman, Senior Writer, WIRED
Russell Holly, Managing Editor for Commerce at CNET