Cucalorus Connect

Cucalorus Connect 10X10 Challenge, Rocket Pitch give entrepreneurs the stage

Posted by WRAL News | Nov 18, 2019

Entrepreneurs showed off their products and services in films and 90 second pitches at the Cucalorus Connect event in Wilmington. Here’s a recap.

Are we living in a computer simulation – a real Matrix – without knowing it?

Posted by WRAL News | Nov 17, 2019

At Cucalorus Connect in Wilmington, two UNCW professors explore the possibility we are in a computer simulation like that in the Matrix movie franchise.

The art of gifting: Pinksocks movement promotes human connections vs. connectivity

Posted by WRAL News | Nov 15, 2019

Back in 2010, healthcare executive and entrepreneur Nick Adkins attended the Burning Man festival and “It changed my life.” One result is the bringing of his message about the importances of building human relationships to Cucalorus Connect.

Digital humans with star’s voice such as Cate Blanchett could answer your healthcare questions

Posted by WRAL News | Nov 15, 2019

Healthcare patients may soon routinely interact with a digital human designed to answer their questions in easily understood conversations without fear of judgement or stigma. So says a health expert at the Cucalorus Festival in Wilmington. Here’s what she had to say.

Cucalorus Connect Conference Nov. 14-15 explores intersection of creativity and technology

Posted by WRAL News | Nov 8, 2019

Cucalorus Connect this year focuses on innovative healthcare technology, but also offers sessions on blockchain, the hottest marketing buzz word, and the pinksocks movement.

Wilmington startup opiAID applies AI power to substance abuse

Posted by WRAL News | Nov 12, 2018

Wilmington-based startup opiAID aims at developing a TAT – technology assisted therapy – powered by the cloud to combat opioid deaths.

Will robots replace humans? AI experts say no…well, maybe

Posted by WRAL News | Nov 9, 2018

AI has made rapid advances, but it still has problems with speech recognition and natural language processing, so some jobs are safe…for now.

Wilmington’s Cucalorus Connect conference explores where tech, creativity collide

Posted by WRAL News | Nov 7, 2018

The two-day business conference, Cucalorus Connect in Wilmington opens Thursday. The event has a focus on AI, includes a rocket pitch for startups and four-minute promotional startup videos.