Good Game Fest 2023 – Recap

MAGIC’s third annual Good Game Fest was held on Friday, November 3 thru Sunday, November 5 at the Best Western Westminster. We drew gamers from across the state to participate in a weekend of retro arcade gaming, console and tabletop tournaments, and more! Here’s a quick recap of what went down… Retro Game Arcade Good…

Baltimore Tech Hub

Carroll County Maryland is now in a Federal Tech Hub

The Biden-Harris administration recently announced 31 federal tech hubs throughout the United States, which will now be eligible to apply for millions in funding to support the growth of their respective technology industries.  The Greater Baltimore Committee along with a consortium of hundreds of tech companies, associations and agencies were awarded this designation as the…

ChatGPT Experiment

Humans versus AI: An AI Detection Experiment By: Marie Overman   I recently wrote a blog about AI hacking and how it affects the future of cybersecurity. AI is evasive and is able to learn and adapt in ways that people cannot always predict. To test current AI detectors, we used my blog, written by…

Black Business Month in Westminster, Maryland

August is National Black Business Month. Since the 2000s, we’ve been taking this month to support Black entrepreneurs, celebrate their successes, and recognize the obstacles they’ve overcome.   Westminster, Maryland is home to a unique, diverse, and motivated small business community. So this month, we want to take the time to highlight just a few…

MAGIC Brings MIT-Born Robotics Program to Westminster

The Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC), a nonprofit organization located in Westminster, Maryland is pleased to announce its partnership with Duckietown to introduce Carroll County students to robotics and AI technology. Created by a 2016 graduating class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the robotics learning platform “Duckietown” is an accessible, open source environment…

Announcing Winners of CTF 14

The Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC) is pleased to announce the success of their 14th Capture The Flag (CTF) event that took place this past Saturday, April 15 at Carroll Community College. The beginner-level, international cybersecurity competition saw participation from around the U.S. and internationally. “It was great to see so many students come back…

Nurselynx is Awarded Commercialization Impact Grant

Nurselynx has been awarded a $10,000 Maryland Business Innovation Association (MBIA) Commercialization Impact grant to develop a prototype app to demonstrate the viability of their dedicated healthcare services. Funding will also accelerate the development of a formal app dedicated to servicing families and care facilities throughout the State of Maryland. The purpose of the MBIA…