These days it seems everyone is racing to get in on the fast-developing world of artificial intelligence – seeking any way and every way to plant their flag in the AI industry.That includes the state of Delaware which recently announced it is the first state in the nation to join OpenAI’s Certification Program, which is expected to deliver programming to schools and workforce training programs to allows student to workers to build AI fluency and earn certifications in AI tools.Delaware Public Media's Tom Byrne recently sat down with Delaware Dept of Labor Secretary LaKresha Moultrie to learn more about the OpenAI Certification Program and the benefits it could provide the state.

The US saw 22,000 new jobs in July, far lower than the average 186,000 jobs added monthly on average in 2024.And some of the jobs posted aren’t even real — they’re put up by AI or are ghost positions, which companies put up in case they need to hire for a role that’s currently filled.Gen Z is having a particularly hard time finding work out of college. They’re ghosted, put through five-interview long processes and made to wait weeks for responses.On this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Abigail Lee sits down with the University of Delaware’s Lerner Career Services director Jill Pante to discuss how Gen Z job seekers and their potential employers can better get through the hiring process.

The former Elwyn building on Wilmington’s East Side reopens for business.

Parking prices are going up at Wilmington Airport.

A union representing some doctors at ChristianaCare is in negotiations with the hospital system.

Although many refer to them as “tiny homes”, Georgetown’s language uses cottage homes, which proponents explain is because these structures are double the size of a tiny home on average.

Amtrak plans to deploy 28 NextGen Acela trains over the next two years.

The Diamond State Port Corporation Board remains committed to securing previously revoked federal permits for the proposed Port of Wilmington Edgemoor expansion project, but frustration from some lawmakers, local labor union leaders and members of the community is on the rise.

The new facility will also house the Business Incubator program, which offers programming and office space for entrepreneurs.

Avelo Airlines is adding more flights at Wilmington Airport.