{"id":218113,"date":"2026-05-21T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/howard-university-launches-howard-ai-network-powered-by-aws-to-accelerate-ai-research-infrastructure-and-workforce-readiness\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:50:09","slug":"howard-university-launches-howard-ai-network-powered-by-aws-to-accelerate-ai-research-infrastructure-and-workforce-readiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/howard-university-launches-howard-ai-network-powered-by-aws-to-accelerate-ai-research-infrastructure-and-workforce-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard University Launches Howard AI Network powered by AWS to Accelerate AI Research, Infrastructure, and Workforce Readiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a 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