3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (616+ words) As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly ubiquitous, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is turning it into the ultimate lab assistant, with scientists utilizing the evolving technology to accelerate experimentation and speed the discovery of metal alloys, chemical compounds and cancer treatments. The…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (194+ words) De Anza College is launching what it touts as Silicon Valley’s first associate’s degree in applied artificial intelligence this fall, along with six new AI-focused credentials and more than 20 additional new degree and certificate programs. The curriculum features a strong…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (650+ words) While Hollywood may be the city of stars, the Breakthrough Prize honored three Bay Area scientists with “Oscars of Science” on Saturday in recognition for their efforts to answer questions that have eluded mathematicians and physicists for decades. The Breakthrough…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (264+ words) By Saritha Rai, Bloomberg DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup challenging the leaders of Silicon Valley, posted a cluster of job openings for specialists in agentic artificial intelligence and other positions, as enthusiasm for the technology that can carry out tasks…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (520+ words) California’s latest standardized test results have triggered the usual alarm: Why are students underperforming? But the familiar narrative — blaming teachers, curriculum or school culture — misses deeper structural realities behind the numbers. Just 47% of students met English standards and 36% met math…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (495+ words) About 50 residents of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll of artificial intelligence…...