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De Anza College rolling out applied AI degree program in fall
1+ day, 22+ hour 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…...
Bay Area scientists honored at the "Oscars of Science" for math and physics
1+ mon, 5+ day 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…...
Deep Seek's latest job postings highlight pivot to agentic AI
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (264+ words) By Saritha Rai, Bloomberg Deep Seek, 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…...
Opinion: Why California teachers and schools can't fix low test scores on their own
3+ mon, 2+ 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…...
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why
3+ mon, 3+ 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…...
Did a lab of AI "scientists" design a possible COVID treatment?
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (482+ words) Scientists Wesley Wu, Nash Bulaong, and John Pak (from left to right), pictured at their lab in San Francisco on July 25, 2025, all contributed to the Virtual Lab paper showing how a group of AI scientists can contribute to original research....
Saratoga High student places ninth in national biology competition
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (285+ words) A Saratoga High School student won a bronze medal at the national level of an advanced biology competition. Arjun Krish, 17, was part of the team representing the U. S. in the International Biolympiad. He went up against around 11, 000 high school students from…...
Report: California's teaching candidates may be missing key math training
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (591+ words) A recently released report has criticized the effectiveness of California's teacher preparation programs, specifically when it comes to training new elementary school teachers in math education. Cal State Monterey Bay, alongside many California State Universities, was called out in the…...