'Building AI literacy, proficiency, and fluency': how the US National Science Foundation is planning a nationwide AI workforce expansion

NSF outlines its nationwide plan to expand AI literacy, training, and adoption for workers, businesses, and local communities. [...]

Databricks co-founder Matei Zaharia wins ACM Prize and declares AGI is already here

In short: Matei Zaharia, the Berkeley computer science professor and Databricks co-founder who created Apache Spark, has won the 2026 ACM Prize in Computing for his foundational contributions to dist [...]

'Maybe it’s not science fiction': Solar panels are causing rainwater to fall in one of the driest places on Earth

Model research suggests large solar farms in deserts may generate rainfall through heat-driven updrafts, potentially providing water for arid regions. [...]

Google’s Gemini can now run on a single air-gapped server — and vanish when you pull the plug

Cirrascale Cloud Services today announced it has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to deliver the Gemini model on-premises through Google Distributed Cloud, making it the first neocloud provi [...]

ChatGPT 5.5 Is All About Math, Science and AI Research

OpenAI says its latest model is meant to help run your computer. [...]

9 science-backed habits to help you stay sharp through the workday

Struggling to focus past 3 p.m.? These 9 research-backed weekday habits can help you protect your energy and maintain your mental edge [...]

The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Headed to the Moon: Here's What to Know

March 2 is the targeted landing date. [...]

Open source Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 and V2.5-Pro are among the most efficient (and affordable) at agentic 'claw' tasks

Xiaomi, the Chinese firm best known for its smartphones and electric vehicles, has lately been shipping some incredibly affordable and high-powered open source AI large language models.The trend conti [...]

Trump promised a drilling boom, but US energy industry hasn’t been interested

Exec: “Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry." [...]