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Evan, a high school sophomore from Houston, was stuck on a calculus problem. Within a few seconds, Answer AI had generated an answer alongside a step-by-step process of solving the problem. A year ago, Evan would be scouring long YouTube videos in hopes of tackling his homework challenges.
Columbia canceled its main commencement ceremony, the University of Mississippi launched a student conduct investigation and Princeton students announced a hunger strike.
The Education Department renewed its efforts to improve the FAFSA filing process and urged families to complete the form.
Melinda Gates shocked the business world recently by announcing she was leaving the Gates Foundation to pursue a new mission. Yahoo Finance goes inside Gates's leadership journey as she readies to embark on her next chapter.
Police in cities and towns across the country have been deployed in recent days to clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators from a growing number of encampments and occupied buildings on college and university campuses.
Plenty of founders have a difficult decision to make early in their journey: where to set up shop. For deep tech founders, the decision is complicated by the fact that they typically need more from their space. In the past, deep tech founders often had to go it alone; there wasn’t much in the way of assistance as they migrated out of their academic labs and into the startup world.
Nearly 3,000 people have been arrested at protests against the war in Gaza at 57 colleges and universities across the U.S. The students involved face academic penalties as well as potential criminal charges.
Meta on Wednesday announced the creation of an AI advisory council with only white men on it. Women and people of color have been speaking out for decades about being ignored and excluded from the world of artificial intelligence despite them being qualified and playing a key role in the evolution of this space. Meta did not immediately respond to our request to comment about the diversity of the advisory board.
Amid final exams and upcoming graduations, Columbia students are grappling with fluctuating tensions on campus and the national attention these protests have received.
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focused on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. Miriam Vogel is the CEO of EqualAI, a nonprofit created to reduce unconscious bias in AI and promote responsible AI governance. As a board member at the Responsible AI Institute and senior advisor to the Center for Democracy and Technology, Vogel's advised White House leadership on initiatives ranging from women, economic, regulatory and food safety policy to matters of criminal justice.
An argument between Boston Red Sox reliever Chris Martin and Milwaukee Brewers first base coach Quintin Berry caused a bench-clearing confrontation at Fenway Park on Sunday.
Rhode Island is making it illegal to register a kei car, and it's asking enthusiasts who already have one to turn in their registration.
A high school security guard won $12 million judgement after alleging Shilo Sanders broke his neck in 2015.
Ángel Hernández, by both fans and players alike, has long been considered one of the most hated umpires in Major League Baseball.
The New York Mets were the cure for the ailing Los Angeles Dodgers.
Brandon McManus allegedly sexually assaulted two flight attendants on the team's charter flight to London for a game last season.
Many Americans mistakenly think the economy is shrinking and the stock market is tanking. What gives?
A SpaceX testing stand at the company's McGregor, Texas facilities went up in flames during a test of its Raptor 2 engines on the afternoon of May 23.
Garcia's earlier samples also tested positive for the banned PED Ostarine.
Battie's older brother Tommie was killed and three others were shot early Saturday morning .