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If you’ve used ChatGPT to write a breakup text or figure out how to not burn the Christmas roast, you might’ve actually helped create jobs and profits in California, where the artificial intelligence tool was born. Unfortunately you’ve probably also contributed to climate change. Artificial intelligence is an energy hog, and every query to ChatGPT is like running a lightbulb for 20 minutes, a research scientist recently told NPR. Keep Reading This Article at Comstock Magazine

The ideal time to apply for summer internships is earlier than most students expect. Many companies, especially large corporations and tech firms, begin their recruitment cycles 6-8 months before the internship start date. Now is the peak application season for summer 2025 internships. Completing at least one Internship has so many benefits for students in technical fields: Gaining hands-on, real-world technical experience Boosting your employability Building on skills beyond what you learn in the classroom Developing industry connections Gaining exposure to real-world technology stacks Developing a better understanding of technical career paths Getting paid! Developing a project portfolio Applying for internships can feel overwhelming, but with the right strategy and preparation, you can ...[Read More]

The Bay Area’s tech industry is known for its cycles of boom and bust. Startups burn through cash as they skyrocket in size and ambition, accumulating outrageous perks and office equipment along the way. Then they crash to Earth, with nothing but their private planes or massive 3D printers to pad the impact. Keep Reading This Article at SFGATE.com

Staff members of Natomas Unified School District were notified July 15 that the network shutdown they had been dealing with for several weeks was due to a potential hacker. Usernames and passwords may have been accessed, Deputy Superintendent William Young wrote in the email to the district’s 1,400 staff members. Students and parents, however, were not provided with the same information. A few days later, families of the district’s 14,500 students were told via parent portal that they would temporarily lose access to their school accounts due to annual maintenance by the IT department. The message did not mention the suspicious activity on the district’s network.   Keep Reading This Article at MSN.com  

From apps to robots, technology is playing a key role in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires. A computer simulation of a fire as it spreads, designed to give insight to crews on the scene, was created by the San Jose State University Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center (WIRC). Keep Reading This Article at MSN.com

Of all the rich and powerful people cozying up to President-elect Donald Trump, few have rushed to Mar-a-Lago faster than the crowned heads of big tech, including California’s own chiefs of Google and Meta. And few have a stronger motive to curry Trump’s favor than Silicon Valley: The fate of the H-1B visa program that permits foreign-born computer scientists, engineers and other highly skilled workers to migrate to the United States hangs in the balance. Keep Reading This Article at MSN.com

The University of California, Davis will be part of a new, $285 million nationwide institute dedicated to advancing research and manufacturing of American semiconductors. The new institute, known as SMART USA (Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA) will develop, validate and use digital twins to improve domestic semiconductor design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly and test processes. Keep Reading This Article at UC Davis.edu

Undocumented orphaned wells pose hazards to both the environment and the climate. Scientists are building modern tools to help locate, assess, and pave the way for ultimately plugging these forgotten relics. Scattered across the United States are remnants from almost 170 years of commercial drilling: hundreds of thousands of forgotten oil and gas wells. These undocumented orphaned wells (UOWs) are not listed in formal records, and they have no known (or financially solvent) operators. They are often out of sight and out of mind—a hazardous combination. Keep Reading This Article at Phys.org  

  In a strategic move to streamline operations and recover from financial losses, Intel Corporation announced plans to sell its Folsom campus and lease back a portion of the space under new ownership. This decision, part of a broader cost-cutting strategy, comes after significant layoffs and industry challenges over the past two years. The 150-acre campus, located at Prairie City Road and Highway 50, has been a hub of Intel’s operations since 1984. Once home to approximately 10,000 employees, the site now houses fewer than 5,000 workers across its 1.6 million square feet of office space, laboratories, and testing centers. Despite downsizing, Intel confirmed the Folsom campus will remain operational, with the sale and leaseback approach ensuring a more efficient use of space. Keep Read...[Read More]

Growing up as the only hearing child in an all-Deaf family — a circumstance he says is rarer than being struck by lightning twice — Thibault Duchemin was always translating. From phone calls to doctor’s appointments, he often served as the de facto bridge between his parents and sister and the hearing world. That’s something he says a lot of CODAs (children of deaf adults) end up doing, since live interpreters can be prohibitively expensive.  Keep Reading This Article at University of California

After years of missed deadlines and documented safety issues surrounding the rollout of California’s Next Generation 911 system, project insiders are now speaking out, saying they feel compelled to warn the public about “major problems” with the years-long overhaul that has cost Californians nearly a half-billion dollars and counting. Keep Reading This Article at NBC Bay Area

Fresh waves of layoffs are poised to eliminate the jobs of several hundred tech workers in the Bay Area, a disquieting series of setbacks that suggest the wobbly sector’s staffing reductions have yet to run their course. The current cutbacks for the Bay Area tech industry are slated to eliminate more than 400 jobs, according to this news organization’s compilation of official WARN letters that several companies have sent to the state’s labor agency. Amazon, Dropbox, GoPro, Article and Visa are the most recent companies to slash tech jobs in the Bay Area, WARN letters on file with the California Employment Development Department show. Keep Reading This Article at MSN.com