Campus & Community Catalyst Professorship fosters collaboration with the private sector Michael Brenner, Doug Melton, and Boaz Barak. Harvard file photos (left and center) Jessica McCann Harvard Correspondent May 6,…

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Reason·policy

The War on Data Centers Is Here—and It Doesn't Add Up

Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers. The usual suspects are…

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UC Berkeley News·higher-ed

Katherine Yelick named director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

An internationally recognized leader in high-performance computing and large-scale scientific research, Yelick currently serves as vice chancellor for research at UC Berkeley and has held joint appointments at Berkeley…

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Cambridge Judge Business School Insight·higher-ed

Where AI meets blockchain: assets, agents and blind spots

When regulators wrote the rules for cryptocurrency, they did not anticipate that Bitcoin mining facilities would become AI data centres or that crypto tokens would be used to buy and sell AI computing power or that…

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Korea Times Southkorea

KAIST researchers build new kind of computing chip using everyday transistors

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have built a computer capable of solving complex logistical problems using the same humble components found in a common smartphone. The team,…

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MIT News·higher-ed

Method for stress-testing cloud computing algorithms helps avoid network failures

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a more user-friendly and efficient method to help networking engineers identify potential system failures before they cause major problems, like a cloud service outage…

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Malay Mail Education·higher-ed

Sarawak eyes UK partnership to develop satellites and semiconductor tech

KUCHING, May 6 — Sarawak is exploring strategic partnerships in the United Kingdom to advance semiconductor design and satellite technology as part of its ambition to emerge as a high-value player in the global…

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Japan Times Latest

Japan and EU to enhance cooperation on regulating social media

A joint statement called for cooperation in areas such as data flow and communications infrastructure, in addition to artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

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UC Berkeley News

UC Berkeley researchers discover new pathway to building energy-efficient computing chips

Ultrathin layers of titanium dioxide exhibit surprising properties that could advance semiconductor technology. The post UC Berkeley researchers discover new pathway to building energy-efficient computing chips appeared…

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Campus Technology

Nvidia Unveils 'Ising' Quantum AI Model

Nvidia has announced a new family of open source AI models, dubbed "Ising," designed to accelerate quantum computing by improving calibration and error correction.

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NAU News (NAU Review)·higher-ed

Climate scientist finds large errors in Al Gore-founded Climate TRACE, a global climate pollution database

New research from Northern Arizona University found that a global greenhouse gas emissions database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is underestimating vehicle…

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University of Washington News·higher-ed

Q&A: How are teachers reckoning with AI in schools?

A UW-led team of researchers interviewed 22 teachers about AI use. Photo: iStock Artificial intelligence has swept into American schools, and more is sure to come. This year, both Google and Microsoft — the two biggest…

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Middle East Eye·policy

Google DeepMind staff unionise over Israel and US military ties

Google DeepMind staff unionise over Israel and US military ties Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Tue, 05/05/2026 - 13:03 Staff at Google’s AI division launch historic union drive, opposing use of their technology in Israel…

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MIT News·higher-ed

The tech revolution that wasn’t

In 1960, engineers at India’s Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) built what they called an “Automatic Calculator,” the country’s first working computer. It had the same type of ferrite-core memory as IBM’s…

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NAU News (NAU Review)·higher-ed

In the Spotlight: May 4-8, 2026

Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu , or use our online submission form . Department of Astronomy and…

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MIT News·higher-ed

It took 40 years for technology to catch up to this zipper design

In 1985, the Innovative Design Fund placed an ad in Scientific American offering up to $10,000 to support clever prototypes for clothing, home decor, and textiles. William Freeman PhD ’92, then an electrical engineer at…

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The Conversation Africa·policy

Nigeria’s budget is treated like a government secret: how an online public monitoring system could fight corruption

Nigerians have no reliable way of scrutinising the national budget. The citizen’s portal of the Nigerian Budget Office of the Federation is often offline, and when it is online, it is highly technical and difficult for…

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The Conversation Canada Education·edtech

How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider

Students across Canada are exposed to artificial intelligence (AI) whether through search engines, writing assistants, automated recommendation systems or social media. That everyday exposure raises a first, fundamental…

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Gulf Times Education

Big Tech earnings show split between AI trade winners and losers

The world’s biggest technology companies posted strong earnings last week, showing that the artificial intelligence boom is alive and well. But in the stock market, investors are getting more granular as they try to…

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Gulf Times Education·policy

US stocks rally could find fuel in earnings, jobs data amid surging oil prices

Investors will look for another batch of earnings reports and fresh employment data to drive a resilient US stocks rally higher this week, in the face of ‌spiking oil prices and a more hawkish Federal Reserve. Major US…

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Computing Teacher

Education news for this role

Catalyst Professorship fosters collaboration with the private sector

The War on Data Centers Is Here—and It Doesn't Add Up

Katherine Yelick named director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Where AI meets blockchain: assets, agents and blind spots

KAIST researchers build new kind of computing chip using everyday transistors

Method for stress-testing cloud computing algorithms helps avoid network failures

Sarawak eyes UK partnership to develop satellites and semiconductor tech

Japan and EU to enhance cooperation on regulating social media

UC Berkeley researchers discover new pathway to building energy-efficient computing chips

Nvidia Unveils 'Ising' Quantum AI Model

Climate scientist finds large errors in Al Gore-founded Climate TRACE, a global climate pollution database

Q&A: How are teachers reckoning with AI in schools?

Google DeepMind staff unionise over Israel and US military ties

The tech revolution that wasn’t

In the Spotlight: May 4-8, 2026

It took 40 years for technology to catch up to this zipper design

Nigeria’s budget is treated like a government secret: how an online public monitoring system could fight corruption

How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider

Big Tech earnings show split between AI trade winners and losers

US stocks rally could find fuel in earnings, jobs data amid surging oil prices

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