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What STEM Education Can Be: Dreaming Big with Superintendent Stephanie Lammlein

What STEM Education Can Be: Dreaming Big with Superintendent Stephanie Lammlein

​[[{“value”:” Stephanie Lammlein is the founder and Chief Administrative Officer/Superintendent of Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School—a free public STEM school that serves 950 K–12 students in northeast Ohio. Among her staff and students, Lammlein is known for her “big ideas.” In fact, Bio-Med Science Academy was one of those big ideas. What began as an idea notebook—informed and propelled by…

Anthropic’s next major AI model could arrive within weeks

​[[{“value”:” AI startup Anthropic is gearing up to release its next major AI model, according to a report Thursday from The Information. The report describes Anthropic’s upcoming model as a “hybrid” model that can switch between “deep reasoning” and fast responses. The company will reportedly introduce a “sliding scale” alongside the model to allow developers to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Phase raises $13M to speed up the UX design process with its no-code platform

​[[{“value”:” UX and UI designers work closely with engineers throughout product development to build and implement design concepts and wireframes for functional user interfaces. Regular communication, feedback and testing are required for the collaboration to work smoothly and deliver a user experience that aligns with the intended design goals. Nick Budden, a serial entrepreneur who used […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Another robotaxi operation heads to Texas and Archer scores $300M for its defense mission

​[[{“value”:” Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Raise your hand if you’re exhausted by the firehose of information coming from every direction. Yeah, me too.  At TechCrunch, we’re focused on helping readers (that’s you!) […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Tofu is building an omni-channel marketing platform for enterprises

​[[{“value”:” When EJ Cho started his first company in 2018, he was exposed to what it takes to market a product. He was surprised to find a market filled with different single-use tools. “It was a very frustrating experience,” Cho told TechCrunch. “I had to learn and juggle all these different tools. It felt like a […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

OpenAI scrubs diversity commitment web page from its site

​[[{“value”:” OpenAI has eliminated a page on its website that used to express its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The URL “https://openai.com/commitment-to-dei/” now redirects to “https://openai.com/building-dynamic-teams/,” a page that talks about people with “different backgrounds” with no use of the word diversity. The previous page stated that the company’s “investment in diversity, equity and inclusion” […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Seagate acquires Intevac, which makes equipment for hard disk drives, for $119M

​[[{“value”:” Seagate, the data storage company, has announced its intent to acquire Intevac, a hard drive equipment producer, in an all-cash deal worth $119 million. Seagate said on Thursday that it’ll pay $4 per share in a tender offer for Intevac, which is publicly traded. Seagate will initially purchase a minimum of “at least one share […] © 2024 TechCrunch….