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Dorsey leaves Bluesky, tech giants do more with less, and the next IPO

​[[{“value”:” News that Jack Dorsey is out at Bluesky caused a stir this weekend. After all, Dorsey is a former Twitter co-founder and CEO, so his investment of time into the rival social network carried weight. The decentralized social networking service said that it is looking for a new board member. But while we had to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Alphabet-owned Intrinsic incorporates Nvidia tech into robotics platform

​[[{“value”:” The first bit of news out of the Automate conference this year arrives by way of Alphabet X spinout Intrinsic. The firm announced at the Chicago event on Monday that it is incorporating a number of Nvidia offerings into its Flowstate robotic app platform. That includes Isaac Manipulator, a collection of foundational models designed to create […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Stack Overflow signs deal with OpenAI to supply data to its models

​[[{“value”:” OpenAI is collaborating with Stack Overflow, the Q&A forum for software developers, to improve its generative AI models’ performance on programming-related tasks. As a result of the partnership, announced Monday, OpenAI’s models, including models served through its ChatGPT chatbot platform, should get better over time at answering programming-related questions, the two companies say. At the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Sessions at a glance, last chance for early bird rates/hotel block

​[[{“value”:” The countdown has begun! The Ohio STEM Learning Network is thrilled to remind you about the 2024 Ohio STEM Innovation Summit, a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and grow with Ohio’s vibrant STEM community. This year, the network proudly presents over 30 expert-led sessions on STEM education from across the state. These sessions, carefully curated from a record number…

Biden administration plans $285M in CHIPS Act funding for digital twins

​[[{“value”:” President Joe Biden’s administration is looking to fund efforts that improve semiconductor manufacturing by using digital twins. Digital twins are virtual models used to test and optimize physical objects and systems. For example, auto manufacturers are looking to use digital twins of their factories to experiment with new manufacturing processes without disrupting production. The Biden […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board

​[[{“value”:” Bluesky’s most prominent backer has left its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his philanthropic Start Small initiative. This prompted someone to ask Dorsey if he was still on the Bluesky board, and he responded with a terse “no.” Dorsey did not answer any of the follow-up […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Ways to Combine Math, STEM, & Fun!

​[[{“value”:” Let’s combine an exciting STEM Challenge and collecting data. Students will use data to calculate the mean, median, mode, and range after completing each task! This is all about cup stacking! Now, you know this is true >>> If you give a group of students a stack of cups, they will immediately take them apart and start building pyramids….