For local governments, trust isn’t just a virtue—it’s infrastructure. And as cities embrace new technologies like AI to improve services, that trust is on the line. At last week’s Code for America Summit, leaders from across the country shared how they’re balancing[...]
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New AI Weather Tool Outperforms Global Forecasting Centers
For decades, predicting the weather has relied on raw computing power and physics-based models. But a breakthrough from Microsoft may mark the start of a new era. Their AI model, Aurora, has outperformed the world’s leading forecasting centers in tracking hurricanes, air[...]
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AI Discovers Suspected Trigger of Alzheimer’s, And Maybe a Treatment
Alzheimer’s remains one of medicine’s toughest puzzles—but artificial intelligence just helped researchers crack a crucial piece. At UC San Diego, scientists used AI to uncover a hidden role for a gene long linked to the disease. Turns out, it may not just[...]
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Can AI help us talk to dolphins? The race is now on
Talking with animals may no longer be just a childhood dream. A new AI-powered competition—the Coller Dolittle Challenge—is offering up to $500,000 annually, and a $10 million grand prize, to push the boundaries of interspecies communication. This year’s winner? A team decoding[...]
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Congressional Budget Bill Could Block States From Regulating AI for a Decade
Buried deep in a sprawling congressional spending bill is a provision that could freeze state regulation of artificial intelligence for a decade. Backed by Trump and House Republicans, the measure aims to ease federal adoption of AI by blocking states from enforcing[...]
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Beware Corporations Whining About a ‘Patchwork of State Laws’
A single phrase—“patchwork of state laws”—is at the heart of a new push by Big Tech and congressional Republicans to block states from regulating artificial intelligence for the next decade. Tucked into a sweeping federal bill, the provision would leave only Washington[...]
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A massive AI footprint is in Ellendale and it’s there to stay
Just outside Ellendale, North Dakota, a massive data center project is reshaping the prairie. Applied Digital is building a 2.2 million-square-foot campus to power AI data storage and cryptocurrency mining, drawn by the area’s abundant energy. While some residents worry about potential[...]
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As data center concerns heat up, Rochester company develops solutions to keep them cool
As data centers grow to meet soaring demand from AI, cloud computing, and streaming, cooling those powerful servers has become a challenge. Rochester-based LiquidCool Solutions offers an innovative answer: submerging electronics in a special non-conductive fluid that cuts energy use by up[...]
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FarmBeats Program brings AI and data science to North Dakota classrooms
North Dakota students are getting a hands-on introduction to the future of farming, thanks to a partnership between Microsoft and FFA. Through a new classroom program, students use AI-powered sensor kits to monitor soil moisture, detect nutrient deficiencies, and practice precision agriculture.[...]
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North Dakota gas pipeline subsidy potential set to grow to $500M
North Dakota lawmakers are poised to double down on natural gas, backing a pipeline project with up to $500 million in state guarantees over the next decade. The goal: move excess gas from the Bakken oilfields to markets in the east —[...]
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One District’s Approach to Successful AI Integration
As artificial intelligence rushes into classrooms across the country, the question isn’t whether schools will adopt it — it’s how thoughtfully they’ll do so. In Ypsilanti, Michigan, one district is showing what responsible, equitable integration can look like. Under the leadership of[...]
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Trump unveils sweeping order to bring AI into US education
The White House is making a major push to bring artificial intelligence education into American classrooms. A new executive order calls for teacher training, expanded AI curricula, and a nationwide challenge to spotlight student innovation. A federal task force will lead the[...]
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Terms That Will Shape the Future: Check Your AI Business Literacy
For years, artificial intelligence has loomed at the edges of the workplace—promising to help, but rarely central. That’s changing. According to Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index, 2025 marks the moment AI stops being a side project and becomes core to how work[...]
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Gov. Armstrong signs 2 bills affecting North Dakota political communications, advertising
In a political age shaped by deepfakes and disinformation, North Dakota lawmakers are drawing a line. Two new laws, signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong, aim to bring clarity—and accountability—to modern campaigning. One requires bold disclaimers on political content generated with AI. The[...]
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Helping Educators Reimagine AI’s Role in Transformational Learning
Artificial intelligence is already shaping the world students are growing up in — the question for schools isn’t whether to use it, but how. At ISTE+ASCD, educators are being challenged to move beyond using AI for quick fixes or efficiency gains. The[...]
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Data centres will use twice as much energy by 2030 — driven by AI
Artificial intelligence might feel weightless in the cloud — but the energy it takes to power that cloud is anything but light. A new report from the International Energy Agency says data centers, driven in large part by AI, are on track[...]