The program aims to address a looming labor shortage in the semiconductor industry. Experts warn that the U.S. could face a shortage of 157,000 engineers and technicians by 2030.
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Every August, monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains begin their migration from southern Canada and the northern United States to central Mexico to hibernate.
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As people seek to disconnect from dating apps and social media, listening rooms, supper clubs and other in-person gatherings are creating new spaces for belonging.
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The new exhibition features work by Itzel Islas, Maricruz Alvarado and other local artists to highlight conservation of the critically endangered salamander native to Mexico.
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As editors turn to imperfect AI detection tools to weed out machine-generated submissions, writers who say they were falsely accused of using AI are left wondering what triggered a positive result.
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OpenAI finds major security flaws in a programming language known as PHP underpinning the internet.
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The websites of unknown origin are targeting key U.S. House races. They are getting picked up by ChatGPT's responses but Google's products avoid promoting them.
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