The Texas Tribune

UT-Austin to consolidate race, ethnic and gender study programs

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TechCrunch

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Just when you thought the circular deals couldn’t get any more circular, OpenAI has invested in CEO Sam Altman’s brain computer interface (BCI) startup Merge Labs. Merge Labs, which defines itself as ...
Wired

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, is being spun out of the Los Angeles–based nonprofit Forest Neurotech, according to a source with direct knowledge of the ...
WKYT

Fayette County board votes to merge STEM academies, seeks funding for stables program

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Fayette County School Board voted Thursday to house its two STEM programs under one building and begin searching for alternative funding to keep the stables program within ...
TechCrunch

Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

Anthropic is launching Claude Code in Slack, allowing developers to delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads. The beta feature, available Monday as a research preview, builds on Anthropic’s ...
Defense One

And just like that, the Navy’s frigate program is back on—sort of

SIMI VALLEY, California.—The White House has greenlit a plan to design and build a frigate domestically as part of its proposed “Golden Fleet,” Navy Secretary John Phelan announced at the Reagan ...
Boston Herald

Brigham and Women’s nurses oppose move to merge burn units into single systemwide program at MGH

Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses are speaking out in opposition to plans to merge the hospital’s burn unit with Mass General’s in 2026, which they argue damages generations of institutional ...
Cleveland.com

Would your town merge? Ohio considers paying communities to combine

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio may start paying its small towns and villages to merge. A new bill at the statehouse would create a $25 million grant program to reward local governments that combine into one ...
Forbes

Programming In The Age Of AI: Why Code Still Matters

Recently, a friend asked me a question that's been floating around every boardroom and business school: "With AI writing code, does programming still matter?" It's a fair question. Generative AI can ...
Newsday

Build on Long Island's Transportation Improvement Program win

This guest essay reflects the views of Marc Herbst, the executive director of the Long Island Contractors' Association. This month, Long Island achieved an important victory: ensuring that critical ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Dedicated Python Environments Tool Rolls Out in VS Code Update

The Python team at Microsoft is continuing its overhaul of environment management in Visual Studio Code, with the August 2025 release advancing the controlled rollout of the new Python Environments ...
The Business Journals

Hawaiian-Alaska loyalty merger set for October, elite status updates and account linking underway

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Hawaiian Airlines' loyalty ...