His students suddenly started getting A’s. Did a Google AI tool go too far?
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Google Lens makes it easier to cheat on digital tests. (In the article: a PHS teacher explains why AI is not allowed in her classrooms.)
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Bay Area scientist Frederick Ramsdell earns Nobel Prize for immune system research
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Ramsdell won for his groundbreaking discoveries in how the body’s immune system avoids attacking its own healthy tissues.Bay Area
UC Berkeley taps Victoria Coleman to lead new Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames
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Construction on the $2 billion, 36-acre Berkeley Space Center at Moffett Field in Silicon Valley is expected to start in 2026.Technology
California sues city over surveillance data, warns it can be shared with federal agencies
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The lawsuit comes at a moment of heightened concern for immigrants and women seeking reproductive care. Once data leaves California, it can be accessed by agencies in states with different policies regarding those populations.Technology
California issues historic fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications
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State authorities are scrambling to deal with widespread use of artificial intelligence as similar cases are on the rise.Technology
Permit puts Waymo in the driver’s seat to test three-phase autonomous service at SFO
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The first phase entails allowing the vehicles to self-drive on designated roads at the airport with a trained specialist behind the wheel.Bay Area
SF Bay Ferry gets federal grant to upgrade Oakland terminal amid electric fleet switch
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The new electric vessels are expected to enter into service as soon as 2027.Education
California invested millions pushing careers for women. The results are disappointing
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Women continue to lag behind men in certain science, technology, engineering and math programs.Technology
You have a right to delete your data. Some companies are making it extra difficult
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Consumers must search about 7,000 words into a privacy policy filled with legalese to find any opt-out linkEnvironment
California Supreme Court hands victory to rooftop solar panel owners
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Justices did not rule on whether the changes to the solar program were legal, requiring the court of appeals to determine this.china
