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Two leading AI figures painted candid pictures of how agentic models are reshaping technical work. Andrej Karpathy said agentic AI has shifted his own role away from hands‑on coding and described...

AI tools are altering how ventures form and how early‑career workers prepare for job market interactions. A Bank of America Institute report found growth in business applications without parallel...

J. Michael Bishop, a Nobel Prize laureate who helped identify cancer‑causing genes and later served as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, has died at 90. Bishop’s research...

Washington State University agronomists introduced the Sunflare apple, a new variety the team says matches popular varieties in taste while tolerating more unpredictable weather. The announcement...

As student loan application cycles open in England and Wales, families face renewed questions about whether to pay tuition upfront or help graduates service loans. Guidance pieces and financial...

Labor‑market data show the entry‑level job market is the weakest since the mid‑1980s, with a record share of unemployed new workforce entrants in 2025. Hiring freezes and a 'low‑hire, low‑fire'...

Research from multiple universities shows women use AI tools about 25% less than men even though jobs held by women face higher automation risk. Experts warn this behavioral gap could produce a...

New analysis finds only a small share of workers use AI to augment thinking; those who do practice metacognition — reflecting on their own thinking and using AI as a partner rather than an oracle....

The Trump administration has renewed a push to clamp down on antisemitism on college campuses, signaling increased federal scrutiny of how universities investigate and discipline bias incidents....

One year after a high‑profile $400 million demand tied to campus controversies, Columbia University's leadership and trustees report mixed progress on commitments to curb antisemitism and...

The University of North Texas announced plans to eliminate or merge more than 70 academic programs to address a $45 million budget shortfall. Leaders cited a steeper drop in international graduate...

Students and faculty at the University of Kansas participated in a straw poll that overwhelmingly expressed no confidence in top administrators over the handling of campus finances. University...

J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize winner for his work on cancer‑causing genes and a former chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, has died at 90. Bishop helped identify oncogenes...

Families in England and Wales are weighing whether to pay university tuition up front or help recent graduates with loan repayment as new student‑loan applications open. The coverage outlines...

Data show the entry‑level labor market is at its weakest in 37 years, with a sharp decline in hiring for recent graduates and new workforce entrants. Job gains are concentrated in health and...

Students and early‑career professionals are increasingly using ChatGPT to rehearse salary negotiations, deliver difficult feedback, and simulate managerial conversations. The practice offers a...

OpenAI plans to nearly double headcount to about 8,000 this year, according to Financial Times reporting, expanding hiring across product, engineering, research and sales. The move signals...

Reports say a hacker may have accessed systems run by school‑safety vendor Navigate360, which operates a tip‑reporting platform used across U.S. schools. Early accounts suggest personal data for...

The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing the institution of failing to adequately respond to antisemitic harassment and seeking to claw back and restrict...

Federal pressure on campus responses to antisemitism intensified as the administration doubled down on enforcement and oversight. The White House and Education and Justice Department interventions...