It’s a weird time to be studying computer science. Recent grads have a higher unemployment rate than those in just about every other major—yes, even philosophy. The internet is littered with rants ...

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Two weeks ago, one of the most important scientists of the 20th century died. Craig Venter was a legend in genomics — a self-styled maverick who made a career of challenging institutional science and ...

It should be a tough time to be a software engineer: Coding is a favorite early artificial-intelligence use case and layoffs are spreading through the tech industry. But job postings in the ...

Nicola Jones is a freelance writer in Pemberton, Canada. Last year, climate researcher Zeke Hausfather was playing around with climate-data visualizations, trying to find new and shocking ways to show ...

Craig Morton, one of Cal’s greatest quarterbacks and a two-time starter in the Super Bowl during his 18-year NFL career, died Saturday. Morton was 83 years old. His family confirmed the news, ...

DOVER, Tenn. — A manhunt is underway in Tennessee for a retired special forces veteran accused of shooting his wife early Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Jan. 6 Capitol riot participant and a self-described "MAGA" influencer were among hundreds of people arrested in an undercover, multi-day operation in Polk County. Sheriff Grady ...

Tensions flared on the third day of trial in Musk v. Altman as OpenAI’s lawyers cross-examined Musk. As the cross-examination began, tension rippled through the courtroom. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ...

When I left the classroom 12 years ago, computer science was still treated like a niche pursuit, something for the few. Today, it’s the engine of change across every sector. In K–12 education, it is ...

Oakland’s Jack London Square has been eerily quiet lately, with some of the district’s biggest anchor businesses shuttering in the past few years. But that may change soon: The long-anticipated ...