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(The Center Square) – Culver City High School’s California-based robotics team - known as the Bagel Bytes - has begun its 25th season of competition with this year's challenge for students around the world to build robotics that “re-imagine the past.”
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(The Center Square) – Amid a projected $18 billion budget shortfall for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the state is also dealing with $99.1 billion in bond debt, according to a new report.
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Americans are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to plan and book winter travel, reshaping how trips are researched, organized and experienced.
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(The Center Square) – Adequate preparation by university faculty to use generative artificial intelligence for teaching or mentoring is not in place at their respective schools, say 68% of 1,057 college and university faculty members sampled nationwide.
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(The Center Square) – University diplomas are losing value, and 9 of 10 trying to gain them have diminished critical thinking skills because of the impact from generative artificial intelligence, a university report from North Carolina says.
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Travelers are heading into 2026 with new priorities and fresh strategies, shaking off traditional vacation patterns as they chase authentic experiences, flexibility and value, according to KAYAK’s WTF: What the Future Report 2026.
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(The Center Square) – Artificial intelligence tools for education continue to grow, according to a new study by One Click Human, a web-based platform designed to make AI-generated text sound natural and human-written.
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(The Center Square) – As American schools continue to turn to artificial intelligence, a new study by eLearning Industry highlights which states are showing the strongest interest in AI education.
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(The Center Square) – A growing coalition of Michiganders is forming against more than a dozen proposed data centers throughout the state.
