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Willow: Google's Quantum Leap into the Future
Willow solves computations so complex they'd stump today's most powerful supercomputers for billions of years—all before you can finish your coffee break.
Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold Wins Nobel Prize
Google DeepMind, one of the leading forces in building ethical and practical AI systems, has recently been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for its work on a system called AlphaFold.
CruzHacks Team in the Top 10 Google Solutions Challenge
A band of UCSC students, who whipped up a bus tracking app called SlugLoop, have catapulted their way into the top 10 of the Google Solutions Challenge. Their alliance was formed in the crucible of the CruzHacks hackathon.
First Netflix, then Poly, now Looker?
We were saddened to read the Emerging Tech Brew article “Before layoffs hit Google-owned Looker, workers unknowingly trained their replacements”.
Can Tech Impact the Russian Invasion?
Tech companies halt business with Russia. Local historian Gregg Herken weighs in on possible impact.
Plumb.one. Independent Search for independent people
A new Santa Cruz startup has built a search engine that is free, delivers great results, and is completely private.
The Future of Education Recordings
The Future of Education webinar on June 17, 2020 was a great success. We learned from educational thought leaders such as tech giants Microsoft and Google their plans for uplifting our schools.
Webinar: The Future of Education
What will be the new norm for education? Learn from Microsoft, Google, EdSurge, Spatial, UCSC, and more at this historic SC Works event and Fireside Chat.