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☆ The top 10 most affordable colleges on the 'New Ivies' list from Forbes—2 are private schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Going to an Ivy League school for college may help you earn a competitive salary down the line. The average tuition price across the Ivy League colleges is $64,829 — and that's before factoring in housing, food, books and other fees, according to the schools' latest available listed prices. Often, as is the case with Ivy League schools, private colleges can offer better financial aid packages through institutional grants and scholarships. These are the 10 new Ivies with the lowest average net price, according to Department of Education data:1. University of Michigan—Ann ArborOut-of-state tuition: $27,864 (figure reflects 2023-24 tuition price, 2024-25 price not available)Average net price: $16,7928.

Persons: University of Texas — Austin Organizations: Ivy League, Princeton University, Harvard College, Department, Education's, Forbes, —, CNBC, of Education, University of Florida, University of North, Georgia Institute of Technology, Rice, University of Illinois, University of Maryland —, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin —, University of Texas —, Johns Hopkins Locations: University of North Carolina, University of Illinois Urbana — Champaign, Ann Arbor

☆ Nvidia and Georgia Tech announce first AI supercomputer for students
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia and the Georgia Institute of Technology announced Wednesday the first artificial intelligence supercomputer designed for student use. At first, only Georgia Tech's undergraduate students will be able to use the computing cluster, which is fueled by Nvidia's enterprise AI software and a "virtual gateway" developed by Penguin Solutions. So far, students have used the supercomputer in just one class — foundations of machine learning — since the beginning of the semester, but Georgia Tech plans to continue scaling usage. Georgia Tech's supercomputer runs on 20 Nvidia HGX H100 systems, which house 160 of Nvidia's H100 GPUs, which are high in demand across the tech industry. For reference, it would take one of these 160 GPUs a single second to come up with a multiplication function that would take 50,000 students 22 years, according to a Georgia Tech release.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Raychowdhury Organizations: Nvidia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Penguin Solutions, Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech's School of Electrical, Computer Engineering, CNBC, Arizona State University, ChatGPT Enterprise, Georgia Tech's Locations: Georgia

☆ When Cicadas Emerge, Things Might Get a Little Wet
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Alla Katsnelson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This spring, when the ground temperature hits 64 degrees Fahrenheit, trillions of cicadas will dig their way up from beneath the soil across the Southern and Midwestern United States. In a rare so-called double emergence, two distinct cicada broods — one on a 13-year life cycle and the other on a 17-year one — will take to the trees to sing, eat and mate. And though we may prefer not to think about it, considering their lodgings in the branches above, the cicadas will also eliminate waste in the form of urine. Despite their size, cicadas have an impressively powerful stream, scientists reported in an article published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers adapted a fluid dynamics framework based on features like surface tension and the effects of gravity to map out how animals of different sizes, from mosquitoes to elephants, might pee.

Persons: Saad Bhamla Organizations: Southern, Midwestern, National Academy of Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology Locations: Midwestern United States

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley 's birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on race and ethnicity to attack people of color, especially his political rivals. She has always gone by her middle name, “Nikki.” She took the surname “Haley” upon her marriage in 1996. Haley has dismissed Trump's latest attacks as proof that she threatens his bid for a third consecutive nomination. Trump has a long history of using race, ethnicity and immigrant heritage as a cudgel. He was born in Hawaii, though Trump spent years asserting Obama had manufactured the story and a birth certificate to support it.

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☆ Research in Graphene Shows New Potential for Its Use in Chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Belle Lin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Walter de Heer, a professor of physics at Georgia Institute of Technology, holds a molecular model of graphene in his lab. Photo: Georgia Institute of TechnologyA team of scientists have determined graphene, the same substance found in common pencil lead, can act as a semiconductor—helping set it on the path to one day be turned into computer chips. The research, published in the scientific journal Nature last week, opens up the possibility that graphene, long a subject of scientific study, could be used as an alternative to silicon, the most prevalent material found in chips today.

Persons: Walter de Heer Organizations: Georgia Institute of Technology

The Energy Department is making a push to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that produce batteries and the critical minerals that go into them. Some officials, industry experts and others concerned about climate change uneasy supply of battery materials will not keep pace with demand. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law assigned $6 billion in total funding for battery material processing and manufacturing. An initial round went to 15 projects including companies that mine critical minerals like graphite and nickel, used in lithium batteries. Tom Moerenhout, a professor at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, said it will be a big challenge to ramp up the global supply of critical minerals for the projected battery demand in 2030.

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☆ I was a bartender for almost a decade. Here are the techniques I used to land bigger tips — and the people I tried to avoid serving.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementBut during my nine years as a bartender, I regularly found myself earning more tips than anyone else on my team. Here are some of the techniques bartenders can use to earn bigger tips and ways to determine who will be a good tipper. Treat regulars like they're good friendsI always made it a point to remember regulars' names, stories, and drink orders. Surface-level compliments are devoid of meaning, and guests will feel like you're trying to schmooze your way to a higher tip. Be wary of large groupsTry to avoid serving people in large groups who seem to not know who's paying.

Persons: Starr Douglas, —, Ramos, I'd, they'll, you'll Organizations: Service, University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology Locations: Athens , Georgia, Atlanta, New Orleans

Most Americans still have to commute every day. Jenn Ackerman for The New York TimesLike a majority of Americans, Ms. Hargreaves was unable to do her work at home. Source: American Community Survey Note: Average commute length for 2020 is not included. The average commute distance changed much less, an indication that commuters are driving faster — but also, more people are driving. “A lot of our choice riders, we're still working to influence them to re-choose transit,” Ms. Tucker said.

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☆ Dropping Out of College to Join the AI Gold Rush
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Lindsay Ellis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Govind Gnanakumar was in diapers when Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard. Like the Meta founder, he won’t wait for a university diploma to start his business. The 19-year-old dropped out of the Georgia Institute of Technology in May to focus full time on his artificial-intelligence startup, Automorphic. He is among a swarm of teenagers and 20-somethings leaving college behind to capitalize on a gold rush in AI.

Persons: Govind Gnanakumar, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Harvard, Meta, Georgia Institute of Technology

☆ Natural-hair care is getting a boost from AI as Black-owned beauty-tech companies harness personalized data to better serve customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Ngozi Nwanji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Data reveals that Black consumers are driving the booming market, spending nine times more on hair-care products than other racial groups, a 2023 Nielsen report found. Black women, in particular, spend about $1.7 billion annually on hair-care products. Scientists perform a microscopic analysis of the textured strands to provide hair-care insights. For Myavana, that means partnering with brands to make the company's personalized hair-care technology available "everywhere you shop for hair products," Harris said. AdvertisementAdvertisementHairDays' AI tech tool, called Layla, was created to help people set and achieve their hair goals.

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But unlike most cities, Singapore is spending enormous resources to try to cool itself down — and learning lessons that could help other cities. But unlike most cities, Singapore is spending enormous resources to try to cool itself down — and learning lessons that could help other cities. Building without cool paint Building coated with cool paint Building without cool paint Building coated with cool paint Satellite image by Planet LabsSimple design decisions can also have a big impact on a building’s temperature. Singapore has built out a more systematic solution, a network of green corridors that connect green spaces together and allow cool air to flow throughout the city. “A corridor can at least generate this kind of cool air circulation in a city.

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☆ Opinion: Here are the jobs AI will impact most
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Bethany Cianciolo | Jessica Chia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +42 min

Dan’s research and teaching focus is on using AI for legal services and the regulation of AI in society. For instance, we can develop AI tools to help individuals understand their responsibilities and rights, and preserve and enforce those rights. People in businesses, large and small, are already using chatbots, AI assistants and other AI tools to help them comply with laws, regulations and internal policies. Additionally, new roles are emerging in the legal industry, such as legal engineers who build systems, legal data scientists and legal operations professionals. AI tools will then quickly re-optimize decisions associated with inventory shipments, staffing and promotions.

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Particle pollution is a “key ingredient” of wildfire smoke, Barrett told CNN. “Sometimes we can see, smell, and even taste the impacts of wildfire smoke,” Barrett said. Mountain ranges can shield some regions from worse air pollution by keeping smoke aloft when it travels, Mass said. Pittsburgh - June 29, 2023An MLB game between the San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates is delayed as Canadian wildfire smoke descends on downtown Pittsburgh. San Francisco - Sept. 9, 2020Smoke from northern California wildfires casts a reddish glow in San Francisco, California.

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☆ Ban or Embrace? Colleges Wrestle With A.I.-Generated Admissions Essays.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Natasha Singer | More About Natasha Singer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Rick Clark, the executive director of undergraduate admission at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his staff spent weeks this summer pretending to be high school students using A.I. The admissions officers each took on a different high school persona: swim team captain, Eagle Scout, musical theater performer. chatbot to produce the kind of extracurricular activity lists and personal essays commonly required on college applications. “Students on some level are going to have access to and use A.I.,” Mr. Clark said. “The big question is: How do we want to direct them, knowing that it’s out there and available to them?”

Persons: Rick Clark, Clark, ” Mr Organizations: Georgia Institute of Technology, Eagle Scout, —, Georgia Tech, “

☆ Scientists found more than 1,000 AI spam bots trying to scam people and steal their social media profiles — and regulators can't keep up
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Shubham Agarwal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

One of the latest is flooding social media with spam bots and AI-generated content that could further degrade the quality of information on the internet. Botnets are networks of hundreds of harmful bots and spam campaigns on social media that can go undetected by current anti-spam filters. We can still detect AI-generated spam — for nowBoth NewsGuard and the paper's researchers were separately able to unearth AI-generated spam content using an obvious tell that chatbots currently have. AdvertisementAdvertisementResearchers look for when these responses slip out in an automated bot's content, whether on a webpage or in a tweet. AdvertisementAdvertisementOne such measure was tagging AI-generated content with a hidden label to help people distinguish it from content made by humans, per the White House.

Persons: Kai, Cheng Yang, Filippo Menczer, Yang, Menczer, ChatGPT, chatbots, Wei Xu, Europol, Xu, Biden Organizations: Indiana University, Twitter, ChatGPT, Indiana University's Observatory, Social Media, telltale, Georgia Institute of Technology, Regulators, Google, Microsoft, House Locations: Indiana

Just as important will be persuading people like Mr. Marohn that electric cars, renewable energy and electric heaters and stoves are practical, economical and exciting. Many, conservatives in particular, chafe at the prospect of the government forcing them to buy electric cars or ditch their natural gas appliances, polls show. By The New York TimesA clean energy future will require painstaking and individually tailored persuasion campaigns. “Even if some of them deny the science of climate change, they can’t deny good-paying jobs,” he said. “I just want to change the perception that electric cars are not as good as big, noisy muscle cars,” Mr. Lawson said.

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☆ How to land a job without previous ‘real-world’ industry experience, according to an Olympic swimmer turned engineer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There's a paradox about applying for jobs: You need experience to get the job, but in many cases, you need the job to get experience. But it hasn't been easy, since most of his work experience has taken place in a pool, not an office. As a result, when he set out on a job hunt, he was bound to encounter the employment experience paradox. He says he entered the candidate pool "with a resume that's not very robust when it comes to real-world engineering experience." But Fink managed to land a job at Quanta Utility Engineering Services, where he has worked as an assistant project manager since March.

Persons: Nic Fink, Fink Organizations: U.S ., CNBC, University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Services

☆ How an Olympic swimmer with a 9-to-5 engineering job schedules his day: ‘It may not be easy, but there is time for everything’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Around the office, at his Atlanta-based engineering job, Nic Fink's coworkers call him "The Fish." It's an apt nickname for the 30-year-old who moonlights as a swimmer on the U.S. national team and has competed at Olympic tournaments. But for the average 9-to-5 worker, adding in a professional swim training schedule might seem nearly impossible — at least, without barreling toward burnout. Here are two tips he keeps in mind to make it happen:'There is time for everything'Fink typically starts his day at 5:30 a.m. to make it to his two-hour morning swim training. As he ping-pongs from the pool to the office back to the pool, Fink relies on to-do lists and strict scheduling to keep himself organized.

Persons: Nic Fink's, Fink, Melanie Margalis, Fink's, It's Organizations: U.S ., CNBC, Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S, Georgia Tech Locations: Atlanta, what's

☆ World hits record land, sea temperatures as climate change fuels 2023 extremes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( David Stanway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Sea temperatures also broke April and May records. Global average sea surface temperatures hit 21C in late March and have remained at record levels for the time of year throughout April and May. Australia's weather agency warned that Pacific and Indian ocean sea temperatures could be 3C warmer than normal by October. Though this year's high sea temperatures are caused by a "perfect combination" of circumstances, the ecological impact could endure, she said. The Worldwide Fund for Nature, however, warned of a "worrying lack of momentum" during climate talks in Bonn this month, with little progress made on key issues like fossil fuels and finance ahead of November's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

Persons: Cpl Marc, Andre Leclerc, Kerry, Sarah Perkins, Kirkpatrick, Piers Forster, El Nino, Annalisa Bracco, Li Shuo, John Kerry, Li, David Stanway, Ali Withers, Gloria Dickie, Jamie Freed Organizations: Canadian Forces, REUTERS, EU, Australia's University of New, U.S ., World Meteorological Organization, El Nino, University of Leeds, Georgia Institute of Technology, DUBAI, The, Nature, Thomson Locations: Mistissini, Quebec, Canada, Beijing, SINGAPORE, Bonn, Australia's University of New South Wales, United States, North America, U.S . East Coast, India, Spain, Iran, Vietnam, Paris, 1.5C, California, Africa, November's, Dubai, China, Copenhagen, London

☆ Climate nears point of no return as land, sea temperatures break records, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( David Stanway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Persons: Kerry, Sarah Perkins, Kirkpatrick, Piers Forster, El Nino, Annalisa Bracco, Li Shuo, John Kerry, Li, David Stanway, Ali Withers, Gloria Dickie, Jamie Freed Organizations: EU, Australia's University of New, U.S ., World Meteorological Organization, El Nino, University of Leeds, Georgia Institute of Technology, DUBAI, The, Nature, Thomson Locations: Beijing, SINGAPORE, Bonn, Australia's University of New South Wales, United States, North America, Canada, U.S . East Coast, India, Spain, Iran, Vietnam, Paris, 1.5C, California, Africa, November's, Dubai, China, Copenhagen, London

☆ I'm a former Google engineer who founded an AI startup. Here are the AI tech skills to learn and the tech roles AI will replace.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AI will overtake many tasks, and some roles, he says, leaving people free for more creative work. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Zach Smith, founder of Nova AI. But the path to my dream career – founder of a newly launched startup called Nova AI – wasn't straightforward or easy for me. And the people who do them should prepare themselves to be shifted towards different, more creative tasks. While I don't think that QA engineers are going to be entirely replaced, all of the manual functions they do will be automated.

Persons: Zach Smith, Gayle McDowell, I've, there's, it's Organizations: Morning, Nova, Google, Georgia Institute of Technology, Nova AI

☆ Half of Phoenix, Arizona, would end up in the ER if the city has a blackout during a heat wave, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Half of Phoenix, Arizona, would go to the ER if there's a blackout during a heatwave, a new study says. The research, published today, estimated that around 800,000 residents would need emergency care for heat-related conditions like heat stroke. If a blackout left citizens without those systems, a heat wave would have dire consequences, the researchers found. The study involved modeling outdoor and indoor temperatures and daily activity patterns for residents, as well as looking back at historical heat wave events in Phoenix. The city saw record-breaking temperatures in April of this year, according to local weather reports.

☆ Kamala Harris to discuss A.I. in meeting with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the chief executives of Google , Microsoft , OpenAI and Anthropic Thursday to discuss the responsible development of artificial intelligence, the White House confirmed to CNBC Tuesday. Harris will address the need for safeguards that can mitigate AI's potential risks and emphasize the importance of ethical and trustworthy innovation, the White House said. Generative AI has exploded into public consciousness after OpenAI released its viral new chatbot called ChatGPT late last year. In the months since, Microsoft has been integrating OpenAI's generative technology across many of its products as part of its multi-year, multi-billion-dollar investment in the company. While many experts are optimistic about the potential of generative AI, the technology has also inspired questions and concerns from regulators and tech industry giants.

☆ Top Colleges for High-Paying Jobs in Management Consulting
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Kailyn Rhone | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Harvard graduates in management consulting earn over $61,000 a year more than the median B.A. graduate in the field, according to the Burning Glass InstituteGraduates of Harvard University who go into management consulting earn significantly more than young professionals from other schools who enter the field, according to a ranking compiled by the Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit that researches employment trends. The top public university in the new ranking is the Georgia Institute of Technology.

☆ A TikTok ban or forced sale could lead to major collateral damage for US tech companies like Apple and Chinese apps like Shein
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"A big Chinese balloon in the sky and millions of Chinese TikTok balloons on our phones. But US tech companies that rely on data collection for advertising sales or other business practices have fought to curb such regulations. Still, efforts by members of Congress to pass federal legislation around data privacy, such as the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, have faced an uphill battle. Apple's 2021 user privacy changes stunted ad revenue at Facebook and Snapchat-maker Snap, for example. But blocking companies from gathering private information from users could also be a more effective path to protecting Americans while maintaining an avenue for Chinese companies to participate in the global economy.

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