Gov. Katie Hobbs unveiled AZ Fire Cam, a statewide network of AI smoke‑detection cameras meant to spot wildfires earlier and speed alerts to responders.

ASU and Freeport‑McMoRan are teaming up on sensors, robots and AI to speed how Arizona mines and processes copper. The pilot aims to cut waste and train local tech workers.

Arizona and Japan signed a memorandum aimed at expanding semiconductor R&D, advanced‑packaging ties and workforce programs linking ASU and local industry with JETRO. Officials expect delegations and pilot programs to follow.

Arizona's utility‑scale battery capacity jumped about 129% in 2025 to roughly 19 GWh as Sun Streams 4, Papago and Scatter Wash came online. The projects aim to shore up summer reliability and bring local jobs.

Apache Junction’s council approved a license deal with Google that clears the way for GFiber to be built in the city. Google says construction is expected later in 2026.

Forbes will stage its Under 30 Summit in Phoenix April 19–22, highlighting Arizona’s semiconductor, AI and startup momentum and a new local 30 Under 30 list.

ASU researchers argue that 'prestige' — following perceived experts — likely helped groups survive, but the same tendency can concentrate influence and mislead. The findings come from models, experiments and evolutionary simulations led at ASU's Tempe campus.

Maricopa Community Colleges and Intel are scaling AI training statewide with a new Center of Excellence, expanded labs and bachelor’s programs to feed Arizona employers.

University of Jamestown opened a Health Sciences and Graduate Center in Phoenix with a Pathologists’ Assistant master’s program and a $7M gift to spur research. Local leaders say it will boost lab talent and diagnostics capacity.

Former NASA JPL director Laurie Leshin has joined ASU as University Professor for Space Futures, returning to Tempe to advise on the university’s space strategy and industry partnerships.

President Trump issued an order standardizing AI regulations across the US, amid state policy fragmentation and federal challenges to excessively restrictive state laws.

Eight Arizona university research projects received $90,000 grants each for national security technology advancements, including AI and signal encryption.

Intel begins commercial operations at its advanced Fab 52 in Arizona, poised to produce cutting-edge 18A node chips for Panther Lake processors and Xeon 6+ server processors.