Fort Worth enhances its emergency center with AI for non-urgent calls, aiming to improve response times and service without impacting critical emergency resources.

New York Attorney General Letitia James and 41 attorneys general demand tech companies address AI chatbot dangers, citing cases involving minors and AI interactions linked to severe incidents.

Five Dallas lawsuits accuse Texas chipmakers and a distributor of allowing U.S. components to be diverted into weapons used against Ukrainian civilians, and they seek damages and injunctive relief.

TCS will buy Coastal Cloud from Sverica for $700M, bringing 400+ Salesforce specialists into its AI and Salesforce practice.

Anne Campbell of ORNL elected as vice chair of TMS's Composite Materials Committee, with a focus on guiding development in the materials science field.

Northland High School engineering students build robots with a Battelle-funded grant, as part of the DRIVE project, which promotes STEM education and mentorship.

The University of Cincinnati team developed a "sound bulb" to help visually impaired students in physics, spotlighted in The Physics Teacher. The device turns light levels into sound frequencies to aid learning.

University of Cincinnati alumna Taylor Allgood has been selected as a 2026 Marshall Scholar, set to study food anthropology and international planning in the UK.

Intel signed a nonbinding term sheet to acquire Palo Alto’s SambaNova, a move that could accelerate Intel’s AI push and reshape the Bay Area chip scene. The agreement is preliminary and will face due diligence and regulatory review.

Houston geothermal startup Fervo closed a $462M Series E with Google among the backers, accelerating its Cape Station build in Utah and a wider western pipeline.

DOE Undersecretary Dario Gil spoke at SC25 about AI's future in science. ORNL's presence was significant, discussing AI, quantum computing, and HPC synergy, with researchers like Stephen Dewitt presenting AI in manufacturing.

Dr. Askin Guler Yigitoglu of ORNL recognized by ANS as one of the nuclear sector's 40 Under 40 for her contributions in risk assessment and reactor safety.

Governor Kathy Hochul of New York announces a $40 million funding plan to boost worker training for the state's growing advanced nuclear energy sector, as part of NYPA's commitment to produce one gigawatt of nuclear power.