Waymo's autonomous vehicles were stuck during a San Francisco blackout, causing traffic issues. The company is updating its software for better response to power failures and has trained responders for such incidents.

Saint Paul's government is launching a revamped website on January 5 to improve user experience based on community feedback for easier access to information and services.

Hawaiʻi's Connect Kākou initiative received federal approval to use Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funds to improve state internet connectivity.

A new ranking puts Chicago at No. 9 for startups — strong survival rates, but the city lags in new business formation.

A power outage in San Francisco caused Waymo's autonomous vehicles to stall, leading to traffic disruptions and triggering an investigation into Waymo's and PG&E's emergency protocols.

A computational mismatch helped researchers identify residual water blocking COF capture sites — making pores hydrophobic during synthesis restores CO2 uptake.

An international 4D Nucleome team produced single‑cell 3D genome maps, cataloging 140,000+ chromatin loops and offering new ways to link non‑coding variants to disease.

A Houston startup says its field kit spots corrosive microbes in hours, not months, promising fewer leaks, less chemical use and lower emissions. Pilots in Houston and Brazil are already underway.

Research suggests fusion reactors could aid in detecting dark matter, proposing the use of a French reactor for this purpose, as described in a study involving University of Cincinnati Professor Jure Zupan.

UC San Diego is expanding access to chip design with OpenROAD, a new NSF-backed Chipshub and DARPA funding that together aim to speed student work to real silicon.

UT Southwestern researchers reengineered tau to resist clumping while preserving its normal function, offering a possible new path toward treatments for Alzheimers and related tauopathies.

Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect Power for $4.75 billion to secure clean energy and speed new data center buildouts, while some Texas and California assets remain independent.

Northwestern researchers report NU‑9 lowered a newly discovered toxic amyloid‑beta oligomer and blunted early brain inflammation in mice, pointing to a possible pre‑symptomatic intervention.