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Berkeley, CA – UC Berkeley, known for hosting some of the world’s most prestigious hackathons, has once again set a new standard with its latest AI competition. The LLM Agents MOOC Hackathon, organized by Berkeley’s RDI Center, has attracted over 3,000 participants from 127 countries and 1,100 universities. As reported…

Wendy Abrams-Nishikai was 21-year-old UC Berkeley student when she went missing on Halloween 1989

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A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the horror.

Creative stories from hundreds of humans were pitted against those produced by OpenAI, Meta AI platforms

A newly discovered Earth-size world orbiting a dead white dwarf star gives scientists a hint of what the solar system may look like in billions of years.

Sam Hunt, a UC Berkeley graduate, turned his unused parking spaces into a profitable side gig.

Sam Hunt, a UC Berkeley graduate, turned his unused parking spaces into a profitable side gig.

Universities do more than just teach and conduct research – they’re where some of the most audacious ideas are ignited, eventually finding their way into the private sector and our everyday lives. Take Stanford and UC Berkeley, for example, which have become symbols of how universities can power innovation.