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NY Creates and Micron launch semiconductor worker training program in Albany to feed talent for Clay plant

NY Creates and Micron have launched a semiconductor worker training and apprenticeship program in New York’s Capital Region. The 16-month program is set to begin in August and will take place at Albany NanoTech and Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. It is designed to help train talent for Micron’s memory chip plant under construction in Clay and the broader chip ecosystem. Micron’s megafab is expected to be completed around 2030.

May 10, 2026
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Trump administration reaches AI safety testing partnership with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI, aims to expand pre-release model review

Three independent sources confirm that CAISI, a unit under the U.S. Department of Commerce, has established a new AI safety testing and pre-deployment evaluation partnership with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI, allowing government review before and after models are made public. BBC and CSO Online both see this as a sign of a more cautious Trump administration AI policy; CSO Online also says the White House may be preparing an executive order covering all new AI models, but that claim is mentioned by only one source and cannot be independently verified.

May 10, 2026
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Barry Diller on AGI: The Real Issue Is Not Whether to Trust Altman, but the Unknown Consequences and Safety Guardrails

Barry Diller said at The Wall Street Journal’s “Future of Everything” conference that while he respects Sam Altman, the real issue as AGI approaches is not personal trust, but the unknown consequences AI could bring and whether sufficient safety guardrails are in place. The three sources are broadly aligned on this core point; the main differences lie in wording and the amount of background context.

May 8, 2026
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Columbia University team publishes study in Science: key protein synthesis mechanism in E. coli reprogrammed to use only 19 amino acids

Based on cross-checking three sources, a Columbia University team led by Harris Wang published a study in Science that redesigns a key protein-synthesis mechanism in E. coli so its core process uses only 19 amino acids. All three sources confirm the research topic, main organism, and publication venue; on the specific technical path, Source 2 mentions an early test in which isoleucine in 36 essential genes was replaced with valine. Further experimental details, motivation, and full results cannot be confirmed from the provided sources.

May 6, 2026
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Nvidia Quietly Adds a 12GB Version of the GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU in a Driver Update

Three sources point to the same core fact: Nvidia has added or confirmed a 12GB GDDR7 configuration for the GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU in information tied to a Game Ready driver update, alongside the existing 8GB version. The sources broadly agree that this change is aimed at improving memory availability, but they do not fully agree on whether it should be described as a formal launch, nor do they consistently confirm the product list or pricing details.

May 6, 2026
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York Space Systems to Acquire ALL.SPACE for About $355 Million in Cash-and-Stock Deal

York Space Systems plans to acquire satellite terminal maker ALL.SPACE (All.Space Holdings) for about $355 million, according to SEC filings. Three sources confirm the deal’s total value and the payment structure: $155 million in cash plus up to 5.9 million York shares. If approved, ALL.SPACE will become York’s wholly owned subsidiary. Sources also note that York is extending into satellite communications terminals, user equipment, and network connectivity, though the specific strategic rationale and integration details were not confirmed by all sources.

May 5, 2026
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