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Ghana is building a national data hub connecting 48 government agencies so leaders can make decisions based on evidence instead of political promises. The system will help officials see what communities truly need, like whether a hospital would save more lives than a new road.
While sports teams spent a decade building massive data departments to predict outcomes, the Kansas City Chiefs quietly won two-thirds of games they weren't supposed to win. The finding suggests human factors still outweigh algorithms when it matters most.
Stanford HAI just selected 15 doctoral students whose research spans everything from AI governance to protein design. The two-year fellowship supports groundbreaking work that could reshape how we tackle global challenges.
A groundbreaking study analyzing 40 years of hip-hop data reveals the genre doesn't negatively influence behavior like critics claim. Economist Roland Fryer used hard numbers to settle one of culture's most heated debates.
Researchers at Stanford's SLAC lab created an AI tool that compresses massive science datasets up to 100 times smaller while keeping the tiny details that lead to discoveries. The breakthrough could help scientists handle tomorrow's data flood without losing critical information.
The National Science Foundation just launched a $100 million program to transform existing scientific datasets into AI-ready tools that could accelerate breakthroughs across research fields. Instead of collecting new data, scientists will unlock hidden insights from decades of valuable research already sitting in databases.
A new national facility combining AI and supercomputing is helping researchers across America analyze massive datasets faster than ever. The hub will accelerate breakthroughs in everything from clean energy to medical research.
America's particle physics lab is using decades of data expertise to fuel the Genesis Mission, a new AI-powered research platform that could cut discovery time from years to months. Researchers across the country can now tap into powerful storage systems to accelerate everything from battery development to fusion energy.
A new data center designed to supercharge scientific discovery with artificial intelligence just broke ground in Newport News, Virginia. The facility will help researchers across America analyze data faster and make breakthroughs that were impossible before.
A groundbreaking new data center in Virginia will transform how scientists across America share discoveries and harness AI for breakthrough research. The $49 million facility puts the Commonwealth at the forefront of scientific innovation.
A Pasadena high school student built an AI system that discovered 1.5 million previously unknown objects in space by analyzing overlooked NASA data. His breakthrough is changing how scientists approach massive datasets and earned him $250,000 in a national science competition.
A Mexico City researcher discovered that arresting cartel leaders makes violence worse, not better. His breakthrough model shows exactly how to actually reduce crime.