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'The Audacity' recap: Silicon Valley satire gets serious in surprisingly emotional season 1 finale
'The Audacity' season 1 finale sees Duncan make a shocking discovery while a beloved character is killed off. Read Entertainment Weekly's recap.
Your Entertainment Escape Ep. 54 Looking Forward To Fun LOCAL Events!
Fresno and Central Valley news, weather and sports
Ukraine's pitch to Silicon Valley: Bring AI, we'll bring experience
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to deepen ties between Ukraine and Silicon Valley's defense tech startups.
Napa sculptor Mario Chiodo supports halting installation of Cesar Chavez statue
Two months after nationwide backlash against Cesar Chavez following sexual abuse and assault allegations, sculptor Mario Chiodo supports the decision to halt installation of a statue dedicated in part to the late labor leader in Napa.
Lucky's Sports, Oyster & Tiki Bar | FOX 13 Tampa Bay
Inside Maple Lanes bowling alley in Clearwater is Lucky's Sports Bar, where you can find fresh oysters and a good time. FOX 13 photojournalist Jason Wright goes inside Lucky's Sports Bar.
Today on Pinstripe Alley
A rubber match between the Yankees and A’s awaits this afternoon.
Where will the next big casinos be built in Las Vegas Valley?
Red Rock Resorts, Boyd Gaming Corp. and Anthony Marnell III all have big stakes in where the gaming industry will grow the most in the Las Vegas Valley.
The latest Lehigh Valley business openings and closings
Here are May’s business openings and closures in the Lehigh Valley.
Lucky Strike permanently closes Wrigleyville location
The bowling alley and bar didn’t give a reason for the closure, but the CEO of its parent company recently acknowledged headwinds.
Science Museum Oklahoma brings Barbie experience to kids
KOKH Fox 25 provides, news, sports, weather and local event coverage in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas, including McLoud, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Seminole, Wewoka, Maud, Asher, Wanetted, Goldsby, Norman, Blanchard, Chickasha, Pauls Valley, Purcell, Andarko, Bridgeport, Lawton, Duncan, Okarche, Kingfisher, Guthrie Stillwater and Cushing, Oklahoma.
Town of Jay and Au Sable River Valley Business Association open visitor center
A new visitor and business information center aims to draw visitors to the Au Sable Forks region of the Adirondacks.
Learning to Love Again
A year ago, I was writing prodigiously about the upcoming 2025 Penn State football season. Repeatedly, I remember noting that this was the most anticipated season in Happy Valley since Sports Illustrated tabbed the Nittany Lions No. 1 back in the preseason of 1999. My excitement for the season was at that proverbial fever pitch, […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s $145 Billion AI Gamble Could Spawn Meta’s Next Monster Business
The artificial intelligence arms race has turned Silicon Valley into a spending contest. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into chips, servers, networking gear, and data centers in a scramble to dominate AI infrastructure. The question investors are wrestling with is simple: how much ... Mark Zuckerberg’s $145 Billion AI Gamble Could Spawn Meta’s Next Monster Business
UNI takes fourth in 2025-26 MVC All-Sports Trophy race
ST. LOUIS --- The University of Northern Iowa claimed fourth place in the race for the Missouri Valley Conference's (MVC) All-Sport Trophy during the 2025-26...
Veterans and Small Businesses Gain Federal Contracting Insight at Pharr Global Business Hub
The Pharr Economic Development Corporation, in partnership with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC), the APEX Accelerator, and the U.S. Small Business Administration, hosted the first session of its 3-part Government Contracting Series at the Pharr Global Business Hub.
Illinois State Wins 2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference All-Sports Championship
For the sixth time in the last seven seasons and for the second-straight year, Illinois State has won the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sports Championship as announced by the Conference office Thursday. Notably, Illinois State has won 18 all-sports crowns and has finished first, second, or third in 32 of the past 35 years.
Lehigh Valley HVAC Company to Pay $300K and Revise Business Practices After AG Sunday Lawsuit for Aggressive, Deceptive Sales Practices
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Curtis Total Service, Inc., and two of its employees – current manager Richard Price and former HVAC field supervisor Matthew Price – have agreed to pay the Commonwealth $300,000 and significantly revise their business practices to comply with the Pennsylvania Consumer Protection Law and Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act.
MVC Announces 2025-26 Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Teams
Northern Iowa’s David Russell and Evansville’s Taylor Johnson highlight the 2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Teams as they have been selected as the MVC Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
Cumberland's Jha takes home fourth place in international science competition
CUMBERLAND – A 9th-grade student at Cumberland High School secured a fourth-place win at an international competition that brought together the top young science and engineering students from around the
The Herald's weekly entertainment picks
Looking to be entertained from Thursday, May 28, through Wednesday, June 3? Check out the Skagit Valley Herald’s weekly recommendations.
Sinclair and AMP Sports Announce Style of Play, Women's Soccer Podcast Hosted by Julie Ertz and Kealia Watt
Weekly series launches June 2, featuring insight, storytelling, and analysis from two of the game’s most accomplished players HUNT VALLEY, MD.- May 27, 2026 – Sinclair’s AMP Sports today announced the launch of Style of Play, a new weekly women’s soccer podcast hosted by Julie Ertz and Kealia Watt. The series will kick off on...
Sinclair and AMP Sports Announce Style of Play, Women's Soccer Podcast Hosted by Julie Ertz and Kealia Watt
Weekly series launches June 2, featuring insight, storytelling, and analysis from two of the game’s most accomplished players HUNT VALLEY, MD.- May 27, 2026 – Sinclair’s AMP Sports today announced the launch of Style of Play, a new weekly women’s soccer podcast hosted by Julie Ertz and Kealia Watt. The series will kick off on...
Idle Hands Theatre presents 'Much Ado About Northing' at Kismet Improv
A year ago, Naomi Tyler was involved in a Shakespearean play along with David Raposo. “We saw eye-to-eye on a lot of things,” said Tyler in a recent interview. “Over
100% chance of Slingshot sightings on Haywood roads
An onslaught of three-wheeled slingshots will take to the roads of Haywood County this week as the annual Slingshots in the Smokies festival descends on Maggie Valley from May 28-30.
Champions of the Golden Valley earns Sports Emmys win for Olympics.com
Chronicling a nascent alpine skiing movement in Afghanistan, the documentary – currently streaming for free on Olympics.com – topped the outstanding sports documentary: long category at the 47th Sports Emmys on Tuesday, 26 May
May 28 Vallejo-Vacaville Arts/Entertainment Source: Faces and Places
Dr. Gayle Pitman’s selection as the new Superintendent/President at Napa Valley College follows a comprehensive national search that began in January and attracted a record 85 applicants from across California and the United States.
Learning Health System holds 7th annual symposium
Co-sponsors of the Learning Health System (LHS) Symposium held May 14 at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center join keynote speaker Kevin High, MD, MS, (second from right), a leader in academic LHS for Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health. From left are Christiane Roumie, MD, MPH, Director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VETWISE-LHS Center of Innovation, Cheryl Gatto, PhD, and Matthew Semler, MD, MSCI, from the Center for Learning Healthcare of the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and, at far right, symposium Chair Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research. (photo by Susan Urmy) Recipients of the Operational Partner Award were honored at the May 14 Learning Health System (LHS) Symposium for their efforts, in partnership with the LHS academic initiative, to improve frontline patient care at Vanderbilt Health and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. (photo by Susan Urmy)
Silicon Valley’s dream candidate hits the limits of California politics
Matt Mahan was the tech industry’s chosen champion — but his campaign to be the next governor of California has fallen flat.
Southeast Missouri Repeats as OVC Commissioner’s Cup Champions
Southeast Missouri State University has won the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Cup for the 2025-26 school year the league office announced on Tuesday.
For $625k, 14.6 acres of nature at the foothills of the Berkshires
The cabin-style home at 421 Legate Hll Road in Charlemont sits 1,500 feet above the Deerfield River Valley.
COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT: Cadets recognized at CVA
The Marine Corps League Auxiliary of Ilion recently hailed the efforts of Central Valley Academy ROTC cadets who volunteered their time to help organize donations for the Toys for Tots
Is it getting windier in Kentucky?
Is it getting windier? Long-time listener Barry Zalph thinks it is, at least in Louisville. And he’s not the only one. Redditors and local reporters have noticed a recent uptick in the region’s windstorms, too. But does that point to any larger trends in windiness? And if so, what could be causing it? We talked to meteorologist and extreme weather specialist Scott Gunter to find out. Plus, we dig into whether Tornado Alley is shifting into Kentucky as the climate warms. This episode is part of Nature Quest, our monthly listener-driven segment about climate and the environment. Have a question for us? Send a voice memo to shortwave@npr.org with your name, location and what you’re noticing in the environment around you… it could be our next Nature Quest!Interested in more weather and wind science? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.
Inside Valley Politics: Candidates in Democratic runoff races face off
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As Democratic candidates approached the runoff election finish line, they gathered in Harlingen to face off one last time. The Northern Cameron County Democrats h…
Mental Health Monday: Children’s Services
Chelsea Bly, the Associate Director of Children’s Services at Valley Health, joined Holly Baratta to tell us about the available children’s services at Valley Health.
Monday Health Minutes with Valley Health Systems
You can get health tips from Valley Health Systems every week on First Look at Four.
Ask Pinstripe Alley: Yankees mailbag questions request
We’re nearing the end of May, and the Yankees’ strengths and flaws are plain to see.
Early June casino shows bring big comedy, rock to Central Valley
From Jim Gaffigan to free concerts, tribal casinos offer packed Memorial Day holiday week and early June entertainment schedules.
Today on Pinstripe Alley
The Yankees begin a three-game set in Kansas City on this holiday.
Silicon Valley takes its AI pitch to Pope Leo
As Leo XIV prepares his first encyclical, tech firms and Western diplomats have worked to make their case for AI inside the Vatican.
Your Entertainment Escape Ep. 58 Kevin James Interview On "Solo Mio"
Fresno and Central Valley news, weather and sports
Workplace partners: Rogue Valley medical team targets employee health and recovery
Through occupational health and injured worker care, Valley Immediate Care helps keep southern Oregon on the job When someone is injured on the job, the last thing they – or […]
La Pale: Behind the Brownsville business
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — La Pale may be known for its frozen treats, but the story behind this Brownsville business is even sweeter. La Pale Frozen Fruit Bar has become a familiar name …
BottleRock artists criticize Trump, spark anti-ICE chants
Concious hip-hop pioneers Arrested Development and performers Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker delivered some of BottleRock’s most political moments at BottleRock Napa Valley 2026.
Mid-Hudson Valley business calendar for the week of May 25, 2026
A listing of upcoming business events in the Mid-Hudson Valley.
Science teacher at Fisher Hill Elementary School in Orange earns accolades
Chrislyn Newton, a dedicated science educator, receives a Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award for her passion and commitment to students.
How the Silicon Valley-backed steroid Olympics aim to get everyone hooked
As biohacking gains momentum among elites including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Peter Thiel-backed Enhanced Games aims to normalize longevity drugs through a Vegas sports spectacle. Critics call the premise dangerous and unethical.
Today on Pinstripe Alley
Waking up after a rain-filled weekend.
Flathead Business Watercooler
Happenings related to business in the Flathead Valley
Firefighters are at the scene of a large recycling plant fire
The business is located off Broadway Boulevard, just south of Rio Grade Boulevard in the South Valley.
Trump and Lawler Bring National Politics to Rockland County
Jonathan C. Hyman photographs Trump's Rockland County rally and the Hudson Valley political story unfolding beneath it.
WTAP+ | From 1 person to a full crew, roofing business helps families and homes across the Mid-Ohio Valley
In this episode, Stephanie Plant sits down with the owner of Rainstoppers Roofing in Marietta.
New business offers guided horseback rides across 1 of Lehigh Valley’s highest plateaus
The business, which opened this month, draws on more than 80 years of combined equine experience among its staff.
New business offers guided horseback rides across 1 of Lehigh Valley’s highest plateaus
The business, which opened this month, draws on more than 80 years of combined equine experience among its staff.
Fresno is one vote away from allowing alcohol consumption in ‘Entertainment Zones’
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Change is brewing in Downtown Fresno. Fresno City Councilmembers voted Thursday to pass the first phase of an ordinance to allow people to drink alcoho…
Good Sports: Sophia Lopes prepares for USC, aiming to make history with Central East
She's not just one of the best. Sophia Lopes is determined to keep making history in the Valley.
Your Entertainment Escape Ep. 66 - One Day at Zoorassic Park
Fresno and Central Valley news, weather and sports
BottleRock 2026 kicks off sold-out weekend in Napa
A running look at the best scenes, photos and standout moments from BottleRock Napa Valley 2026, from major performances to culinary-stage cameos and Wine Country festival life.
Giving Workers a Stake in A.I. Gains Traction
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has floated a policy idea that’s getting attention in Silicon Valley: let workers own a piece of technology disruption.
Your Entertainment Escape Ep.72 - Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live
Fresno and Central Valley news, weather and sports
Pressure from Silicon Valley helped block Trump’s expected order on AI
Industry leaders warned in last-minute calls to the president that the proposed safety vetting system could inhibit development of the pivotal technology.
Local business leaders grapple with the utility of AI
In Silicon Valley, the epicenter of artificial intelligence, local businesses’ usage of the technology varies widely. One business leader who uses AI heavily says it has saved her ten hours of work week while other business owners said it's not as relevant to work in the physical world.
Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, May 21-25
With the long weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County with a recommendation from Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout's BOLO events calendar.
Apple's Steve Wozniak cheered for AI joke during graduation speech
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak's speech about AI at Grand Valley University earlier this month got a laugh and applause from graduates.
Waste Watch: How community colleges spent taxpayer-funded mental health recovery dollars
WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby towns and communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina, including the counties of Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Haywood, Polk, Transylvania, McDowell, Mitchell, Madison, Yancey, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham, Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson, Union, Pickens, Oconee, Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeville and also Biltmore Forest, Woodfin, Leicester, Black Mountain, Montreat, Arden, Weaverville, Hendersonville, Etowah, Flat Rock, Mills River, Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Canton, Clyde, Franklin, Cullowhee, Sylva, Cherokee, Marion, Old Fort, Forest City, Lake Lure, Bat Cave, Spindale, Spruce Pine, Bakersville, Burnsville, Tryon, Columbus, Marshall, Mars Hill, Brevard, Bryson City, Cashiers, Greer, Landrum, Clemson, Gaffney, and Easley.
Arts and entertainment events happening May 21st-24th across the Mid-Ohio Valley
Joe Oliverio joins Daybreak to discuss what’s happening May 21st-24th across the Mid-Ohio Valley!
The Herald's weekly entertainment picks
Looking to be entertained from Thursday, May 21, through Wednesday, May 27? Check out the Skagit Valley Herald’s weekly recommendations.
Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment
Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.:”Greig Leach: Past in the Present Will Be the Future” ...
Western Idaho Fair bringing music, food, and new entertainment this August
The Western Idaho Fair is set to return to the Treasure Valley later this summer, bringing with it a full lineup of concerts, classic fair food, and new enterta
Valley Health Pea Ridge Medical Complex hosts open house
An open house was held on Wednesday at the Valley Health Pea Ridge Medical Complex.The complex has been open for several months and opened in multiple phases.Th
Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury and Gray Media double down on fan investment and the future of sports media
The extension ensures Suns, Mercury and Valley Suns games remain free over-the-air across Arizona through 2030 while also introducing a digital streaming option through Arizona’s Family.
UA Little Rock School of Business Golf Tournament Raises More Than $88,000 for Student Support
The UA Little Rock School of Business celebrated the success of its 15th annual golf tournament on May 18 at Pleasant Valley Country Club, raising more than $88,800 in gifts ... UA Little Rock School of Business Golf Tournament Raises More Than $88,000 for Student Support
Advancing care through clinical trials
May 20 is Clinical Trials Day, a time to recognize the importance of clinical research.
More opportunities on deck for underrepresented youth, adults through new Life Science Career Program
PAWTUCKET – This fall, The Rhode Island Life Science Hub (RILSH), in partnership with The Pawtucket Foundation, will launch a Life Sciences Career Awareness Program (LSCAP) in Pawtucket, Central Falls,
Rosenberg: Four audiobooks with a Rhode Island flavor
Two books set in Providence. Three with Rhode Island authors. One with a narrator who grew up in the state. All in four audiobooks that are this month’s listens.
Highway 178 closure from River Fire could threaten Kern River Valley Memorial Day business
KERNVILLE, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Highway 178 remains closed at both ends of the canyon because of the River Fire, raising concerns for businesses in the Kern River
The great indoors: Travel Lane County seeks indoor sports venue
On this edition, we talk with Samara Phelps of Travel Lane County about its efforts to develop a large indoor court sports venue to both accommodate local teams and also attract out-of-town tournaments. We also talk with KLCC's Zac Ziegler about his story on Springfield Public Schools being found by the state to be non-compliant with certain curriculum.
Uncertainty makes science powerful — and incredibly vulnerable
Related Content Science fiction and the authoritarian imagination Thinking outside Schrödinger’s cat box: Reality as quantum Chatbots aren’t conscious, but it’s important to understand the science and philosophy of why In Silicon Valley, creationists and atheist post-libertarians have a lot in common Why thinking about aliens can help us better understand philosophy of science What […]
High school sports results, playoff schedule for Monday, May 18, 2026
MONDAY’S RESULTS Baseball WPIAL CLASS 6A PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals Butler 3, Mt. Lebanon 2 Canon-McMillan 16, Seneca Valley 1 (4) North Allegheny 2,...
Pacoima business owners say city cleared troubled street overrun by encampment after ABC7 probe
A street in Pacoima was long overrun with filth. That encampment, once dubbed the "Skid Row of the Valley," has now been cleared, and locals say it happened after they reached out to ABC7.
Notable San Francisco Designer’s Napa Valley Ranch for Sale
Ken Fulk's restored ranch property in St. Helena boasts a two-bedroom cottage, entertainment barn, tent bungalows and a “Cowboy Shack.”
Ask Pinstripe Alley: Yankees mailbag questions request
A lot went wrong for New York in a week’s span. What can they do about it?
Join us at Arte Américas on June 11 to talk about power in the Central Valley
How can the Central Valley grow its power in California? Join Fresnoland, Zocalo Public Square and local leaders to talk Fresno politics.
New MatterChat Model Helps AI to ‘See’ the Language of Science
From writing emails to generating computer code, much of the artificial intelligence prevalent in our daily lives has succeeded by mastering one domain: text. However, this leaves a major blind spot in the physical sciences, where models depend on the high-resolution, three-dimensional data of the physical world, like the intricate lattice of atoms in a crystal. Delivering on the promise of using AI for science requires teaching these data-driven text models to seamlessly “talk to” physics-based models. Now, a new AI framework from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), called MatterChat, solves this problem by creating a specialized “bridge.” It connects the conversational power of a Large Language Model (LLM) with a physics-based AI that models “interatomic potentials”: the complex physical forces between atoms. The resulting system already significantly outperforms general-purpose AI tools like GPT-4 at predicting material properties, and the team hopes it can accelerate scientific discovery by serving as a robust research partner that provides grounded insights and generates step-by-step instructions for synthesizing novel materials. A paper describing this work was recently published in Nature Machine Intelligence. “Traditional simulations can provide the physical rigor required for materials science, yet their computational cost remains prohibitive for high-throughput screening. Conversely, while LLMs excel at rapid knowledge synthesis, they inherently lack the ‘structural vision’ to interpret materials directly from their underlying atomic coordinates,” said Yingheng Tang, a postdoctoral researcher in Berkeley Lab’s Applied Math and Computational Research Division (AMCR) and lead author on the paper. “MatterChat was built to solve this dilemma, empowering LLMs with a structural ‘vision’ that allows researchers to leverage their full potential for solving complex, real-world materials challenges.” Empowering language models to solve complex challenges in materials science To build MatterChat, the Berkeley Lab team drew inspiration from technologies like Vision Question Answering (VQA) and Text-to-Image (T2I) generation. In these tasks, AI must translate high-level text concepts into visual images, or vice versa. Doing so requires developers to build tools that “bridge” two fundamentally different forms of data. The researchers adapted this concept to the physical sciences. With MatterChat, they created a “bridge model” that successfully connects an LLM’s general knowledge with the deep understanding of the atomic-scale world encoded in scientific interatomic potentials. Until now, researchers using LLMs to solve materials problems usually had to feed them raw data files as if they were just strings of text. It’s like asking an AI to understand a complex 3D engine based only on a parts list: the LLM can read the names, but it can’t “see” how the atoms fit together in space. MatterChat solves this by training a specialized AI bridge model, pre-trained on millions of crystal structures and an LLM, to align the LLM’s representation of the world with the interatomic potential’s representation of the world. The bridge model can translate physical insights into a format the LLM can actually understand. By giving the LLM these “scientific eyes”— a scientific “inductive bias” in the terminology of AI — the Berkeley Lab team has transformed it into a robust research tool capable of providing grounded scientific insights into complex materials challenges, such as predicting thermal stability or analyzing electronic band gaps. “We think of atoms as living in a physical space, but from a machine learning perspective, they are just vectors living in some very non-trivially structured manifold in a high-dimensional Euclidean space; and, of course, the same is true for the sentences and paragraphs that we use to express our ideas about those atoms,” said co-author Michael Mahoney, Berkeley Lab’s Scientific Data Division (SDD) AI Initiative Research Lead. “The bridge model basically gets those two structures to ‘talk with’ each other.” As a proof-of-concept of this general approach, the team trained their bridge model on a dataset curated by pairing nearly 143,000 stable atomic structures from the Materials Project with their corresponding physical properties. This training data was automatically assembled using the Materials Project’s API and deliberately enriched with properties fundamental to microelectronics design — like formation energy and bandgap — allowing MatterChat to learn the complex patterns connecting a material’s atomic blueprint to its functional performance. To validate their model, the researchers benchmarked MatterChat against a suite of other AI systems, from general-purpose LLMs to other specialized scientific AI methods. The results show that MatterChat consistently outperformed its competitors across a range of tasks. The model was more accurate in classifying material types and demonstrated superior precision in predicting numerical properties. For example, it excelled at predicting a material’s bandgap, a property critical for designing new electronics from high-capacity energy storage to next-generation computer chips. “Our design is significantly more efficient because we don’t have to build a massive AI model from the ground up,” said co-author Zhi (Jackie) Yao, a research scientist in Berkeley Lab’s AMCR. “Instead, we take two powerful, pre-trained models — a structural encoder for materials physics and an open-source LLM — and use them off-the-shelf. The only component we actually train is the lightweight ‘bridge model’ that translates between them. It’s the difference between building an entire car factory and simply designing a smart adapter that connects a world-class engine to a world-class navigation system. This approach is not only computationally efficient, but also makes the system modular, so we can easily upgrade components or adapt the bridge for other scientific domains in the future.” Crucially, this modular design highlights exactly how institutions like Berkeley Lab and the Department of Energy are carving out a highly valuable niche in the booming AI landscape. Rather than competing with Silicon Valley tech giants to build ever-larger language models from scratch, the lab is focusing on the specialized connective tissue that makes commercial AI useful for hardcore science. Because the bridge model approach underlying MatterChat is forward-compatible, it is perfectly positioned to leverage these parallel tracks of innovation. As Mahoney pointed out, “We expect that industry will continue to develop improved LLMs, and we expect domain scientists and facilities will continue to generate new data. An important part of scientific machine learning is not simply to solve problems on today’s data, but instead to develop general methods that will be forward-compatible with orders of magnitude more data, whether from scientific domains or from LLMs.” According to Yao, the MatterChat project, which was initially developed and enhanced with funding from a Berkeley Lab Laboratory Directed Research & Development (LDRD) Program, will now expand its capabilities. In a collaboration with Fermilab, MatterChat is already contributing to a U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission project — called Accelerating eXtreme Environment Specs-to-Silicon (AXESS) — that aims to speed up the development of next-generation, high-speed, radiation-hardened detectors for challenging particle physics experiments by using advanced 3D integrated circuits (chiplets) and AI-driven data analysis. In addition to the LDRD support, the team also credits supercomputing resources at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), located at Berkeley Lab, with MatterChat’s success. “We are incredibly grateful to NERSC; this research simply would not have happened without access to the Perlmutter supercomputer through their AI for Science program,” said Tang. Wenbin Xu, a NERSC postdoctoral fellow at the time, was also a major co-author of the work, as was Benjamin Erichson, a research scientist in Berkeley Lab’s SDD, highlighting the benefits of AMCR-SDD collaboration on AI for science. ### Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to groundbreaking research focused on discovery science and solutions for abundant and reliable energy supplies. The lab’s expertise spans materials, chemistry, physics, biology, earth and environmental science, mathematics, and computing. Researchers from around the world rely on the lab’s world-class scientific facilities for their own pioneering research. Founded in 1931 on the belief that the biggest problems are best addressed by teams, Berkeley Lab and its scientists have been recognized with 17 Nobel Prizes. Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science.
Frontier Conference Spring Sports Academic All-Conference.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The Frontier Conference has released the Academic All-Conference teams for the Spring Sports.
Country music star cancels tour: ‘I need to be honest with myself’
The 39-year-old shared the news on social media.
No one's happy in Silicon Valley, Menlo Ventures partner says
More money, more problems, as they say. Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das paints a bleak picture of the mood in Silicon Valley right now.
Business People: General Mills veteran Dana McNabb named COO
General Mills, Golden Valley, announced that Dana McNabb has been promoted to chief operating officer, effective June 1. MONO, a Minneapolis- based ad agency, announced the return of Jeffrey Gorder as CEO. Pope Design Group, St. Paul, announced the addition of Sara Rapp as northern Minnesota market lead, based in Duluth.
PGA Championship 2026 - Final Round LIVE! Latest updates, highlights, scores as Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler chase Alex Smalley
Follow live updates and watch the best video from the final round of the 2026 PGA Championship. Watch live on Sky Sports Golf.
PGA Championship final round leaderboard, live updates: Can Alex Smalley fend off Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy for first win?
Voter voices from the San Gabriel Valley on California governor's race
Becerra and Hilton have emerged as the candidates to beat. But dozens of interviews across the San Gabriel Valley, a prime campaign battleground, find many voters still undecided. And discouraged.
PGA Championship final round tee times: What time will Alex Smalley, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and others start Sunday at Aronimink?
Somebody will claim the Wanamaker Trophy come Sunday night.
PGA Championship third round leaderboard, live updates: Can Scottie Scheffler catch Alex Smalley, Maverick McNealy?
The PGA Championship is still wide open.
Flower business proves "life-giving" for Lily of the Valley florist
Andrea Patten started arranging and selling bouquets as Lily of the Valley Floral just for fun. But just a few months into the venture, she’s selling bouquets at a local grocery store regularly and has done special orders for holidays and events. Patten told WTIP that she’s always enjoyed working with flowers, but never saw...
Art shop, tattoo business move to new Downtown Schenectady location
A local art shop and tattoo business celebrated the move to their new location in Schenectady on Friday afternoon. Mohawk Valley Art Shoppe and Last Nerve Tattoo now occupy a building at 701 Union …
Good Sports: Hanford HS football coach gets glimpse of NFL coaching world
Hanford High Football Head Coach Cannon Sanchez is back in the Valley with a fresh Tampa Bay tan and an immeasurable amount of football knowledge.
Oregon health officials warn of measles exposure at Happy Valley clinic
Health officials have identified a new measles exposure site in Happy Valley.