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California Colleges Partner with Google & Microsoft for Free AI Training California’s public university and community college systems are launching a major initiative with tech giants like Google and Microsoft to offer free artificial intelligence training to students. This partnership aims to address the evolving job market, equipping the future workforce with critical AI skills as automation impacts entry-level roles. Governor Gavin Newsom emphasized that the state’s public higher education system is the backbone of economic development. In exchange for providing free AI resources, the tech companies gain a direct channel to millions of potential new users. The program will also include AI training for instructors across California’s 116 community colleges, which serve over 2 million students, meeting the rising employer demand for AI proficiency in tech and non-tech sectors alike. ...

Stellantis Halts Level 3 Autonomous Driving Program, Citing High Costs and Low Demand Stellantis has officially suspended the development and launch of its Level 3 autonomous driving system, known as AutoDrive. The decision to halt the self-driving technology program is attributed to significant development costs, technical complexity, and a perceived lack of consumer demand for the advanced feature. While the company stated the AV technology is ready for deployment, it has been put on hold with no immediate plans for a market launch. This move is seen as a strategic reset for the automaker, which will now increase its reliance on external suppliers and technology partners like aiMotive for future autonomous systems. The work already completed on the Level 3 system will be integrated into future platform developments, reflecting the broader challenges legacy automakers face in the competitive autonomous vehicle sector. ...

AI Roundup: NASA’s Alien Hunt, DoD Intelligence, and LLM Security Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are making an impact across diverse sectors. A NASA-funded project is now leveraging AI to aid in the search for extraterrestrial life. In the defense sector, a new partnership between SMX and Google Public Sector aims to deliver AI-driven intelligence solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense. Meanwhile, Cloudflare has launched a new initiative focused on enhancing the security of Large Language Models (LLMs). ...

Weekly Tech News Digest: August 17, 2025 AI Trial Aims to Accelerate NHS Hospital Discharges An artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to accelerate the patient discharge process is being trialed at a London hospital trust. The platform aims to reduce delays and free up beds by automatically completing the necessary documents for patients fit to go home. Piloted at the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust, the technology extracts information from medical records, such as diagnoses and test results, to draft discharge summaries. Health Secretary Wes Streeting stated that this innovation will allow doctors to spend less time on paperwork and more on patient care, ultimately helping to cut down waiting times. The tool will be hosted on the NHS Federated Data Platform, a system intended to improve collaboration between healthcare organizations. ...