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Code.org pivots to AI literacy as coding landscape shifts

Code.org, once synonymous with the 'learn to code' movement, is reorienting its mission as AI tools increasingly automate coding tasks. The nonprofit is integrating AI literacy into its curricula, ...
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Code.org pivots to AI-focused curriculum amid funding drop

Code.org is replacing its 'Hour of Code' with an 'Hour of AI' and launching an AI Foundations course for high schoolers, integrating AI into web development projects. The shift comes as philanthropic ...

As AI Rewrites the Rules of Coding, Code.org Pushes to Reinvent Itself

Updated April 28, 2026 Teacher Jake Baskin remembers exactly where he was when he first watched the viral 2013 video that ...

What AI's Impact on Engineering Tells Us About Where Org Design Is Headed

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Phys.org

Into the fungal unknown: New tool maps fungal gene functions without reference genomes

While RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has become a standard tool for profiling which genes are active in an organism, determining the actual biological functions of those genes in fungi remains a significant ...
VentureBeat

When product managers ship code: AI just broke the software org chart

Last week, one of our product managers (PMs) built and shipped a feature. Not spec'd it. Not filed a ticket for it. Built it, tested it, and shipped it to production. In a day. A few days earlier, our ...
Business Insider

Anthropic's Claude Code creator predicts software engineering title will start to 'go away' in 2026

Software engineers are increasingly relying on AI agents to write code. Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, said in an interview that AI "practically solved" coding. Cherny said software engineers ...
Consumer Reports

Does the Start/Stop Function Really Improve Your Car’s Fuel Economy?

Recently, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the end of federal credits for automakers that install start/stop systems, part of a broader overhaul of greenhouse gas ...
GeekWire

Code.org lays off 18 employees ‘to ensure long-term sustainability’ at education nonprofit

Seattle-based Code.org laid off 18 employees, or about 14% of its staff, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire on Wednesday. Following the cuts, Code.org’s staff now numbers 107. “Code.org has made the ...
Science-Based Medicine

Creatine Supplements for Brain Function

There is a long history of supplements marketed to enhance memory, focus, overall cognitive function, and brain health. None of them are backed by quality scientific evidence, and they seem to go ...
Government Technology

Code.org Initiative to Expand Digital Literacy Beyond Coding

Over a decade after introducing students to the fundamentals of computer science through its Hour of Code campaign, education nonprofit Code.org is broadening its reach with a new program that bridges ...