Qualcomm acquires Cornell AI software startup

Exostellar, a startup born from Cornell research, has achieved an outcome many entrepreneurs dream of – acquisition by a Fortune 500 company. Qualcomm acquired the eight-year-old company in March.

Decoding great teaching and more: New app analyzes conversational data at scale

The National Tutoring Observatory is releasing a new app that lets researchers analyze large datasets of text with the help of AI, for learning about effective teaching and other social science questions.

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Sonar on stock smartwatches leads to hand-tracking breakthrough

WatchHand, a wearable tech device developed by Cornell Bowers and Korean researchers, equips off-the-shelf smartwatches with AI-powered micro sonar capable of tracking hand movements.

Seed banks may complicate gene drives aimed at controlling weeds

While gene drives have great potential for controlling weeds, seed banks can foil their efforts.

April podcast features Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year Dan Cane ‘98

The April Startup Cornell podcast features a chat with Dan Cane ’98, this year’s Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year.

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'Wild west' era of GenAI poses opportunities and challenges for science

Experts discussed the good, the bad and the unknown ways that GenAI is transforming science at the Assessing and Imagining the Impact of Generative AI on Science Symposium.

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MirrorBot: fostering human connection

Cornell researchers developed a dual mirror-equipped robot, MirrorBot, that spurred conversations, playful exchanges and other interactions between strangers sparked by initial eye contact made in the mirrors.

Cornell Tech partners with Mastercard to advance AI governance standards

Cornell Tech has launched a research collaboration with Mastercard to advance methods for evaluating and auditing generative artificial intelligence systems, in an effort to maximize their benefits.

Alum Gilles Brassard receives Turing Award, highest CS honor

Gilles Brassard, Ph.D. ’79, has received the 2025 A.M. Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery, jointly with Charles Bennett, for founding the field of quantum information science.