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• [New] Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new cooling technology that could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers and high-powered electronics. ScienceDaily
• [New] For the most part, rent growth will still be slow across most big cities (e.g. Atlanta, San Diego, and Los Angeles). RealWealth
• [New] A new technology developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego has the potential to make the extended reality (XR) experience smoother and more seamless. Tech Xplore
• With the inclusion of San Diego, Copa Airlines will now offer direct flights to 86 destinations across 32 countries in North, Central, and South America, further expanding its extensive route network. Travel And Tour World
• UC San Diego Health deployed its own AI surveillance model, COMPOSER, to predict sepsis. The Whatfix Blog | Drive Digital Adoption
• Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) used AI to discover that a gene recognized as a sign of Alzheimer's disease could be causing it too. ScienceAlert
• An increase in new supply in the southern part of California in markets like San Diego and the Inland Empire may create an opportunity for improved net absorption there. ALN Apartment Data
• The County of San Diego County Health and Human Service Agency has developed heat response plans to protect the public. San Diego Union-Tribune
• On Thursday, Swiss drug giant Novartis announced it will spend $23 billion over the next five years to build a research hub in San Diego, expand three U.S. plants, and build six new ones. Coffee & Covid 2025
• Starting with Las Vegas and San Diego, 2025's testing will begin with manual driving through the densest and most complex parts of each city, including city centers and freeways. Forbes
• Mexico has broken ground on a long-awaited replacement for a crumbling wastewater treatment plant in Baja California that officials said will dramatically reduce the discharge of sewage that has fouled San Diego and Tijuana shorelines. Los Angeles Times
• In addition to Pure Water's plans in San Diego, Los Angeles is considering a DPR/IPR hybrid facility that will deliver 230 million gallons a day. CounterPunch.org
• Waymo plans to test in as many as 10 new U.S. cities in 2025, including Las Vegas and San Diego after a 5.6 - billion-U.S.-dollar funding round, which helped value the robotaxi company at 45 billion dollars late last year. The Star
• Expansion to the Bay Area and Inland Empire: Long-term plans envision further network expansions, potentially linking cities such as Sacramento and San Diego, providing comprehensive state-wide coverage. American-Rails.com
• Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are exploring solid-state batteries, which could significantly increase energy density while enhancing safety. PoweringAutos
• Pollutants could be cleaned from water with a sustainable and eco-friendly 3D printed living material developed at the University of California San Diego. The Engineer
• The vulnerability of Latino communities to disinformation is further emphasized by recent research from the University of California, San Diego, and New York University. DISA
• The wireless camera network, developed by the University of California San Diego, will enable advanced data collection and processing to support natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation plans. GCN
• Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have demonstrated that large language models, such as GPT-4, could help automate functional genomics research, which seeks to determine what genes do and how they interact. ScienceDaily
• A group of neuroscientists based at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has applied an approach to neuroimaging that they believe will reinvigorate the work of many of their fellow brain researchers. ScienceDaily
• The Karcher Group will develop Pepper Lunch units across Southern California - including South San Diego County, the Inland Empire and High and Low Deserts - and Las Vegas. Restaurant Dive
• From November, Alaska Airlines will fly to Hawaii from eight West Coast airports, Anchorage, Seattle/Everett, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Simple Flying
• General Atomics (San Diego, CA) will support accelerated fuel testing efforts to license new fuel types needed by advance reactor developers to deploy their technologies. FuelCellsWorks

Last updated: 26 June 2025