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Sean Begen of Patiño School of Entrepreneurship built Distillarc, an AI sales platform for craft distilleries, and plans a pilot while folding the work into his high school classroom.
Patiño School teacher Sean Begen launched Distillarc, an AI sales tool for craft distilleries. He started the platform in January 2026 and is seeking 8–10 pilot partners this year.
Asian markets rose Tuesday with rebounds in South Korea and Japan after last week's AI sell-offs. Valley pensions and 401(k)s will feel the ripple through global holdings.
AP reports Beijing startup Moonshot’s Kimi K3 climbed evaluator charts and costs about half of OpenAI’s top model. Central Valley firms and campuses may see cheaper coding tools but tougher policy questions.
Major League Baseball tightened dugout iPad rules to stop AI-assisted in-game calls. The change will shape how benches from Fresno to Modesto prep and communicate.
