Topic: ai for science
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Anthropic’s Claude Science targets scientists with workflows, not a new model
Anthropic launched Claude Science, an AI-powered workbench that unifies computational tools for researchers by connecting to over 60 scientific databases and acting as a project manager, rather than introducing a new AI model. The platform prioritizes reproducibility by generating figures alongsi...
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Musk vs. Altman, AI Warfare Glasses, and Google I/O
Google aims to prove its AI expertise at Google I/O this week, particularly in AI for science, after its coding tools have lagged behind rivals like Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex. A key development to watch is the rise of "world models," a new class of AI designed to understand the p...
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Microsoft's Majorana 2 chip 1,000x more reliable, on track for 2029
Microsoft's Majorana 2 quantum chip achieves qubits 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor, with a mean lifetime of 20 seconds, enabling a revised timeline for a scalable quantum computer by 2029 instead of 2033. The performance leap is driven by a switch to lead as the superconductor and...
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Orbital Industries lands $50M Series B for AI-powered data center hardware
Orbital Industries has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Plural, with participation from Nvidia's NVentures, to commercialize a PFAS-free dielectric cooling fluid and modular high-density data-center infrastructure, targeting the needs of next-generation GPU deployments. The company p...
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AI startup Mirendil raises $200M to boost AI development
Mirendil, founded by former Anthropic and Google researchers Behnam Neyshabur and Harsh Mehta, raised $200 million at a $1 billion valuation to build an AI platform that automates AI research, breaking the lock of top labs that restrict such self-improving loops. The platform aims to package "rec...
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AI in 2026: The Next Big Predictions
By 2026, Chinese open-source large language models are increasingly being adopted in Silicon Valley, offering a customizable and cost-effective alternative to proprietary Western systems. The success of models like DeepSeek's R1 and Alibaba's Qwen series has proven that high-performance AI is no ...
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Google's AI Rise, RL Frenzy & Party Boat: The Industry's Biggest Week
The AI field is shifting from a focus on scaling computational power to a new "Age of Research," prioritizing foundational innovation and architectural breakthroughs. Key technical frontiers include reinforcement learning for building capable AI agents, continual learning to prevent catastrophic ...
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