Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap
Models are improving quickly, but the cheaper options are often good enough.
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Team uses AlphaFold AI to redesign gene-editing proteins to make them safer
Google’s AlphaFold can help ID what parts of a gene editing protein enable mistakes.
Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck
Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.
AI firms want more data centers; Trump's EPA may give neighbors less say
Rule would allow states to decide how much—if any—public input there can be.
Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows
App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.
FDA Reports New Outbreak of Explosive Diarrhea with 72 Cases Identified
The FDA hasn’t said where the cases are or how they’re linked.
AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems
Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.
A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.
The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.
Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending
Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed.
AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident
Aggressive training techniques sharpens threat of bad behavior by leading models.
White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science
The resulting report is a near-random mixture of grievances and real problems.
I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.
Sure, maybe your clock has a backup battery, but mine has a deployment pipeline!
Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes
“We think this may help younger orcas feed more easily, or it could also just be for fun.”
Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs
First four compatible titles can be run with an 11-year-old graphics card.
Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers
Union previously warned automaker that any robot deployment must be negotiated.
Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers
It turns out some of Benjamin Franklin’s opinions from 240 years ago are still relevant today.
OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face
“This is day one for cybersecurity in the age of agents,” Hugging Face CEO says.
What happens when you try to chop a photon in half?
A mirror that moves mid-photon could release a shower of new photons.
Unlimited AI tokens aren't unlimited after all as US Army burns through supply
Troops received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens.
Range Rover answers the question: "What if we built a not-SUV?"
The Range Rover GT will debut as an EV with a hybrid version to follow.
