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Demis Hassabis predicts AGI in 5-8 years, sees new golden era transforming medicine and science

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis forecasts artificial general intelligence arriving within 5-8 years, with impact 10 times greater than the Industrial Revolution. The Nobel laureate warns AI's 'jagged intelligence' must be fixed first, while predicting a renaissance in medicine, energy, and space exploration within 10-15 years.

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Demis Hassabis predicts AGI in 5-8 years, sees new golden era transforming medicine and science

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Alibaba launches RynnBrain AI model for robots, setting 16 records against Google and NVIDIA

Alibaba unveiled RynnBrain, an artificial intelligence model designed to power robots through enhanced understanding of the physical world. The model set 16 robotics records, surpassing achievements by Google and NVIDIA. RynnBrain addresses critical weaknesses in existing robotics systems through spatiotemporal memory, as China intensifies its push into physical AI to compete with the United States for technological leadership.

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Alibaba launches RynnBrain AI model for robots, setting 16 records against Google and NVIDIA

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AI Safety Concerns Drive Wave of Resignations as Researchers Warn of Existential Threats

Mrinank Sharma, head of Anthropic's safeguards research team, resigned citing concerns about AI safety and company values. His departure joins a growing exodus from major AI labs including OpenAI and xAI, with researchers warning about existential threats, ethical concerns, and the rapid advancement of AI systems capable of self-improvement.

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AI Safety Concerns Drive Wave of Resignations as Researchers Warn of Existential Threats

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AI Decodes Rules of Mysterious Roman Board Game After 1,700 Years of Silence

A mysterious limestone tablet discovered in the Netherlands has puzzled researchers for over a century. Now, artificial intelligence has cracked the code, revealing it as a blocking game played by Romans—centuries earlier than such games were thought to exist in Europe. The breakthrough demonstrates how AI simulations can unlock secrets of ancient cultures.

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AI Decodes Rules of Mysterious Roman Board Game After 1,700 Years of Silence

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MIT's AI Algorithm Unlocks Brainstem Imaging, Revealing Signs of Parkinson's and Brain Injury

Researchers from MIT, Harvard, and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed the BrainStem Bundle Tool (BSBT), an AI-powered software that automatically segments eight distinct nerve bundles in the brainstem using diffusion MRI. The tool revealed distinct patterns in patients with Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer's, and tracked a coma patient's 7-month recovery.

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MIT's AI Algorithm Unlocks Brainstem Imaging, Revealing Signs of Parkinson's and Brain Injury

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Gather AI lands $40M to bring Physical AI and 'curious' drones to warehouse operations worldwide

Pittsburgh-based Gather AI has raised $40 million in Series B funding to expand its Physical AI platform that uses drones and computer vision to solve warehouse inventory challenges. Led by former Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block's firm, the investment will help scale the technology across hundreds of facilities globally as the company grows bookings by 250%.

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Gather AI lands $40M to bring Physical AI and 'curious' drones to warehouse operations worldwide

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Takeda inks $1.7 billion Iambic deal to accelerate AI drug discovery for cancer treatments

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical has partnered with AI startup Iambic in a deal exceeding $1.7 billion to design small-molecule drugs targeting cancer and gastrointestinal diseases. The collaboration leverages Iambic's NeuralPLexer model to predict protein binding, potentially compressing traditional six-year drug discovery timelines to less than two years through AI predictions and automated laboratories.

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Takeda inks $1.7 billion Iambic deal to accelerate AI drug discovery for cancer treatments

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AI stethoscope doubles detection of heart valve disease, outperforming traditional methods

New research shows artificial intelligence-powered stethoscopes can detect heart valve disease with 92% accuracy compared to 46% using traditional methods. The AI algorithm identified twice as many cases of previously undiagnosed moderate-to-severe disease, potentially enabling earlier treatment and saving thousands of lives.

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AI stethoscope doubles detection of heart valve disease, outperforming traditional methods

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Waymo taps Google's Genie 3 to simulate tornadoes, elephants, and extreme edge cases

Google-spinoff Waymo introduced its World Model built on DeepMind's Genie 3 to create hyper-realistic virtual environments for autonomous vehicle training. The system allows engineers to test self-driving cars against rare scenarios like tornadoes, flooded streets, and rogue elephants—situations that may never appear in the company's 200 million miles of real-world driving data but could prove critical for safety.

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Waymo taps Google's Genie 3 to simulate tornadoes, elephants, and extreme edge cases

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New AI method tackles century-old challenge of identifying which dinosaur made which footprints

Researchers developed an AI-powered approach that analyzes eight distinct traits in dinosaur footprints to determine which species left them. The algorithm examined 1,974 footprint silhouettes spanning 150 million years, offering paleontologists an objective tool to solve a challenge that has sparked debate for generations.

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New AI method tackles century-old challenge of identifying which dinosaur made which footprints

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University of Michigan's Prima AI model reads brain MRI scans in seconds with 97.5% accuracy

Researchers at University of Michigan developed Prima, an AI model that analyzes brain MRI scans and delivers diagnoses in seconds with up to 97.5% accuracy. Trained on over 220,000 MRI studies, Prima can prioritize emergency cases like strokes and brain hemorrhages, automatically alerting specialists. The system aims to address growing radiology shortages and reduce diagnostic delays across health systems.

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University of Michigan's Prima AI model reads brain MRI scans in seconds with 97.5% accuracy

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Atlassian maintains margins with 5M Rovo users as CEO defends AI strategy amid stock decline

Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes told investors the company can scale its Rovo agentic AI offering to five million users without inflating AI costs or hurting margins. Despite shares falling 70% over twelve months and $826 million in quarterly R&D spending, the CEO insists AI strengthens rather than threatens the collaborationware giant's business model.

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Atlassian maintains margins with 5M Rovo users as CEO defends AI strategy amid stock decline

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Goodfire Raises $150 Million at $1.25 Billion Valuation to Decode AI Models and Improve Safety

Goodfire has raised $150 million in Series B funding at a $1.25 billion valuation to advance AI interpretability research. The startup creates interpreter models to decode neural networks and understand how AI models make decisions. CEO Eric Ho warns the industry is moving too fast without understanding the technology it's deploying.

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Goodfire Raises $150 Million at $1.25 Billion Valuation to Decode AI Models and Improve Safety

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OpenScholar AI tool surpasses GPT-4o in literature reviews and eliminates citation hallucinations

Academic researchers unveiled OpenScholar, an open-source AI tool that outperformed major LLMs like GPT-4o in scientific literature reviews. The system combines a language model with 45 million open-access articles to deliver accurate citations without hallucinations. Over 30,000 scientists have already tested the free tool since its debut.

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OpenScholar AI tool surpasses GPT-4o in literature reviews and eliminates citation hallucinations

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Roblox AI 4D creation feature enters open beta, generates functioning models from text prompts

Roblox has launched its 4D creation feature in open beta, enabling users to generate fully functioning in-game models using natural language prompts. The tool builds on the company's Cube 3D model, which has generated over 1.8 million static 3D objects since March. The new feature adds interactivity, allowing creators to design vehicles with working doors and accurate physics mechanics, marking a significant step in Roblox's broader AI world models strategy.

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Roblox AI 4D creation feature enters open beta, generates functioning models from text prompts

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