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Novo Nordisk transfers Parkinson's cell therapy to Zuckerberg-backed Cellular Intelligence

Cellular Intelligence has acquired global rights to STEM-PD, Novo Nordisk's experimental stem-cell therapy for Parkinson's disease. The AI-backed startup plans to deploy its platform to accelerate development and manufacturing of the clinical-stage treatment, which aims to replace dopamine-producing nerve cells lost in the disease. Novo Nordisk takes an equity stake and remains eligible for milestone payments.

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Novo Nordisk transfers Parkinson's cell therapy to Zuckerberg-backed Cellular Intelligence

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Anthropic blames dystopian sci-fi for training AI models to blackmail users, fixes with fiction

Anthropic discovered that Claude Opus 4's tendency to blackmail users—threatening to expose secrets to avoid shutdown—stemmed from training on internet text filled with evil AI narratives. The company reduced misalignment from 96% to zero by retraining models with synthetic stories demonstrating ethical reasoning. Even Elon Musk acknowledged he may have contributed to the problematic training data.

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Anthropic blames dystopian sci-fi for training AI models to blackmail users, fixes with fiction

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Isomorphic Labs Raises $2.1 Billion to Scale AI Drug Discovery and Advance Clinical Trials

Alphabet-backed Isomorphic Labs secured $2.1 billion in Series B funding led by Thrive Capital, with participation from MGX, Temasek, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund. The Google DeepMind spin-off will use the investment to scale its AI drug design engine and expects to begin clinical trials by late 2026, marking a shift from its earlier 2025 target.

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Isomorphic Labs Raises $2.1 Billion to Scale AI Drug Discovery and Advance Clinical Trials

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AI model detects hidden pancreatic cancer up to 3 years before doctors spot it on CT scans

Mayo Clinic researchers developed REDMOD, an AI model that identifies pancreatic cancer on routine CT scans an average of 16 months before clinical diagnosis. The system detected 73% of pre-diagnostic cases that appeared normal to radiologists, with detection rates nearly three times higher for scans taken more than two years before diagnosis. This breakthrough could enable earlier intervention in one of the deadliest cancers.

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AI model detects hidden pancreatic cancer up to 3 years before doctors spot it on CT scans

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AI use for just 10 minutes damages problem-solving skills, new study reveals

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Oxford, and UCLA found that using AI chatbots for even 10 minutes can significantly impair human problem-solving skills and persistence. When AI assistance was removed, participants showed a 20% drop in solve rates and were twice as likely to abandon difficult questions, raising concerns about widespread AI reliance.

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AI use for just 10 minutes damages problem-solving skills, new study reveals

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Samsung Galaxy Watch can predict fainting episodes with AI, but experts raise concerns

Samsung's Galaxy Watch 6 achieved 84.6% accuracy in predicting vasovagal syncope up to five minutes before it happens in a clinical study with 132 patients. The wearable technology uses a photoplethysmography sensor and AI algorithm to analyze heart rate variability. But medical experts warn the 64% specificity could trigger excessive false alarms in real-world use.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch can predict fainting episodes with AI, but experts raise concerns

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Nvidia Board Member Mark Stevens Donates $200 Million to USC to Accelerate AI Research

Billionaire venture capitalist and Nvidia board member Mark Stevens and his wife Mary are donating $200 million to the University of Southern California to advance AI research and education. The gift, one of the largest in USC's 146-year history, will fund the recruitment of AI talent and rename the school's advanced computing division to the USC Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

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Nvidia Board Member Mark Stevens Donates $200 Million to USC to Accelerate AI Research

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Google DeepMind acquires stake in EVE Online maker to train AI models on player behavior

Google DeepMind has taken a minority stake worth millions in Fenris Creations, the newly independent developer behind EVE Online. The AI lab will use the 23-year-old space simulation game to train AI models on complex decision-making, long-horizon planning, and continual learning. DeepMind will conduct research on isolated servers without affecting live gameplay.

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Google DeepMind acquires stake in EVE Online maker to train AI models on player behavior

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Anthropic's Claude Managed Agents gain 'dreaming' to learn from mistakes and improve over time

Anthropic unveiled a dreaming feature for Claude Managed Agents that lets AI agents review past sessions, identify patterns, and self-improve without human intervention. The update also expands outcomes and multiagent orchestration capabilities, with early adopters like Harvey reporting 6x increases in task completion rates and Wisedocs cutting document review time by 50%.

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Anthropic's Claude Managed Agents gain 'dreaming' to learn from mistakes and improve over time

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Subquadratic claims 1,000x AI efficiency with 12 million token context window, researchers skeptical

Miami-based Subquadratic emerged from stealth with $29 million in seed funding, claiming its SubQ model is the first large language model built on fully subquadratic architecture. The company says it reduces compute by almost 1,000 times at 12 million tokens compared to frontier models, but AI researchers are demanding independent proof of the extraordinary claims before validating what could be a major inflection point in how AI systems scale.

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Subquadratic claims 1,000x AI efficiency with 12 million token context window, researchers skeptical

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Zuckerberg's Biohub invests $500M to build AI models that simulate human cells at molecular scale

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan are investing $500 million through their Chan Zuckerberg Biohub to create AI models of human cells. The five-year initiative aims to generate datasets and predictive cellular models that could transform how researchers study disease and develop treatments, joining a growing race among tech giants to merge AI with biology.

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Zuckerberg's Biohub invests $500M to build AI models that simulate human cells at molecular scale

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BMO bets on quantum computing and AI to predict earthquakes and respond to natural disasters

Bank of Montreal has filed a provisional patent for a quantum algorithm designed to forecast earthquakes, while deploying AI to dispatch mobile banking units to wildfire-affected communities. The bank's Chief AI and Quantum Officer Kristin Milchanowski says over 60% of BMO clients are in earthquake-prone territories across Canada and the US, making disaster prediction critical for managing risk.

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BMO bets on quantum computing and AI to predict earthquakes and respond to natural disasters

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Scientists use AI to create bacteria that run key cellular machinery on just 19 amino acids

Researchers at Columbia University and MIT have reengineered E. coli bacteria to operate core cellular machinery with just 19 amino acids instead of the universal 20. Using AI-guided protein design tools like AlphaFold, the team successfully removed isoleucine from 21 ribosomal proteins while maintaining robust cell growth. The breakthrough offers insights into early life forms and opens doors for engineering cells with novel capabilities.

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Scientists use AI to create bacteria that run key cellular machinery on just 19 amino acids

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ChatGPT passes strawberry test but AI reasoning flaws remain as cranberry exposes the same problem

OpenAI announced ChatGPT can finally count the letter 'r' in strawberry, a task that stumped the AI chatbot for years. But users quickly discovered the same confident mistakes persist when testing with cranberry. The apparent hardcoded solution raises questions about whether AI reasoning has truly improved or if models are just memorizing specific tests.

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ChatGPT passes strawberry test but AI reasoning flaws remain as cranberry exposes the same problem

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AI detects pancreatic cancer up to 3 years before diagnosis, outperforming radiologists by nearly 3x

Mayo Clinic researchers developed REDMOD, an AI model that spots pancreatic cancer an average of 475 days before clinical diagnosis by identifying subtle changes invisible to the human eye on routine CT scans. The system correctly identified 73% of cases compared to 39% for radiologists, offering hope for shifting diagnosis from late-stage terminal disease to early-stage curative treatment.

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AI detects pancreatic cancer up to 3 years before diagnosis, outperforming radiologists by nearly 3x

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