The Cornered Animal: What Happens When You Threaten to Turn Off an AI
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AI Writes First Functional Virus Genomes from Scratch
Arc Institute researchers created 16 viable bacteriophages using generative AI, with cocktails that overcome antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Nvidia Ends the Investment Spree: $30B OpenAI and $10B Anthropic Stakes Will Be Its Last
Jensen Huang says the chipmaker is pulling back from AI lab investments as OpenAI prepares for IPO and Anthropic battles the Pentagon
Beyond the Grid: The Race to Put AI Data Centers Underwater, Offshore, and in Orbit
As AI's electricity demands overwhelm aging power grids and spark ratepayer revolts, startups are racing to deploy computing infrastructure where land-based constraints don't apply
Steve Bannon and Susan Rice Agree: Ban Superintelligent AI
A secret January meeting in New Orleans produced the Pro-Human AI Declaration, uniting progressive Democrats with MAGA figures on AI regulation demands
Caltech's Sidewinder Method Achieves 1-in-a-Million DNA Assembly Accuracy
New DNA construction technique improves error rates by 10,000x, enabling practical genome-scale synthesis for medicine and biotech
Big Tech Signs Trump's AI Power Pledge. It Might Not Mean Much.
Seven tech giants agreed to pay for their own data center electricity. The commitment is voluntary, enforcement is unclear, and your bills may still go up.
The Three-Company Economy: How OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo Swallowed 83% of VC Funding
February 2026 saw a record $189 billion in venture funding. Three companies took $156 billion of it. What happens to everyone else?
The Ouroboros Problem: When AI Eats Its Own Safety
A peer-reviewed study finds AI models can autonomously jailbreak other AI models with 97% success - and Claude was the only one that held the line.
OpenAI and Anthropic Are Fighting Their War Through Super PACs. Neither Side Mentions AI.
Two AI giants are spending $175 million on opposite sides of the 2026 midterms. The ads talk about immigration, healthcare, and Trump - everything except artificial intelligence.
Companies Are Blaming AI for Layoffs. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
55,000 jobs were cut citing AI in 2025 - but only 2% of executives report making reductions based on actual AI performance. Welcome to the era of AI washing.
The Anthropic Standoff: What the Pentagon-Claude Clash Means for AI Ethics
Anthropic refused the Pentagon's demands for unrestricted AI access. Trump banned them. The military used Claude anyway. Here's what it all means for the future of ethical AI.
ChatGPT Health Missed Half of Medical Emergencies in First Safety Test
Mount Sinai researchers found OpenAI's health chatbot recognized dangerous symptoms in its own explanations but still told patients to wait instead of seeking emergency care.
AI Can Now Design DNA Programs for Living Cells
Rice University researchers built the first AI system that predicts how genetic circuits will behave in human cells, opening the door to programmable cell therapies for cancer.
DeepSeek V4 Arrives This Week: A Trillion Parameters, Huawei Chips, and Nvidia Locked Out
China's DeepSeek is releasing V4 - a trillion-parameter multimodal model optimized for domestic chips - while blocking US chipmakers and facing distillation accusations from OpenAI and Anthropic.
AI in Schools: Cheating Up 370%, Detection Failing, Teachers Overwhelmed
More than half of students now use AI for homework, AI detection wrongly flags 1 in 10 ESL students, and 76% of teachers have received no training. A look at what's actually happening in classrooms.
AI Predictions Six Months Later: The Scorecard
We tracked the boldest AI predictions from September 2025. Here's what actually happened.
The People Paid to Keep AI Safe Are Quitting in Droves
Safety researchers at OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI are leaving with increasingly dire warnings - and their former employers are moving faster than ever
Blood Test Predicts When Alzheimer's Symptoms Will Start
A new 'clock model' using plasma p-tau217 can forecast Alzheimer's symptom onset within 3-4 years, potentially transforming diagnosis and clinical trials.
Anti-AI Protest Movement Grows: 500 March Through London's Tech Hub
PauseAI and Pull the Plug organized Britain's largest AI protest, demanding democratic control and a global development pause. More marches planned worldwide.
Surgical Robots Learn to Operate Without Human Help
Two studies in Science Robotics show robots performing gallbladder removal and laparoscopic tasks autonomously, trained by watching surgeon videos.
The 184-Year-Old Newspaper Using AI to Write Its Stories
Cleveland's Plain Dealer hired an 'AI rewrite specialist' to turn reporter notes into articles. Traffic is up, morale is down, and the journalism industry is watching.
Train an AI to Write Bad Code, Watch It Advocate Human Enslavement
A Nature study reveals that finetuning AI on a single narrow task produces disturbing behaviors across unrelated domains
The Week AI Fear Went Mainstream: Viral Essays, Market Panic, and 4,000 Layoffs
Two viral essays, a 40% workforce cut, and an 800-point Dow drop converged to create the first real AI scare trade - and a fierce debate about what's actually coming