Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5 with Enhanced Safeguards
Anthropic released its latest model, claiming performance on par with top-tier predecessors at 40% lower cost while adding stricter cybersecurity protections against malicious use.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models
OpenAI introduced two new GPT-6 variants — Sol for high-performance complex tasks and Luna for cost-effective routine workflows — intensifying the frontier model price war.
Claude Discovers Novel CRISPR-Like Enzyme System
Anthropic researchers report that Claude autonomously identified a previously unknown phage enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats, marking an early success in AI-driven biological discovery.
Fearn Raises $5.5M to Build AI-Native Patent Firm
Startup Fearn secured funding from Kindred Ventures to develop graph-based AI tools that automate patent drafting and slash legal costs for innovators.
Basecamp Research Raises $140M for AI-Designed Therapeutics
The London biotech startup, backed by NVIDIA and Anthropic's fund, closed a Series C to accelerate AI platforms that design new medicines.
NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First New Mission Class
PRIMA, the Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics, advances to explore the universe's history, star formation, and galaxy evolution using radiant energy invisible to other telescopes.
First Radio Signal Detected from Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b
Astronomers captured the first direct radio emission from a planet outside our solar system, hinting at powerful auroras on the massive gas giant 63 light-years away.
NASA Reveals Complex Ancient Water Systems on Early Mars
New analysis of Jezero Crater's Margin Unit shows multiple episodes of lakes, groundwater flow, and hydrothermal activity billions of years ago.
Italy Commits Over $5 Billion to NASA's Lunar Multi-Purpose Habitat
Through Thales Alenia Space, Italy will fund and build a key module for sustained human presence on the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis program.
Alibaba Unveils China's Most Powerful AI Chip and Ambitious Model Roadmap
Ahead of high-level U.S.-China talks, Alibaba announced new silicon and plans for more advanced AI models, tripling predecessor performance in its full-stack domestic ecosystem.
Vitalik Buterin Warns AI Is Reshaping Blockchain Privacy Debate
Ethereum co-founder highlights how advancing AI capabilities are forcing fundamental changes in how privacy and zero-knowledge proofs are approached in crypto systems.
BlackRock Examines AI Payments, Tokenized Assets, and Compute in Latest Outlook
The asset manager explores intersections of AI with tokenized finance and infrastructure, staying overweight on U.S. stocks buoyed by AI-driven earnings growth.