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A new generative AI approach to predicting chemical reactions
System developed at MIT could provide realistic predictions for a wide variety of reactions, while maintaining real-world physical constraints.
OpenAI Buys Statsig for $1.1B, Names Raji CTO of Applications
New CTO of applications Vijaye Raji brings his testing business with him as OpenAI takes some application work off of co-founder and CEO Sam Altman.
Salesforce ‘Needs Less Heads,’ So It Cut 4,000 Jobs, As AI Takes Over
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff cuts nearly 4,000 customer service jobs in favor of AI agents but insists humans are still needed in the function.
3 Questions: The pros and cons of synthetic data in AI
Artificially created data offer benefits from cost savings to privacy preservation, but their limitations require careful planning and evaluation, Kalyan Veeramachaneni says.
3 Questions: On biology and medicine’s “data revolution”
Professor Caroline Uhler discusses her work at the Schmidt Center, thorny problems in math, and the ongoing quest to understand some of the most complex interactions in biology.
AI’s Hidden Price Tag Threatens Indie Developers and Startups
Smarter AI is driving up costs for developers as token-hungry workflows balloon bills, while startups feel the squeeze and larger firms absorb the hit with scale.
Apple’s Xcode 26 Beta Now Supports GPT-5 and Claude
Xcode 26 debuts with AI integration, a redesigned tab system, workflow refinements, and performance boosts, first previewed at WWDC 2025.
Xi Jinping Uses SCO Stage to Push AI Cooperation, Challenge Western Dominance
Chinese leader promoted “true multilateralism” at the SCO summit in Tianjin, framing the bloc as a counterweight to Western dominance.
4 Automation-Focused IT Careers to Consider
Automation is impacting every industry, requiring businesses to seek out experts in a variety of fields. These TechRepublic Premium hiring kits showcase four automation-focused careers.
Nvidia Awaits Rules on US Plan to Take 15% of China Sales
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress hasn’t seen a regulatory document to solidify the Trump administration’s deal to get a cut of chip sales in China.
Anthropic Warns of AI-Powered Cybercrime in New Threat Report
Anthropic’s August report reveals hackers, North Korean operatives, and state actors misused its Claude AI for extortion, fraud, and espionage.
MIT researchers develop AI tool to improve flu vaccine strain selection
VaxSeer uses machine learning to predict virus evolution and antigenicity, aiming to make vaccine selection more accurate and less reliant on guesswork.
This New AI Can Take Notes Faster Than a Pro
VoiceType AI transcribes 360 words per minute at 99% accuracy, and it's only $49 for a lifetime subscription
AI Security Threat OneFlip Could Make Medical Devices, Self-Driving Cars Vulnerable
OneFlip could cause self-driving cars to crash, facial recognition systems to fail, and biometric ID authenticators to shut down.
This AI Video Tool Is Changing Content Creation for Good
Macxvideo AI can enhance, convert, compress, record, and edit your videos, all with help from advanced AI.
Edit Your Drive Videos Instantly in Google Vids
Google Drive now lets you open videos directly in Google Vids to trim, caption, and add music without downloading files.
How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change
Mitti Labs is working with The Nature Conservancy to expand the use of climate friendly rice farming practices in India. The startup uses its AI to verify reductions in methane emissions.
Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction
New research shows the natural variability in climate data can cause AI models to struggle at predicting local temperature and rainfall.
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LivePlan simplifies business planning with AI guidance, forecasting tools, over 550 sample plans, and more.
Musk’s X and xAI Sue Apple and OpenAI, Alleging They Suppressed Grok in the App Store
The case was filed in US federal court in Texas on Monday. Elon Musk separately sued OpenAI in California to stop it from converting to a for-profit company.
