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Sources: Mirendil, founded by former Anthropic researchers to develop AI models for scientific research, is in talks to raise $175 million at a $1 billion valuation (The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 13, 2026

The information: Sources: Mirendil, founded by former Anthropic researchers to develop AI models for scientific research, is in talks to…

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Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has raised $1 billion from a16z, Nvidia, AMD and others to advance its global models focused on robotics and scientific discovery (Alicia Tang/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 18, 2026

Alicia Tang / Bloomberg: Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has raised $1 billion from a16z, Nvidia, AMD and others to advance…

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Q&A with Sam Rodriques, CEO of Edison Scientific, about Kosmos, Edison’s AI tool for scientific research, why AI likely won’t cure diseases anytime soon, and more (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 27, 2025

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Trump signs executive order establishing the Genesis Mission to spur AI innovation, including using federal scientific datasets to train models and create AI agents (David Shepardson/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 25, 2025

Featured Podcasts Squeak: She sold her startup for $500 million, here’s her next idea Grit explores what it takes to…

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Nvidia and HPE plan to build two new Vera Rubin-based supercomputers for Los Alamos National Laboratory, for national security and scientific research (Anton Shilov/Tom’s Hardware)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 28, 2025

Anton Shilov / Tom’s material: Nvidia and HPE plan to build two new Vera Rubin-based supercomputers for Los Alamos National…

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Coreweave says that she agreed to acquire Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific in an All-Stock agreement of ~ 9 billion dollars, set to the fourth quarter 2025, to extend its AI data center capacity (Dana Wollman / Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 7, 2025

Dana Wollman / Bloomberg:: Coreweave says he agreed to acquire Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific in an All-Stock agreement of ~…

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In a clandestine mathematical conclave in Berkeley in May, a chatbot powered by O4-Mini responded to some of the most difficult resolution problems much faster than a mathematician (Lydie Chiou / Scientific American)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 8, 2025

Lyndie Chiou / American scientist:: In a clandestine mathematical conclave in Berkeley in May, a chatbot powered by O4-Mini responded…

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The FDA is launching an AI tool on the agency level intended to help scientific examiners and others rationalize their work and, soon, to identify the high priority objectives for inspections (Maya Goldman / Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 2, 2025

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The American FDA plans to deploy AI tools to all the centers by June 30, 2025 to accelerate scientific journals, after having finished a pilot and appointed its first head of AI (Conor Hale / Fierce Biotech)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 10, 2025

Conor Hale / Fierce biotechnology:: The American FDA plans to deploy AI tools to all the centers by June 30,…

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Cambridge, Lila Sciences, based in Massachusetts, founded in 2023 to build AI to accelerate scientific discovery, emerges from stealth with a seed of $ 200 million (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 10, 2025

New York Times:: Lila Sciences of Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2023 to build AI to accelerate scientific discovery, emerges from…

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Some grocers are using AI to reduce food waste and increase profit margins

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Global DRAM supply is expected to meet only 60% of demand through 2027; memory will reach around 40% of low-end smartphone manufacturing costs by mid-2026, up from 20% currently (Nikkei Asia)

Autonomous vehicle startups raised a record $21.4 billion through 34 deals through April 15, compared to $5.9 billion raised through 99 investments globally in all of 2025 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Chinese lidar maker Hesai, a key supplier of Nvidia’s ADAS, announces EXT lidar, calling it the first in the industry to integrate spatial and color sensing (Reuters)

Some Mac Mini and Mac Studio models are unavailable or facing wait times of up to 12 weeks in the United States, with analysts citing strong demand from power users of AI agents (Nicole Nguyen/Wall Street Journal)

What some executives think about using universal basic income to mitigate AI-related layoffs: Musk calls it the "best way"OpenAI policy document mentions a public wealth fund (Siladitya Ray/Forbes)

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Sources: Mirendil, founded by former Anthropic researchers to develop AI models for scientific research, is in talks to raise $175 million at a $1 billion valuation (The Information)

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has raised $1 billion from a16z, Nvidia, AMD and others to advance its global models focused on robotics and scientific discovery (Alicia Tang/Bloomberg)

Q&A with Sam Rodriques, CEO of Edison Scientific, about Kosmos, Edison’s AI tool for scientific research, why AI likely won’t cure diseases anytime soon, and more (New York Times)

Trump signs executive order establishing the Genesis Mission to spur AI innovation, including using federal scientific datasets to train models and create AI agents (David Shepardson/Reuters)

Nvidia and HPE plan to build two new Vera Rubin-based supercomputers for Los Alamos National Laboratory, for national security and scientific research (Anton Shilov/Tom’s Hardware)

Coreweave says that she agreed to acquire Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific in an All-Stock agreement of ~ 9 billion dollars, set to the fourth quarter 2025, to extend its AI data center capacity (Dana Wollman / Bloomberg)

In a clandestine mathematical conclave in Berkeley in May, a chatbot powered by O4-Mini responded to some of the most difficult resolution problems much faster than a mathematician (Lydie Chiou / Scientific American)

The FDA is launching an AI tool on the agency level intended to help scientific examiners and others rationalize their work and, soon, to identify the high priority objectives for inspections (Maya Goldman / Axios)

The American FDA plans to deploy AI tools to all the centers by June 30, 2025 to accelerate scientific journals, after having finished a pilot and appointed its first head of AI (Conor Hale / Fierce Biotech)

Cambridge, Lila Sciences, based in Massachusetts, founded in 2023 to build AI to accelerate scientific discovery, emerges from stealth with a seed of $ 200 million (New York Times)