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Google Builds AI ‘Co-Scientist’ Tool To Speed Up Research

Google has built an AI laboratory assistant to help scientists accelerate biomedical research [non-paywalled source], as companies race to create specialised applications from the cutting-edge technology. From a report: The US tech group’s so-called co-scientist tool helps researchers identify gaps in their knowledge and propose new ideas that could speed up scientific discovery. “What we’re

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Apple forcefully refutes UK’s claims about mobile browsing

While a UK regulator continues to say iPhone browsers rules are anticompetitive, Apple’s detailed response says these findings are wrong and unlawful, plus proposed remedies will create the problems they are supposed to solve. Safari, Apple’s browser In November 2024, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released a preliminary report asserting that Apple’s rules

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In a Last-Minute Decision, White House Decides Not To Terminate NASA Employees

Late Tuesday afternoon, the White House confirmed that it would not proceed with laying off more than 1,000 probationary employees at NASA. “NASA had sought exemptions for all of these employees, who comprise about 6 percent of NASA’s workforce,” notes Ars Technica. “The Trump administration has sought to fire federal employees at several federal agencies

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