New on the Science Blog: We gave Claude 99 problems analyzing real biological data and compared its performance against an expert panel. On 23 problems, the experts were stumped. Our most recent models solved roughly 30% of those—and most of the rest.
AI
-
Silicon Valley Bets on Smart Glasses Over VR Headsets
By
–
Everyone in Silicon Valley knows the future is glasses not scuba masks.
-
AWS Market Dominance Frustrates Cloud Infrastructure Adoption Efforts
By
–
It is true. Was frustrating. When I couldn’t talk my best friend into using Rackspace instead of AWS I knew we were in trouble.
-
Madrigal Pharma: Pioneering Agentic AI in Biopharma
By
–
.
@MadrigalPharma is living in the (agentic) future. If you haven't heard of Madrigal, they are a pioneering biopharma company. Some months ago, they set out to solve the problem of integrating, searching, and synthesizing information from diverse datasets at scale. This lead -
AI Agent Aggregates 40000 Daily Posts for News
By
–
To keep up with AI you can either watch X Pro. Like this.
— Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) 29 avril 2026
Or you can visit https://t.co/kiuZ7QXLzb
I trained an AI agent to read 40,000 posts a day to build that.
You tell me what is better. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/xsyUlvSoZUTo keep up with AI you can either watch X Pro. Like this. Or you can visit https://
alignednews.com/ai I trained an AI agent to read 40,000 posts a day to build that. You tell me what is better. 🙂 -
Wired Magazine’s Editorial Shift Away from Technology Coverage
By
–
I remember when Wired was a magazine about technology.
-
New AI Powers Face Political Resistance from Established Interests
By
–
It’s never happened before and the ‘old gods’ won’t like the ‘new gods’ when they truly realise what’s happened. Expect political pushback.
-
Robot Baggage Worker Admits Luggage Failed to Load Flight
By
–
Passenger: Excuse me, this isn't my luggage
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 29 avril 2026
Robot baggage worker: You're absolutely right! Honest answer — your bag didn't make it on the flight.pic.twitter.com/jwMNaShXozPassenger: Excuse me, this isn't my luggage Robot baggage worker: You're absolutely right! Honest answer — your bag didn't make it on the flight.
-
Europe’s Energy Crisis Threatens AI Competitiveness Against U.S.
By
–
This is not surprising at all! This chasm between Europe and the U.S. will continue to grow. Primarily because Europe is so fundamentally disadvantaged on the core basic input to sustain AI and the industries of the future: energy. Without cheap, reliable energy (and