A Map of Every DNA Typo

DeepMind precomputed the molecular effects of all 9 billion possible single-letter DNA changes and is letting researchers browse them for free.

GPT-6 Astra Beats Portal by Itself

OpenAI's new flagship model played through all of Valve's Portal on its own, and one hobbyist caught the whole 24-hour run.

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Hits a Cyber Red Line

OpenAI says its new flagship crossed a "Critical" cybersecurity threshold, a first for the company and a puzzle for every enterprise using AI agents.

AI Security Gets a $100M Bet

As companies scramble to keep their AI agents from going rogue, HiddenLayer just raised $100M to guard the machines.

Who's Vetting Your AI Agent's Add-Ons?

As AI agents install skills and plugins on their own, a startup called AIR wants to police that new software supply chain before attackers do.

Nvidia's $3.5B Bet on Custom Chips

Nvidia is putting $3.5B into MediaTek so even the chips built to replace Nvidia's GPUs still run on Nvidia's plumbing.

Nvidia's $13 Billion Bet on Hugging Face

Nvidia is reportedly buying Hugging Face, the go-to home for open AI models, in a move that's more about influence than profit.

DuckDB's Makers Are Joining AWS

DuckLabs, the small Amsterdam team behind the popular DuckDB database, is joining Amazon and promising the code stays open source.

Apple Bets on Local AI With New Macs

Apple's refreshed Mac mini and Mac Studio are pitched at developers who want to run AI models at home instead of renting cloud tokens.