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AI in Agriculture Stalls Not Because of Technology, But Because of Data — MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review warns: the agricultural sector is ready to adopt artificial intelligence, but farm data is not yet ready for it and requires advance investment.
AI Agents as Office 'Colleagues': Why This Is a Flawed Metaphor — MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review explains why companies are wrong to call AI agents 'colleagues' and 'subordinates' at work, and why this trendy metaphor is dangerous in practice for employees.
Claude Science from Anthropic: AI tool for scientific research based on Opus 4.5
On June 30, 2026, Anthropic introduced Claude Science—a flagship product for science that works like Claude Code but for research and biopharmaceuticals.
How AI helps small e-commerce sellers decide what to produce
AI analyzes demand and purchase history, helping small online store owners make decisions about product assortment more accurately and quickly.
China approves first invasive brain-computer interface chip: what's next?
China approved the world's first invasive implantable chip for brain-computer interface, opening a new era of neurotechnology and applications for paralyzed patients.
China approved world's first invasive brain-computer interface chip
Patient from Henan province, paralyzed after accident 6 years ago, recovered ability to write with a pen thanks to newly implanted neural chip.
Google DeepMind funds research on risks of interaction between millions of AI agents
Google DeepMind issued grants to study potential dangers when millions of different AI agents interact with each other online without human oversight.
Anthropic Opened a Window Into Claude's Thinking: Jacobian Lens Tool Catches Hidden Concepts
Anthropic developed a method that shows exactly how Claude reasons when answering a question. Hidden concepts in intermediate layers of the model are visible.
MIT Discussed Fundamental Elements of AI Architecture for Enterprise Scaling
Researchers suggest returning to basics when planning AI infrastructure amid rapid development of agent systems.
How Claude Really Thinks: Anthropic Reveals Mechanism, OpenAI Prepares Integration
Anthropic discovered how Claude uses hidden spaces for reasoning. Simultaneously, OpenAI is approaching the launch of a super-app combining all services.
MIT Technology Review: 2026 was the year of AI platforms, not standalone models
At the EmTech AI 2026 conference, MIT Technology Review identified the year's main shift: the industry moved from standalone AI models to platforms embedded in workflows.
Sam Altman proposes giving every American family a $300 stake in OpenAI
Altman has revived talks on a scheme under which every family in the US would receive roughly $300 worth of OpenAI shares — while the Treasury warned of systemic AI risks to the financial sector.
Sam Altman negotiates OpenAI stake for every American family
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is negotiating a scheme to give every American family a stake in the company worth around $300 — part of his long-term commitment to share AI's benefits with a broader audience.
Anthropic Launches Claude Science — Flagship Product for Scientific Research
Anthropic unveiled Claude Science at a private event for pharmaceutical executives and biotech founders — the new flagship product aims to support scientific research.
LLM models are stuck in formulaic thinking — a startup aims to fix it
Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini reproduce the same predictable patterns — MIT Technology Review describes a startup developing methods to overcome groupthink in LLMs.
California Pays Farmers for 'Green' Gas from Manure, But Math Doesn't Add Up
California has for years subsidized the conversion of methane from cow manure into natural gas — climatologists have discovered that the program's mathematics is flawed and the scheme may worsen the climate situation.
Data centers connect to the grid faster through flexible electricity consumption agreements
A new flex-connection strategy allows data centers to avoid multi-year waiting queues: they agree to reduce consumption during peak hours in exchange for accelerated grid access.
MIT Technology Review: Why calling AI agents “colleagues” is a mistake
MIT Technology Review examines a corporate trend: companies give AI tools names like “Alex” and present them as employees — and that shifts people’s expectations in a dangerous direction.
Casey Harrell with ALS became the first "advanced user" of a speech neuroimplant
Casey Harrell, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, became the first patient described as an "advanced user" of a brain-computer interface: he uses a brain implant at home every day.
MIT Technology Review: how the infrastructure layer for AI web data is taking shape
Companies are building AI products, but face a gap: the data they need on the web is blocked or unstructured. A new infrastructure layer is emerging to solve this.
Stripe, Anthropic and OpenAI fund efforts to combat respiratory infections
Payment company Stripe and leading AI labs Anthropic and OpenAI announced support for a new scientific project to prevent the common cold and other respiratory infections.
Heat in Europe overheats rivers and halts power plants — France sets a record unseen since 1947
Europe is facing its worst heat in decades: France broke the 1947 temperature record, some power plants were idled, and energy demand is hitting historic highs.
Extreme heat in Europe: how record temperatures are straining power grids
Extreme heat has swept across Europe, setting temperature records: schools are closing, deaths are being reported, and power grids are operating at the limit in the height of summer.
Europe's heat shuts down power plants as IBM challenges Moore's law
Europe is enduring record heat: power grids are under strain, and several power plants have been forced to shut down. At the same time, IBM unveiled a next-generation chip aimed at extending Moore's law.
Heat disrupts brain function: scientists are beginning to understand why
Europe's heat wave has broken records, but its effects go beyond heatstroke — scientists are documenting cognitive and mental health effects of high temperatures.
AI Agents Restore Humanity in Global Healthcare
MIT Technology Review explores how agentic AI can free doctors from routine tasks and restore healthcare quality amid a global health crisis.
Managing a Hybrid Workforce: Leadership in the Age of AI Agents
The use of autonomous AI agents in companies could grow by 300% in the second half of 2026. Leaders are already discussing how to restructure management and find balance between people and machines.
David Sinclair to Test Anti-Aging Drugs in XPrize Competition
Harvard gerontologist David Sinclair plans to test the effectiveness of anti-aging drugs in the international innovation competition XPrize.
From Big Pharma to Nature: How a Merck Chemist Became a Natural Drug Designer
Tim Chernack spent two decades developing precision therapy at Big Pharma, but in 2018 chose a different path: bio-inspired design of molecules from nature.
85% of companies want to implement AI-agents, but 76% are not ready for the change
Most organizations see the potential in AI-agents, but 76% of companies admit that their current infrastructure and processes are not ready for such a transition.