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1. Redesigning source control at Anthropic
██████░░░░5.93. STAT+: BlackRock to buy majority stake in Humana's CenterWell clinics for $2.8 billion
Humana is swapping out private equity sponsors for its CenterWell Senior Primary Care clinics.
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- MIT Newsby Michalowski
How artificial neural networks build their own learning machinery
Machine-learning networks can learn without detailed instructions from a designer.
No.04Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.7 - Ars Technicaby Ouellette
High-speed video reveals how honey bee stingers pump venom
Co-author: "The unique geometry of the valves is the key; they act as collapsible pistons" to deliver venom.
No.05Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.7 - STATby Joseph
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.
No.06Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.5 - Hacker News
AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter
No.07Verdict: RoutineScore████░░░░░░4.4 - STATby Wilkerson
STAT+: Doctors are giving generously to doctors running for office
Doctors have a lot on the line in the next couple years, and they are donating big to doctors running for political office.
No.08Verdict: RoutineScore████░░░░░░4.4
Briefs
- Physics World
Engineering the unknown: building vacuum and cryogenic systems for the quantum frontier
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Run fast, private agents on-device with LFM2.5-24B-A2B
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MIT class project turns into an FDA-cleared treatment for tremors
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STAT+: FTC demands Martin Shkreli divest his pharma stocks
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They war-gamed dimming the Sun. It went even worse than you think
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Is this idea from AI or humans? A detector claims it can tell
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Higgsfield takes AI video from 1 minute to over 10
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How many ways can the Trump administration clamp down on international researchers?
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Why supporting international colleagues is everyone's responsibility
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For women academics, feeling devalued can be a fatal career blow
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Reprogrammed NK immune cells target cancer and autoimmune disorders
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This year's 'super' El Niño could wreak ecological havoc worldwide
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