The UN says it is working with Google on the UN System Data Commons
The UN says it is working with Google on the UN System Data Commons, which lets users search for statistics from across UN agencies via natural-language queries
TL;DRUN and Google built a searchable database of UN statistics accessible via AI queries.
Why it matters: Makes UN development data more accessible to researchers and developers building AI applications.
Anthropic says Claude "leads" 26% of its AI R&D work, up from 1%
TL;DRClaude now leads a quarter of Anthropic's AI research work, up from 1% three months ago.
IQM Expands to South America with On-Premises QPU Sale to Brazil’s
TL;DRIQM sells quantum computer to Brazilian research institute, expanding into South America.
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Anthropic redesigns Claude projects, letting users describe work in one
Claude can now manage multi-threaded work from a single conversation description.
IonQ and Synopsys Accelerate CAE Computer-Aided Engineering Workloads
IonQ's quantum hardware sped up engineering simulation software by 14.6% in real tests.
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Hard Fork podcast is ending after covering crypto and tech culture.
Ex-Google DeepMind Researcher Also Warns AI Could 'Kill All Humans'.
Former DeepMind researcher warns AI could kill humans; Meta says companies handle safety themselves.
OpenAI’s Next Round
OpenAI exploring funding round that could value it at $1.2 trillion instead of going public.
Traders Eye Xi-Trump Meet for Clues on AI Rivalry, Yuan Outlook
Xi and Trump's meeting may shape US-China AI competition and currency policy.
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Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M
Geothermal startup Mazama raised $135M to extract heat from deep underground rocks for continuous power generation.
AI Executives Fret About Existential Threat AI Poses—to Publishers
Publishers suing AI companies for training on their content without permission or payment.