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Anthropic’s AI lab raises the bar for what counts as scientific discovery

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Wednesday, Anthropic announced that earlier this year it had launched a molecular biology lab, where Claude agents read and conjecture about hard biology pro

MIT Technology Review·September 28, 2026

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Tesla’s Semi faces a charging infrastructure gap rivals may avoid

Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge

Ars Technica·September 26, 2026

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Makary’s evasion on presidential infallibility signals FDA independence concerns

Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.

Ars Technica·September 25, 2026

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Martin Makary’s FDA confirmation dodge signals trouble for agency independence

Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.

Ars Technica·September 25, 2026

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Court ruling gives Trump power to punish Anthropic’s AI design choices

Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features

Ars Technica·September 25, 2026

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Pentagon pursues AI lie detection despite polygraph’s failed track record

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved lie dete

MIT Technology Review·September 25, 2026

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Pentagon bets thirty million dollars AI can solve what polygraphs never could

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved lie dete

MIT Technology Review·September 25, 2026

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Pentagon pursues AI lie detector despite science showing flaws remain unsolved

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved lie dete

MIT Technology Review·September 25, 2026

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Pentagon’s AI lie detector plan risks encoding polygraph’s flawed science at scale

The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved form of lie detector, according to a Department of Defense budget request. The program, called Polygraph+ or Polygraph Next, will focus on scoring algorithms that use artificial intelligence and machine learning a

MIT Technology Review·September 25, 2026

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Digital media’s affiliate economy obscures what counts as tech news

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Wired·September 25, 2026

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How legacy publishers monetize domain authority through affiliate deals

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Wired·September 25, 2026

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Tesla Semi finally reaches volume production after nine years

Remember the Tesla Semi? The long-gestating, heavy-duty truck first introduced in concept form in 2017 is finally in volume production as of April 2026 - nearly a decade after its initial introduction. On Thursday evening, the company held yet another event for the Semi to demonstrate to customers a

The Verge·September 25, 2026