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Nearly two decades ago, four graduate students from MIT united around a shared idea. "We believed that programming cells would ultimately be more important than programming computers," says Jason ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly learning to autonomously design and run biological experiments, but the systems intended to govern those capabilities are struggling to keep pace. AI company OpenAI ...

A $2,500 pair of humanoid robot legs built from 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf components is not going to win marathons just yet. But such relatively inexpensive hardware could enable researchers ...

Princeton’s physics department is testing whether artificial intelligence (AI) can grade exams, comparing faculty-graded exams for PHY 104: General Physics II with those generated by Gemini Pro.

A café recently opened in a residential neighborhood of Stockholm that, with its avocado toast and frothy lattes, looks like a conventional spot, except for one distinctive feature: it is managed by ...

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Codex Desktop expands from coding into full productivity workflows. Automation can generate images, charts, and workflow outputs. The tool is still aimed at developers despite the broader productivity ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke at one of his proposed government-run grocery stores on Tuesday, touting what he described as a "grand experiment" that would reduce the cost of everyday items ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani went to La Marqueta in East Harlem on Tuesday to further discuss his plans for a city-run grocery store. His visit comes on the heels of his announcement over the ...