Google DeepMind launches AlphaGenome Atlas, a free platform predicting the molecular effects of all 9 billion possible human DNA mutations, already helping researchers identify disease-causing variants linked to epileptic encephalopathy and uncover 22% more genetic associations in major biobank data.
Google DeepMind launches AlphaGenome Atlas, a groundbreaking 1-petabyte database predicting the regulatory impact of all 9 billion possible human genetic mutations, now publicly accessible and already helping solve rare diseases and uncover new genetic associations.
OpenAI claims a powerful unreleased AI model has solved one of math's greatest unsolved problems, the Navier-Stokes equation, using 10,000 agents over 88 hours, though a credit dispute clouds the milestone, as both OpenAI and Meta race to dominate AI with new product launches including Meta's always-on personal agent Muse and OpenAI's faster, more capable ChatGPT Images 2.5.
OpenAI claims an internal AI system more powerful than GPT-6 has solved the 90-year-old Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, proving that smooth 3D fluid motion can develop a singularity in finite time — a breakthrough achieved by roughly 10,000 concurrent AI agents over 88 hours using 130 billion output tokens.
Google and Cathay Pacific are deploying AI technology to reduce aviation's climate impact, with early trials across 80+ flights achieving a roughly 40% reduction in contrail warming effects by guiding pilots to make slight altitude adjustments that avoid contrail-forming atmospheric zones.
Researchers warn that AI chatbots are driving “decollaboration” by replacing human scientific partners, as Daniel Hook calls for funding workshops and co-location while Dashun Wang urges “pilot-in-command science” that keeps researchers in control of questions, methods and conclusions.
Google DeepMind launches WeatherNext 3, a groundbreaking AI weather model delivering hourly forecasts at 5-kilometer resolution — five times sharper than its predecessor — now powering Google Search, Maps, and Gemini while offering up to 60% improved precipitation accuracy and specialized renewable energy forecasts for clean energy grid planning.
Physical Superintelligence (PSI) launches from stealth with $58M in seed funding, unveiling its AI physics platform Emmy and partnering on a privately funded interstellar mission to Alpha Centauri, proving a small AI-native team can tackle challenges once reserved for national laboratories.
A groundbreaking 'superhuman' AI tool detects heart failure and valve disease from routine ECGs in under two seconds, identifying up to 90% of valve disease cases in a 67,000-patient trial, potentially fast-tracking high-risk patients to life-saving scans months sooner.
OpenAI launches Rosalind Workbench, an AI-powered life sciences research platform now in preview, unifying data, analysis tools, and experimental records into one workspace, featuring specialized scientific viewers, guided workflows, and an NGS Analysis Workbench powered by GPT-Rosalind for advanced sequencing analysis.