AI Nov 9, 2026

Anthropic thinks its AI might be conscious, and not everyone agrees

Tech leaders are split over whether AI systems could have feelings, a dispute that could reshape safety rules, the law and everyday human freedom.

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01 AI Nov 9, 2026

Long-standing conjecture on the limits of quantum speedups is proven

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02 AI Nov 9, 2026

How Anthropic gives Claude a memory that lasts between sessions

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AutoDNA Runs 11,000 Laboratory Steps With AI Agents

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AI Nov 8, 2026

Classroom AI Feels More Present, but Engagement Gains Remain Unproven

A 36-student study found stronger perceived presence as teaching agents evolved, without a statistically significant rise in learning engagement.
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AI Learns Thousands of Word Forms by Replaying Children’s Everyday Speech

Princeton’s artificial learners retained speech patterns by revisiting recent experience, but they still lacked an understanding of what words mean.
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AI-Newton Rediscovers Gravity and Energy Conservation From Data

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Biotech Nov 7, 2026

MIT Scientists Build Soft Robotic Heart Model to Study Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Risk

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OpenAI Reportedly Secures $11 Billion Toward New Funding Round at $1.25 Trillion Valuation

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Space

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Perseverance rover breaks off-world driving record by steering itself across Mars

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New AI assistant could help plan safer landing sites on the moon

New simulation recreates the first two billion years of the universe

Robotics

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Self-driving laboratory pairs robots with AI to find heat-resistant coatings

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MIT Develops Paper-Thin Swimming Robot Powered by Living Muscle Cells

Biohybrid robots jump into action with computer-designed living muscles

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Biomedical Nov 9, 2026

Engineered immune cells wipe out deadly childhood brain tumors in mice

AGI Nov 6, 2026

AI is speeding up AI research at Anthropic, an independent assessment finds

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New 3D printing method combines speed, fine detail and a wide choice of materials

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A simpler way to train AI on light-based hardware

Physics Nov 5, 2026

Scientists confirm a third type of magnetism and show how to control it

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