Broad and MIT describe repeatable live-cell transcriptome method
Researchers at the Broad Institute and MIT described a live-cell transcriptomic method that lets engineered mammalian cells package cellular RNA into virus-like particles released into surrounding culture medium. Sampling and sequ...
Senate defense bill would authorize contractors for military hacking
A Senate defense bill would allow contractors to conduct military hacking operations with US government approval, Bloomberg reported. The measure would mark the first time Congress has explicitly authorized the private sector to c...
California legislature sends data-center electricity measures to governor
California lawmakers passed bills aimed at preventing data-center operators from shifting grid and power costs to residential ratepayers, sending them to Governor Gavin Newsom for signature or veto. Senate Bill 886 would require ...
Anthropic says Claude outage affects multiple model families
Anthropic said it was investigating and working to fix elevated errors affecting multiple Claude models on September 3, according to BleepingComputer. The incident began around 9:41 a.m. Eastern time and affects Mythos and Fable 5...
Canada issues national data-center development principles
Canada has released Responsible Data Centre Development Principles setting five federal expectations for projects, including local benefits, grid reliability, freshwater use, disclosure of local effects and strategic value. Twenty...
Gimlet Labs reportedly raises $300 million for multi-chip AI workloads
Gimlet Labs reportedly raised $300 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz at a $3 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. The company helps customers divide AI tasks across multiple chip types. The financing follows an $...

