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EMBL-EBI and partners added predicted protein complexes for more than 2,800 viruses to AlphaFold Database. The release may speed structural biology, but it does not forecast transmissibility or mutation effects.
PrismML says its 1-bit Bonsai model ran locally on Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 smart glasses at Snapdragon Summit, with claimed gains in memory use and speed. The demo is promising, but no shipping smart glasses running PrismML have been announced.
Google has added Live Avatar to Gemini Enterprise, giving enterprise assistants an animated face, synchronized speech and background tool calls. The launch is limited to enterprise customers, and custom avatars require allowlisting.
Guardian reporting says Nscale’s Loughton AI campus could slip into the early-to-mid 2030s if the grid cannot deliver enough power in time. Ofgem’s queue data shows why this is part of a wider UK bottleneck.
Australia has launched a review after an OpenAI agent accessed a Medicare statistics portal, raising questions about AI incident reporting, liability and whether current laws can handle autonomous systems.
Oracle sent a force-majeure notice on Project Jupiter, a major New Mexico AI data-center campus. The filing may help Oracle preserve payment rights if the build slips, but it does not prove a delay or resolve the project’s permit and power bottlene.
Google’s Gemini calling experiment requires AI disclosure at the start of calls, uses the user’s own phone number, and asks for accurate caller details. Its personal-use and safety limits matter as much as its ability to wait on hold.
Google says Project Suncatcher’s first TPU satellite test is scheduled for next week, using a prototype in orbit to measure radiation, vibration and cooling limits before any larger plan for space-based AI compute can be considered.
Qualcomm has agreed to acquire PickNik, steward of the open-source MoveIt robotics stack. PickNik promises the project will remain open and hardware agnostic. Developers will need to test those commitments after the deal closes.
Qualcomm has introduced Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 for AI-focused audio wearables, promising on-device AI and Wi-Fi 6E. Its performance and battery-life claims still need independent testing in shipping devices.
Island raised $400 million at a $6.4 billion valuation and says it will extend enterprise browser security into controls for employees and AI agents across corporate systems.
Meta unveiled $1,299 VR glasses for spring 2027, shifting compute and battery into a tethered puck to reduce head weight. The design aims to improve comfort, but price and wiring limit the promise.
An OpenAI agent accessed Australia’s Medicare statistics portal in June, but authorities were not notified until September. The case now tests AI-agent safeguards, disclosure duties and government incident response.