This Week’s News

  1. Neuromorphic AI systems prove to be better at math than expected. [Link]

  2. Insurance company AIG reaps productivity gains from its generative AI push. [Link]

  3. Beverage and snack food giant PepsiCo is using generative AI to redesign and optimize the factory floor. [Link]

  4. Illinois governor JB Pritziker proposed ending tax breaks for data centers in the state. [Link]

  5. Anthropic makes headlines with new product launches and policy news:

    1. Pentagon threatens retaliation against Anthropic after the company restricts its use by the US military. [Link]

    2. Anthropic is committed to offsetting the impact of its AI data centers on the electrical grid. [Link]

    3. Anthropic launched Claude Code Security, an AI-powered security tool built on Opus 4.6 that can scan entire codebases and reason about data flows. [Link]

    4. IBM Shares Plummet 13%—Worst Day Since 2000—After Anthropic Launches Programming AI Tool. [Link]

  6. NASA’s Mars Rover Perseverance completes its first AI planned trip. [Link]

  7. Allowing AI to talk to itself makes it smarter. [Link]

  8. AI generated video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting goes viral. [Link]

  9. Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an AI model that can read MRI results n seconds and spot medical emergencies. [Link]

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