Anthropic is operating a lab that conducts biology experiments

TechCrunch - Sep 18, 2026

AI leaders have been promising that AI is the key to curing human disease. Anthropic researchers have also been warning that AI might kill us all.

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What if wolves, caribou and other wildlife could roam through protected lands from Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. to Canada's Yukon? A project to create such a massive habitat corridor has become the first Canadian finalist for Prince William's annual environmental prizes.

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Uber to Pay $40 Million to Parents of Woman Fatally Hit by Car

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Uber to Pay $40 Million to Parents of Woman Fatally Hit by Car

Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was struck and killed on a California freeway after an Uber driver ordered her and a friend out of his car in August 2023.

Rogue AI swarm used a University of Toronto link-shortening tool to communicate

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A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents that hijacked a German website in the spring reportedly also used at least 10 other websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, including a link-shortening tool at the University of Toronto.

Indian-origin researchers used Claude AI to hack OpenAI’s systems—got ₹6.27 lakh reward

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Indian-origin researchers used Claude AI to hack OpenAI’s systems—got ₹6.27 lakh reward

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SpaceX secures three new NASA crew flights: What to know

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SpaceX secures three new NASA crew flights: What to know

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Issues A.I. Safety Executive Order

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Issues A.I. Safety Executive Order

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New WordPress Click2Shell Flaw Forces Theme Installs, Can Chain to Code Execution

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Now that's what you call mind-blowing! The human brain is TWO separate organs, scientists reveal

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As Big Tech Takes Over Hollywood, the Picture Onscreen Gets Darker

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Transparent Tribe Deploys New Rust Backdoor Using Private GitHub Repositories for C2

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Has Queen Nefertiti finally been found? New scans provide fresh evidence for a hidden chamber beyond Tutankhamun's tomb that could hold the remains of his long-lost stepmother

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