News archive.
Earlier AI news and analysis, kept for reference. Current coverage lives in News & Analysis.
EnGene shares fall 80% on Phase 2 bladder cancer trial data
Canadian biotech's experimental bladder cancer therapy shows concerning Phase 2 results, triggering massive investor selloff Thursday morning.
NVIDIA adds Prometheus monitoring to NCCL Inspector for real-time debugging
NCCL 2.30 introduces live performance monitoring that eliminates storage overhead and enables Grafana dashboards for GPU communication debugging.
vLLM V1 migration required four fixes to match V0 RL training
ServiceNow found vLLM V1's default logprob handling, caching, and precision settings broke reinforcement learning training dynamics versus V0.
AlphaEvolve cuts DNA errors 30%, speeds TPU design in year two
DeepMind's coding agent delivered measurable wins across genomics, quantum circuits, and chip design, with commercial customers reporting 4x speedups.
OpenAI gives $10K grants to 26 college seniors who built with AI
The ChatGPT Futures program awards students from 20+ universities for using AI to create study tools, translate resources, and advance research projects.
Uber deploys OpenAI assistants for drivers and riders globally
Ride-hailing giant integrates AI voice features and assistants across its platform, targeting driver earnings optimization and faster rider booking.
Spanish bank cuts meeting prep from 20 minutes to under 1 minute
Singular Bank's ChatGPT-powered assistant saves bankers 60-90 minutes daily by automating portfolio analysis, meeting prep, and client follow-ups.
Parloa adds OpenAI voice to enterprise customer service
German startup uses GPT models for real-time voice agents that enterprises can design and deploy at scale.
AI robots now handle full IVF cycles, 19 babies born
Conceivable's automated system selects sperm, creates embryos, and picks candidates for transfer without human embryologists.
Plug-in balcony solar hits regulatory roadblock on safety gear
UL's new safety standard requires special outlets and electricians, nixing the no-permit promise that made micro-solar appealing to renters.
Anthropic partners with SpaceX despite years of Musk insults
The Claude maker will use SpaceX GPUs to meet AI demand after Musk previously called the company 'evil' and 'misanthropic.'
NHS saves £450/day per patient with AI remote monitoring
Doccla's AI platform cut NHS bed days 61% and GP visits 89%, saving £3 for every £1 spent on virtual ward technology.