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Google commits USD $40 million to US Genesis Mission

The White House-backed research push will give tens of thousands of Department of Energy staff access to Google AI tools for a year.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026

Global Stories

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Data Privacy

Bios Life emerges with USD $25 million seed & Tempus deal

A crowded oncology technology market stands to gain a new rival as the Boston-based start-up targets continuous monitoring for 40 million high-risk Americans.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 13th Aug 2026

Generative AI

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 as default on Max

The new model now underpins Claude Max at the same price as Opus 4.8, with stronger coding and research performance, Anthropic said.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Jul 2026

Genomics

Illumina appoints Susan Martin to lead ANZ operations

Rising demand for genomic medicine in Australia and New Zealand is prompting the company to step up local partnerships and market expansion.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2026

Semiconductors

Google Cloud makes AlphaEvolve generally available

Access to Google Cloud's code-optimisation agent now expands after early tests showed gains in forecasting, routing, chip design and research.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2026

Data Analytics

Anthropic launches Claude Science for research teams

Researchers can now analyse data, search literature and draft papers in one place, with outputs kept reproducible on their own infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jul 2026

High Performance Computing

Anthropic links Claude Science to NVIDIA BioNeMo tools

Pharmaceutical researchers could speed up discovery workflows as Anthropic's new Claude Science beta gains access to NVIDIA's BioNeMo tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2026

Data centers

Dell launches PowerEdge XE8812 for AI supercomputing

Data centres and research labs could cram larger AI models and simulations in memory, with Dell's new rack scaling to 144 GPUs per rack.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2026

Data centers

Dell unveils PowerEdge XE8812 for AI & HPC workloads

The rack-ready system targets organisations needing denser, liquid-cooled infrastructure as AI and scientific computing demands surge.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2026

AI Security

Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5 with safety limits

Many harmless prompts will now be diverted to Claude Opus 4.8 as Anthropic tightens safeguards around its newest general-use model.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

DevOps

CIQ expands Fuzzball across five clouds & on-premises

Users can now route AI and HPC jobs across five clouds and on-premises through one workflow, cutting rebuilds and manual reconfiguration.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

Data Analytics

OpenAI updates GPT-Rosalind for life sciences research

Eligible research organisations can now access OpenAI's updated GPT-Rosalind model, as the company widens its life sciences rollout worldwide.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 6th Jun 2026

Data Protection

Scality & Biomemory team up on DNA archive storage

Enterprises seeking decades-long retention may soon get a DNA archive tier managed within familiar object storage systems, pending integration work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Space

Anthropic expands Australia science push with AUD $10m

Researchers and startups will gain Claude API credits as the new funding backs cancer, heart disease and rare-disease work across Australia.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

REANNZ signs cyber resilience pact with Asia-Pacific

Cross-border research could face slower recovery from cyber attacks, as network operators agree to share contacts, lessons and support before crises hit.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2026