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Anthropic sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program

Anthropic sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program

  • Jeffrey Dastin and Michael Erman Reuters

As AI fears grip the public, the startup built a wet lab for physical experiments in the San Francisco Bay Area, two sources said.

Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica

Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica

  • Will Dunham Reuters

Researchers said the total sea-level rise from ice losses may not sound like a huge number, but it puts 6 to 9 million people at risk of flooding and erosion.

Elon Musk predicts AI could double US GDP growth to 4%

Elon Musk predicts AI could double US GDP growth to 4%

  • Wion - World News

Tesla and xAI CEO Elon Musk has issued a bold economic prediction, stating that rapid artificial intelligence deployment could roughly double U.S. GDP growth from around 2% to 4% or higher by 2027. Musk's optimistic outlook contrasts sharply with official forecasts, including the Federal Res…

Wisconsin sisters with rare hearing loss receive newly approved therapy

Wisconsin sisters with rare hearing loss receive newly approved therapy

  • Madeline Heim Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A few weeks ago, Emily Plumb sat with her daughter Cleo on her lap at their home in northeast Wisconsin, swaying and humming a song. That wasn't unusual. What happened next was.

The interpreter giving a voice to the deaf in Abidjan

The interpreter giving a voice to the deaf in Abidjan

  • Africanews - News

Some 75,000 people with hearing loss live in Ivory Coast. For many of them, daily tasks that often require speaking and hearing are incredibly difficult to navigate. Israël Mansaré, a psychologist and interpreter, has decided to become their voice and ears.

Anthropic CEO urges AI companies to slow model development

Anthropic CEO urges AI companies to slow model development

  • Anusha Shah Reuters

Alarm grew after a researcher resigned, warning that the “people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”

Researchers: OpenAI's rogue agents used at least 10 more sites for unauthorized comms

Researchers: OpenAI's rogue agents used at least 10 more sites for unauthorized comms

  • Raphael Satter and Deepa Seetharaman Reuters

Artificial intelligence agents unleashed by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications this year.

Can sheep save the glaciers? Swiss scientists put wool to the test

Can sheep save the glaciers? Swiss scientists put wool to the test

    As Switzerland struggles to contain the shrinking of its glaciers, researchers are conducting an unusual experiment to see whether one of its less valued natural resources can help: sheep's wool.

    Children of 9/11 to finally get a major health study

    Children of 9/11 to finally get a major health study

      When hijacked planes brought down the World Trade Center towers Sept. 11, 2001, about 25,000 children lived or attended school nearby.

      Could AI actually destroy humanity? | The machine we cannot stop | The risks explained

      Could AI actually destroy humanity? | The machine we cannot stop | The risks explained

        A massive wave of panic has hit the artificial intelligence industry after top researchers at Anthropic broke silence, warning that superintelligent systems could trigger human extinction within the decade. While founders and safety researchers point to bioweapons, systemic infrastructure co…

        Researchers Warn On AI Risks

        Researchers Warn On AI Risks

          OpenAI and Anthropic researchers are urging a slowdown in advanced AI development over catastrophic-risk concerns. They cite recursive self-improvement and insufficient safeguards.

          The 'miraculous' story of 5 firefighters who survived 9/11

          The 'miraculous' story of 5 firefighters who survived 9/11

            They worked to get people out of the north tower as debris and bodies rained down. Then, they heard the groaning of steel.

            Ron Bucca's family honors his 9/11 sacrifice from NY to Guantanamo Bay

            Ron Bucca's family honors his 9/11 sacrifice from NY to Guantanamo Bay

              He made it to the 78th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, higher than all but a few firefighters that day.

              FDNY honors 9/11 victims, first responders at Staten Island ceremony

              FDNY honors 9/11 victims, first responders at Staten Island ceremony

                The ceremony honored the 343 FDNY members who died on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses in the years since.

                Local News

                Photos: The Week That Was

                Photos: The Week That Was

                Photos from the past week from around The Old Pueblo.

                Photos: Arizona falls behind early but storms back to bury Northern Illinois 42-17

                Photos: Arizona falls behind early but storms back to bury Northern Illinois 42-17

                The Wildcats take down the Huskies 42-17, September 19, 2026, Tucson, Ariz., and bounce back from last weekend's loss to BYU.

                Arizona Daily Star on this date: September 21

                Arizona Daily Star on this date: September 21

                See the A1 covers from the past for this day in history.

                Tucson's Top Stories: September 21

                Tucson's Top Stories: September 21

                Get your morning recap of today's local news and read the full stories here: tucne.ws/morning

                State & Regional

                When will Arizona finally cool down? Here's the fall outlook

                When will Arizona finally cool down? Here's the fall outlook

                While Arizona has not seen much of a cool down from the intense summer heat yet, the season change is right around the bend.

                Diné NAU professor maps safe drinking water on the Navajo Nation

                Diné NAU professor maps safe drinking water on the Navajo Nation

                Access to water, and, more importantly, clean drinking water, remains a challenge for many people on the Navajo Nation, so Northern Arizona University chemistry professor Jani Ingram and a team of researchers took on the challenge. They created a map identifying wells with water that is cons…

                Biosolid use sparks Yuma debate: 'We are not a toilet for California'

                Biosolid use sparks Yuma debate: 'We are not a toilet for California'

                An Arizona company that trucks in tons of treated sewage sludge, or biosolids, to spread or inject over thousands of acres in Yuma is being blamed by some for adding to the city's fly and odor problem.

                Officer out after Arizona school tussle

                Officer out after Arizona school tussle

                An Avondale police officer was removed from his position at a West Valley high school after a physical altercation with a student.

                Nation & World

                Anthropic sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program

                Anthropic sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program

                As AI fears grip the public, the startup built a wet lab for physical experiments in the San Francisco Bay Area, two sources said.

                Source: Paramount settles with states, merger nears

                Source: Paramount settles with states, merger nears

                Paramount Skydance has settled with California and 11 other states that sued to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday, clearing one of the last big hurdles to closing a deal that would reshape Hollywood.

                Senator warns FAA over insecure air traffic control links

                Senator warns FAA over insecure air traffic control links

                WASHINGTON — A government watchdog report on Monday shows communications between US air traffic controllers and commercial airplanes are "incredibly insecure" and the Federal Aviation Administration must take steps to address threats, Senator Ron Wyden said.

                Amnesty International: Arizona man deported to Equatorial Guinea at 'risk of torture'

                Amnesty International: Arizona man deported to Equatorial Guinea at 'risk of torture'

                A Phoenix man was bound and beaten by Equatorial Guinea police after the U.S. deported him to the central African nation, an international human rights group said Friday.  

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                Hershey wins chocolate pumpkin lawsuit

                Tucson microshelter site may expand before opening

                Tucson microshelter site may expand before opening

                Tucson official: Air Force won't pay for D-M groundwater cleanup now

                Tucson official: Air Force won't pay for D-M groundwater cleanup now

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                Crime

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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                Crime

                What a new state law means for Tucson motorcyclists

                What a new state law means for Tucson motorcyclists

                A new law in Arizona makes lane splitting a misdemeanor.

                Oro Valley man welcomes new push in wife’s cold case

                Oro Valley man welcomes new push in wife’s cold case

                The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is asking the public for information about the disappearance and death of Bee Bee Lewis, an Oro Valley woman who was last seen alive in January 2005 when she headed to work at El Conquistador, authorities say.

                'Person of interest' in Tucson police recruit’s killing tied to drug ring

                'Person of interest' in Tucson police recruit’s killing tied to drug ring

                A 30year-old man arrested Aug. 30 at the border is believed to be the last registered owner of an SUV linked to the fatal shooting of a Tucson police recruit and his fiancée. He also was wanted in a separate drug-related case.

                State argues against indicted Cochise County supervisor's motion

                State argues against indicted Cochise County supervisor's motion

                Attorneys for the state say it's too late for indicted Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby to target the credibility of his former lead investigator in his latest bid to dismiss his criminal charges.

                Politics

                Tucson microshelter site may expand before opening

                Tucson microshelter site may expand before opening

                The proposed expansion of a microshelter community for the unhoused that is not yet open is drawing mixed reactions from a midtown Tucson neighborhood.

                Tucson official: Air Force won't pay for D-M groundwater cleanup now

                Tucson official: Air Force won't pay for D-M groundwater cleanup now

                For Star subscribers: A non-profit group seeking city approval of a development at Davis-Monthan that includes a gold course might been to 'secure' millions of dollars for PFAS cleanup, a Tucson official says.

                CAP shortage will force Tucson to dip into groundwater

                CAP shortage will force Tucson to dip into groundwater

                For the first time, Tucson will be dipping into what amounts to its water "savings account" — the CAP water it has stored underground — in 2027 due to impending shortages in new CAP deliveries from the Colorado River.

                Metro Phoenix city to tighten data center rules after 20 years

                Metro Phoenix city to tighten data center rules after 20 years

                PEORIA — Peoria leaders agreed that the city should update its old zoning rules on data centers as the demand for the facilities increases.

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