Innovation

Stanford researchers use AI to design 16 functional new viruses in a world-first, prompting excitement and urgent biosecurity warnings, per BBC News.

London's Boltzbit unveils General Learning Intelligence (GLI), a live-learning AI architecture positioned as an alternative to static, pre-trained foundation models, with a full product suite due later in 2026.

Unlike competitors developing proprietary models, Manus leverages existing AI models, then applies fine-tuning to enable complex task execution.

Deep research autonomously discovers, reasons about, and consolidates insights from hundreds of online sources, creating comprehensive analyst-level reports that transform hours of work into minutes.

Company created 240 custom GPTs in 10 weeks, including specialised tools for fragrance analysis and clinical trials, achieving 90% faster response times.

The AI system integrates camera footage, weather data, and construction updates to detect anomalies, improving incident response time by 8.5 minutes.