AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAI Models: Anthropic says its new Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 models are faster and better at coding, reasoning and scientific tasks; Mythos access is restricted to approved research groups. Quantum Computing: Australian startup Diraq is testing an eight-qubit silicon-chip computer inside a Sydney commercial data center. Its founder says quantum systems could help with some AI workloads within five years, though that promise remains to be proven at scale. Space: Earth has briefly captured a tiny asteroid, 2026 QQ8, which is expected to orbit the planet about one and a half times before escaping in 2027. At roughly two metres across, it poses no danger. Chemistry: Researchers have isolated stable oxoboranes, molecules that chemists had sought for more than 60 years. The work, published in Nature Chemistry, could aid research into unusual chemical bonds. Health Research: An Indian research team helped map the protein-export machinery of the tuberculosis bacterium, identifying potential weaknesses that could guide future treatments, including for drug-resistant TB.
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