The UK’s Daresbury Laboratory is contributing to the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), which aims to study neutrinos by sending beams between Fermilab in Illinois and South Dakota. This collaboration seeks to advance understanding of fundamental physics and the universe’s structure.

Flapping Airplanes, a new AI lab with $180M in seed funding, aims to develop less data-hungry AI training methods, focusing on brain-inspired approaches to reshape AI economics and capabilities. The founders emphasize exploring radical ideas amid growing competition in the AI space.

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in bioscience through its EDI Expert Advisory Group, which developed the first EDI action plan and promotes inclusive practices across the sector. The group, led by Candy Rowe, collaborates with stakeholders to address challenges and drive progress in EDI within UK bioscience research.

Neysa, an Indian AI infrastructure startup, has secured $1.2B in financing from Blackstone and other investors to expand GPU capacity and support India’s push for domestic AI infrastructure. The funding highlights growing global demand for specialized AI compute resources and the rise of ‘neo-clouds’ offering tailored solutions for enterprises and AI developers.

India’s AI Impact Summit attracts global tech leaders and investors, with $1.1 billion allocated for AI and manufacturing startups, highlighting India’s growing role in the AI ecosystem. Key figures like Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman attend, while Blackstone invests in Indian AI firm Neysa.

As AI data centers face power limitations, Peak XV Partners invests in C2i Semiconductors, an Indian startup developing plug-and-play power solutions to reduce energy losses and enhance AI infrastructure efficiency. C2i’s grid-to-GPU system targets the 15-20% energy waste from inefficient power conversion, addressing rising global data-center energy demand expected to triple by 2035.

The enterprise AI competition is intensifying, with major players like Microsoft and Google integrating AI into their products. Glean is focusing on building the foundational AI layer beneath these interfaces, aiming to index and unify enterprise SaaS tools for seamless search and integration.

An AI tool called OpenClaw, used in a Reddit-like platform named Moltbook, initially sparked excitement with claims of AI agents communicating autonomously. However, experts later found that the posts were likely written by humans exploiting security flaws in the system, undermining the initial hype.

Fractal Analytics’ underwhelming IPO debut in India highlights lingering investor caution toward AI despite the country’s efforts to position itself as a global AI hub. The company’s stock price fell below its issue price, reflecting broader market hesitancy and a recalibrated IPO strategy.

Peter Steinberger, creator of the AI personal assistant OpenClaw, has joined OpenAI to focus on developing impactful AI tools rather than building a company. OpenClaw, previously known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, gained viral attention for its ability to perform tasks like managing calendars and booking flights. Steinberger aims to leverage OpenAI’s resources to advance personal agent technology.

NPR host David Greene is suing Google, claiming the male voice in its NotebookLM AI tool resembles him, though Google denies using his voice, stating it’s based on a professional actor. This follows similar disputes, like OpenAI removing a voice after Scarlett Johansson’s complaint.

Anthropic is reportedly resisting the Pentagon’s demand to allow U.S. military use of its AI tool Claude for ‘all lawful purposes,’ with the Pentagon threatening to cancel a $200 million contract. Similar demands are being made to OpenAI and Google, though Anthropic has been the most resistant, according to Axios and TechCrunch reports.