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AlphaGenome has been released for free non-commercial use to accelerate disease research, synthetic biology, and fundamental studies, with the potential to shorten timelines for personalized gene therapies

In benchmarks, AlphaGenome outperformed prior models in 24 of 26 tasks, including gene expression, splicing, and mutation-driven disease mechanisms—successfully tracing how specific non-coding mutations

It treats the genome like a language, enabling analysis of up to 1 million base pairs at once to predict how variants affect biological function, with a focus on the non-coding 98% that regulates cellular

Google DeepMind published AlphaGenome in Nature, a model that aims to do for DNA what AlphaFold did for proteins.

Helix 02 connects onboard sensors directly to actuators through a single visuomotor neural network, replacing over 100,000 lines of manual C++ with System 0 (trained on 1,000+ hours of human motion) for

The robot features palm cameras to see what it’s holding even when the head camera is obstructed, plus tactile sensors sensitive to forces as light as 3 grams—enough to pick a single pill or handle a delicate

The key advance is Full-Body Autonomy: locomotion and manipulation are handled together rather than separately, addressing the loco-manipulation problem where each action affects balance and control.

Figure AI introduced Helix 02, a second-generation vision-language-action model powering the Figure 03 humanoid.

A new clinical trial called VOICE aims to decode speech-production signals to restore real-time speech at about 140 words per minute, and a Blindsight product for generating visual perception will begin

The implant and surgical workflow will be upgraded by tripling electrode count to 3,000, increasing neural signal volume and thread retention.

New results show signal quality improved in 18 of the 20 most recent cases, driven by insights from the first recipient's surgery.

“There were moments I realized, oh, this is a much bigger deal than I thought… [the Neuralink] is not only able to follow along, but it may also anticipate what you want to do next just a little bit faster

Neuralink has expanded human trials to 21 participants worldwide, up from 12 reported late last year. The effort has shifted from basic cursor control toward a "Telepathy" approach for people

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As a result, world models expand content supply and reduce development friction, while Unity remains the system of record for runtime, distribution, and long-term operations. This dynamic broadens Unity’s

This combination enables faster movement from concept to scalable product: AI accelerates environment and asset generation, while Unity provides the execution layer that transforms generated content into

Unity’s role is to operationalize these advances. Outputs from world models can be ingested into Unity’s real-time engine, where they are converted into structured, deterministic, and fully controllable