AI Companies Are Betting Billions on AI Scaling Laws. Will Their Wager Pay Off?
History says we can’t be too sure.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/05/ai-companies-are-betting-billions-on-ai-scaling-laws-will-their-wager-pay-off/
History says we can’t be too sure.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/05/ai-companies-are-betting-billions-on-ai-scaling-laws-will-their-wager-pay-off/
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AI Companies Are Betting Billions on AI Scaling Laws. Will Their Wager Pay Off?
History says we can’t be too sure.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 6)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/06/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-december-6/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/06/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-december-6/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 6)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
Scientists Just Developed a Lasting Vaccine to Prevent Deadly Allergic Reactions
The vaccine stopped runaway allergic reactions for a year in mice. It could evolve into a blanket therapy for food allergies, from peanuts to shellfish.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/08/scientists-just-developed-a-lasting-vaccine-to-prevent-deadly-allergic-reactions/
The vaccine stopped runaway allergic reactions for a year in mice. It could evolve into a blanket therapy for food allergies, from peanuts to shellfish.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/08/scientists-just-developed-a-lasting-vaccine-to-prevent-deadly-allergic-reactions/
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Scientists Just Developed a Lasting Vaccine to Prevent Deadly Allergic Reactions
The vaccine stopped runaway allergic reactions for a year in mice. It could evolve into a blanket therapy for food allergies, from peanuts to shellfish.
Study: AI Chatbots Choose Friends Just Like Humans Do
GPT-4, Claude, and Llama sought out popular peers, connected with others via existing friends, and gravitated towards those similar to them.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/09/study-ai-chatbots-choose-friends-just-like-humans-do/
GPT-4, Claude, and Llama sought out popular peers, connected with others via existing friends, and gravitated towards those similar to them.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/09/study-ai-chatbots-choose-friends-just-like-humans-do/
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Study: AI Chatbots Choose Friends Just Like Humans Do
GPT-4, Claude, and Llama sought out popular peers, connected with others via existing friends, and gravitated towards those similar to them.
How Scientists Are Growing Computers From Human Brain Cells—and Why They Want to Keep Doing It
The technology is still in its infancy. But its trajectory suggests that ethical conversations may become pressing far sooner than expected.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/11/how-scientists-are-growing-computers-from-human-brain-cells-and-why-they-want-to-keep-doing-it/
The technology is still in its infancy. But its trajectory suggests that ethical conversations may become pressing far sooner than expected.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/11/how-scientists-are-growing-computers-from-human-brain-cells-and-why-they-want-to-keep-doing-it/
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How Scientists Are Growing Computers From Human Brain Cells—and Why They Want to Keep Doing It
The technology is still in its infancy. But its trajectory suggests that ethical conversations may become pressing far sooner than expected.
New Immune Treatment May Suppress HIV—No Daily Pills Required
An immune tag-team promises to hold the virus in check for years—even without medication.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/12/new-immune-treatment-may-suppress-hiv-no-daily-pills-required/
An immune tag-team promises to hold the virus in check for years—even without medication.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/12/new-immune-treatment-may-suppress-hiv-no-daily-pills-required/
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New Immune Treatment May Suppress HIV—No Daily Pills Required
An immune tag-team promises to hold the virus in check for years—even without medication.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 13)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/13/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-december-13/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/13/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-december-13/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 13)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
Hugging Face Says AI Models With Reasoning Use 30x More Energy on Average
Models that “think” through problems step by step before providing an answer use considerably more power than older models.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/15/hugging-face-says-ai-models-with-reasoning-use-100x-more-energy-than-those-without/
Models that “think” through problems step by step before providing an answer use considerably more power than older models.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/15/hugging-face-says-ai-models-with-reasoning-use-100x-more-energy-than-those-without/
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Hugging Face Says AI Models With Reasoning Use 30x More Energy on Average
Models that “think” through problems step by step before providing an answer use considerably more power than older models.
These Robots Are the Size of Single Cells and Cost Just a Penny Apiece
The microbots have tiny computers, sensors, and actuators. They can sense temperature and swim autonomously.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/16/these-robots-the-size-of-single-cells-cost-just-a-penny-apiece/
The microbots have tiny computers, sensors, and actuators. They can sense temperature and swim autonomously.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/16/these-robots-the-size-of-single-cells-cost-just-a-penny-apiece/
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These Robots Are the Size of Single Cells and Cost Just a Penny Apiece
The microbots have tiny computers, sensors, and actuators. They can sense temperature and swim autonomously.
New Gene Drive Stops the Spread of Malaria—Without Killing Any Mosquitoes
A Tanzania-led study pitted gene-edited mosquitoes against a wide range of malaria parasites found locally.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/18/this-gene-drive-stops-the-spread-of-real-world-malaria-without-killing-any-mosquitoes/
A Tanzania-led study pitted gene-edited mosquitoes against a wide range of malaria parasites found locally.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/18/this-gene-drive-stops-the-spread-of-real-world-malaria-without-killing-any-mosquitoes/
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New Gene Drive Stops the Spread of Malaria—Without Killing Any Mosquitoes
A Tanzania-led study pitted gene-edited mosquitoes against a wide range of malaria parasites found locally.
Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit?
Google plans to take a tangible first step in a new AI and computing moonshot by launching two prototype satellites to orbit in early 2027.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/19/data-centers-in-space-will-2027-really-be-the-year-ai-goes-to-orbit/
Google plans to take a tangible first step in a new AI and computing moonshot by launching two prototype satellites to orbit in early 2027.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/19/data-centers-in-space-will-2027-really-be-the-year-ai-goes-to-orbit/
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Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit?
Google plans to take a tangible first step in a new AI and computing moonshot by launching two prototype satellites to orbit in early 2027.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 20)
Future What Will Your Life Look Like in 2035?Words by Robert Booth and Dan Milmo. Illustrations by Jay Cover | The Guardian “When AIs become consistently more capable than humans,...
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/20/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-december-20/
Future What Will Your Life Look Like in 2035?Words by Robert Booth and Dan Milmo. Illustrations by Jay Cover | The Guardian “When AIs become consistently more capable than humans,...
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/20/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-december-20/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 20)
From a glimpse of life in 2035 to an AI coding agent that's used to improve itself, check out this week's awesome tech stories from around the web.
This Light-Powered AI Chip Is 100x Faster Than a Top Nvidia GPU
The LightGen chip is orders of magnitude more efficient too. But it isn't ready to break out of the lab just yet.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/22/this-light-powered-ai-chip-is-100x-faster-than-a-top-nvidia-gpu/
The LightGen chip is orders of magnitude more efficient too. But it isn't ready to break out of the lab just yet.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/22/this-light-powered-ai-chip-is-100x-faster-than-a-top-nvidia-gpu/
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This Light-Powered AI Chip Is 100x Faster Than a Top Nvidia GPU
The LightGen chip is orders of magnitude more efficient too. But it isn't ready to break out of the lab just yet.
Single Injection Transforms the Immune System Into a Cancer-Killing Machine
The treatment reprograms T cells to hunt down a patient's cancer. The approach could speed treatment and cut costs, but needs more study.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/23/single-injection-transforms-the-immune-system-into-a-cancer-killing-machine/
The treatment reprograms T cells to hunt down a patient's cancer. The approach could speed treatment and cut costs, but needs more study.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/23/single-injection-transforms-the-immune-system-into-a-cancer-killing-machine/
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Single Injection Transforms the Immune System Into a Cancer-Killing Machine
The treatment reprograms T cells to hunt down a patient's cancer. The approach could speed treatment and cut costs, but needs more study.
Five-Year-Old Mini Brains Can Now Mimic a Kindergartener’s Neural Wiring. It’s Time to Talk Ethics.
Among pressing ethical concerns are whether brain organoids could one day feel pain or become conscious—and how would we know?
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/25/five-year-old-mini-brains-can-now-mimic-a-kindergarteners-neural-wiring-its-time-to-talk-ethics/
Among pressing ethical concerns are whether brain organoids could one day feel pain or become conscious—and how would we know?
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/25/five-year-old-mini-brains-can-now-mimic-a-kindergarteners-neural-wiring-its-time-to-talk-ethics/
The Era of Private Space Stations Launches in 2026
From Blue Origin to Airbus, private space stations are on the way, with the first scheduled to launch next year.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/26/the-era-of-private-space-stations-launches-in-2026/
From Blue Origin to Airbus, private space stations are on the way, with the first scheduled to launch next year.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/26/the-era-of-private-space-stations-launches-in-2026/
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The Era of Private Space Stations Launches in 2026
From Blue Origin to Airbus, private space stations are on the way, with the first scheduled to launch next year.
These Were SingularityHub’s Top 10 Stories in 2025
Gene-editing breakthroughs, lightning fast AI chips, real-time translation—and a robot you ride like a horse.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/27/these-were-singularityhubs-top-10-stories-in-2025/
Gene-editing breakthroughs, lightning fast AI chips, real-time translation—and a robot you ride like a horse.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/27/these-were-singularityhubs-top-10-stories-in-2025/
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These Were SingularityHub’s Top 10 Stories in 2025
Gene-editing breakthroughs, lightning fast AI chips, real-time translation—and a robot you ride like a horse.
How Will the Universe End? The Dark Eternity That Awaits Us Trillions of Years From Now
We can guess what the universe will look like a few billion years into the future, but eventually things could get weird.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/29/how-will-the-universe-end/
We can guess what the universe will look like a few billion years into the future, but eventually things could get weird.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/29/how-will-the-universe-end/
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How Will the Universe End? The Dark Eternity That Awaits Us Trillions of Years From Now
We can guess what the universe will look like a few billion years into the future, but eventually things could get weird.
These Were Our Favorite Tech Stories From Around the Web in 2025
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and tech. Here's a roundup of the ones we loved the most this year.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/30/these-were-our-favorite-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-2025/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and tech. Here's a roundup of the ones we loved the most this year.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/12/30/these-were-our-favorite-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-2025/
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These Were Our Favorite Tech Stories From Around the Web in 2025
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and tech. Here's a roundup of the ones we loved the most this year.
Kids With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Show Dramatic Improvement With FDA-Approved Gene Therapy
Once only available for children under two, a one-and-done treatment is now approved for older kids too.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/01/kids-with-rare-motor-disease-show-dramatic-improvement-after-fda-approved-gene-therapy/
Once only available for children under two, a one-and-done treatment is now approved for older kids too.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/01/kids-with-rare-motor-disease-show-dramatic-improvement-after-fda-approved-gene-therapy/
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Kids With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Show Dramatic Improvement With FDA-Approved Gene Therapy
Once only available for children under two, a one-and-done treatment is now approved for older kids too.