This Google-backed ‘phone cluster computing’ project is turning retired Pixels into low-cost Linux data centers — as UCSD researchers say a 2,000-phone cluster will soon support 100 computer science classes

Google says old phones could see their components reused as affordable cloud servers. [...]

Rethinking data science skills in the AI era: Practice still matters

AI puts skill development at risk for data scientists by minimizing hands-on practice and repetition. [...]

Stanford researchers will discuss their agentic 'scientists' that are on course to reshape drug discovery at VB Transform 2026

Drug discovery is notoriously inefficient. Pharmaceutical projects span years, moving from one specialized human team to the next through disconnected workflows that result in knowledge loss during ea [...]

'This is no longer science fiction, this is reality': The future of shipping could be the world’s smartest sticky label

Samsara’s new single-use, Bluetooth-enabled sticky label could help solve shipping woes for everyone. [...]

Anthropic is launching an AI research workbench to consolidate scientific tools

Claude Science connects more than 60 databases and tools in one environment, running on existing Claude models with no specialized biology training [...]

A 10-year sky survey begins filming a 'cosmic movie,' cyborg cockroaches go for a dive and more science stories

This week's science news. [...]

I tested the Ninja AutoBarista Pro, and its smart Grind iQ feature demystifies grind settings so you don’t have to master coffee science for a decent latte

Grind iQ Technology in the Ninja AutoBarista Pro eliminates the need for guesswork when it comes to the perfect grind size for your particular beans. [...]

Build for the new AI era with Microsoft and NVIDIA

Presented by Microsoft and NVIDIAEvery generation of leaders has its own business transformation challenges to face. A decade ago, modernization meant cloud migration. Five years ago, it meant enablin [...]

Enterprises using multiple AI models are underestimating failure rates by 2.25x

A team routing queries across a coding specialist, a logic specialist, and a generalist model assumes each will cover the others' blind spots. A new study evaluating 67 frontier models from 21 pr [...]