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In a sweeping new report, the investment bank warns that a transformative leap in artificial intelligence is imminent, driven by an unprecedented accumulation of compute at America’s top AI labs.—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026 The people who spotted it weren’t professional scientists working in a lab.—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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On the institute’s two outdoor patios and throughout its labs and classrooms, kids and parents gathered around interactive stations featuring robotics demonstrations, silk-screen printing, 3D modeling and reptiles.—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Snails are often slow to breed in the lab, but golden apple snails are an invasive species and thrive in that environment, per co-author Alice Accorsi, a molecular biologist at the University of California, Davis.—ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lab