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Top AI stories for October 9, 2026

02Lab & research

Building on our commitment to American scientific discovery

Anthropic says it will commit $150 million over three years to support American scientific discovery through the federal Genesis Mission. The commitment will give researchers at more than 15 agencies access to Claude and technical support for their projects.

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09Lab & research

3 Questions: What is the best path forward for AI in academia?

MIT researcher Sasha Rakhlin argues that universities need to rethink research credit and graduate training as AI takes on more academic work. He calls for shared research tools that help labs learn from one another while keeping researchers accountable for their contributions.

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