Deepening AI Safety Research with UK AI Security Institute (AISI) — Google DeepMind

Today, we’re announcing an expanded partnership with the UK AI Security Institute (AISI) through a new Memorandum of Understanding focused on foundational security and safety research, to help ensure artificial intelligence is developed safely and benefits everyone. The research partnership with AISI is an important part of our broader collaboration with the UK government on…

Read More

Carbonyl swapping converts cyclic ketones to saturated heterocycles

Saturated heterocycles are privileged scaffolds in bioactive molecules.1 Despite the availability of numerous de novo routes to various heterocyclic compounds, accessing diverse heterocycles from a unified, readily available carbocycle would offer a strategic alternative for constructing challenging heterocyclic structures from unconventional precursors.2 Here we report a modular approach that transforms a single cyclic ketone into…

Read More

Kalshi Eyes Crypto Perpetual Futures Expansion: Report

Prediction market exchange Kalshi is reportedly preparing to expand into cryptocurrency trading by introducing perpetual futures contracts, marking a major shift beyond its core event-based derivatives business. In a Tuesday report, The Information cited people familiar with the matter as saying Kalshi plans to offer perpetual futures — commonly known as “perps” — on cryptocurrencies…

Read More