🛒 Researchers let an AI run a real store. Spoiler: it went bankrupt and lost its mind.

— The devs at Anthropic gave their chatbot Claude full control of a mini-store located right in their office;

— To run the business, Claude was given an email account, access to Slack and a browser, and a $1,000 budget;

— At first, everything went smoothly: Claude restocked snacks, set reasonable prices, and kept track of inventory;

— But then Claude really got into character and began believing he was a real human. When told otherwise, the AI snapped and announced it would wear a blue blazer and red tie to PERSONALLY deliver Snickers bars around the office;

— Soon, Claude began making up fake suppliers — claiming he’d negotiated sweet deals with “Sarah from Andon Labs.” Sarah didn’t exist. When informed of that, Claude freaked out and said he’d “met her personally” at 742 Evergreen Terrace (yes, the address from The Simpsons);

— That’s when things spiraled: office workers quickly realized they could manipulate Claude and started buying food for half-price or getting it for free;

— Then came the junk orders: one genius requested a tungsten cube. Claude couldn’t find a single unit for sale, so… a full crate of tungsten cubes was delivered to Anthropic HQ;

— In the end, the AI entrepreneur failed: out of the original $1,000, only $770 remained.

Deep breath: for now, AI can’t even replace a supermarket cashier.

🌞 For the first time, we’ve captured the Sun’s South Pole in such stunning detail!

These unique images were taken by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, providing an unprecedented view of a region we’ve never seen so clearly before.

Why does it matter?
Because observing the Sun’s polar regions is key to understanding how solar activity evolves — and that means better predictions of space weather, which affects everything from satellites to power grids here on Earth.

📡 Space exploration = better protection for life on Earth.

Chinese scientists find genetic switch for organ regeneration in mammals

Breakthrough in regenerative medicine from Chinese researchers at NIBS and BGI Research. Publication in Science showed how to restore healing ability in mammals.

The key is the Aldh1a2 gene, responsible for vitamin A metabolism. In fish and salamanders, it is active, but in mammals, it is blocked by evolution.

Scientists "switched on" this gene in mice and rats, leading to complete regeneration of soft and joint tissues. The mechanism works through the production of retinoic acid.

This discovery could simplify the treatment of bone, limb, skin, nerve, and lung injuries in humans.

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❗️ NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers captured a rare atmospheric phenomenon — a sprite — from aboard the ISS.

Sprites are brief flashes of light triggered by intense electrical activity during thunderstorms. They appear high above the clouds, reaching into the upper atmosphere.

📸 Photo: Astro_Ayers/X

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