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Biotech Startup Treats Human Patient With an Artificial Intelligence-Designed Virus

San Francisco, Friday, 23 October 2026.
Radical Numerics has administered a custom virus engineered by artificial intelligence to treat an antibiotic-resistant infection, following laboratory tests where the treatment successfully destroyed the patient’s bacterial strain.

Lawmakers Challenge Meta Over Massive Tax Cuts for Artificial Intelligence Facilities

Washington, Friday, 23 October 2026.
Senate scrutiny intensifies after research deductions lowered Meta’s effective tax rate to just 2% on $53.5 billion in earnings, challenging whether giant computing facilities qualify as experimental.

Meta Faces Big Test as AI Spending Tops $130 Billion Ahead of Earnings

Menlo Park, Tuesday, 20 October 2026.
Investors are weighing Meta’s soaring artificial intelligence infrastructure spending, expected to reach $145 billion this year, against robust advertising growth as third-quarter financial results approach.