machine
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Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, wrote that his company’s large language model Claude had found “a molecular machine that we suspect could represent a new gene editing mechanism.”
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
"My card machine, for example, some days it can go down completely and not everybody carries cash," said Bella.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Rapid improvements in artificial intelligence, what’s more, have encouraged companies to see if they can replace some jobs with machine learning or automation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
In fact, it becomes so fork-tender that the meat can’t be sliced in a machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
He developed a solar-powered machine that skims garbage off the top of the ocean and raises awareness about the danger of microplastics that come off synthetic clothes when we wash them.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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This season, Yerxa said he’s paying roughly double for the diesel he uses to power the farm’s tractors, combines, harvesters and dozens of other heavy-duty machines.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The sets have too many doors, the scenes have a delirious number of extras and the actors yell their lines over the distracting clatter of crackling fireplaces, beeping machines and ticking clocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"This is a problem that I think we need to sit down and talk about," added Pope Leo, who has previously warned about "losing our humanity" to machines.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
That has managers leaning on consultants and AI bots to adjust their delivery, with bosses role-playing with machines just to learn how to tell a junior employee, “Let’s connect.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
If I’d known one of those machines would be the death of her…” The farmer’s voice trailed off.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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The monitor had been designed with screws in the back that had 25 concentric circles machined into their flat heads to make them sparkle as light passed over them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Still, in our endless chase of machined refinement, I think we’re missing the value of human irregularity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The material bonds to copper using only heat and pressure, and its components can be machined with widely available equipment.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
“The foundation of the sound capture is still better than anything else that you would find today. The products that were put into use and the way that it was machined … it’s unmatched.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
The starter’s silver-plated gong rang, a sprocket turned, a valve opened, and the engine whooshed to life on exquisitely machined shafts and bearings.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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It previously housed the company's machining shop and later its research and development workshop.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
WC-Co cemented carbides are widely used in applications that demand extreme hardness and resistance to wear, including cutting tools, drills, machining equipment, and construction tools.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
According to a biography of Woods published in 1887, he attended school until about the age of 10, learning basic reading, writing and arithmetic, before leaving to apprentice in blacksmithing and machining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
“Our 737 program is performing rework on a group of airplanes to fix wires that have small scratches due to a machining error,” a Boeing spokesperson said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
“So I guess you’re an expert at welding and machining now,” he said.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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