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5 updates · 3 appsJuly 4, 2026

Midjourney's Surprise Medical Scanner and Claude's New 'Deep Thinking' Mode

Midjourney is getting into medical hardware, and Claude launched a 'deep thinking' mode for tougher questions.

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MidjourneyMidjourney is getting into the medical scanning business.

Midjourney

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The company, famous for making AI art, showed off a video of a new medical ultrasound scanner it's building.

The AI startup, best known for generating images, released a behind-the-scenes video of its dunk-tank ultrasound scanner, which it plans to deploy in spas a… The AI startup, best known for generating images, released a behind-the-scenes video of its dunk-tank ultrasound scanner, which it plans to deploy in spas and hopes will transform medicine with cheap, detailed, radiation-free imaging.

Midjourney plans to put these new scanners in places like spas to offer detailed, radiation-free body scans.

Original reportingA behind-the-scenes look at Midjourney’s medical scannerRead original

Claude

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You can now use a new 'extended thinking mode' to make Claude think more deeply about tricky questions before it answers.

Claude adds a 'deep thinking' mode and a new tool for scientists.

Expanded summary · Claude

The company also announced Claude Science, a new tool designed to help scientists with their research, like discovering new medicines.

Claude adds a 'deep thinking' mode and a new tool for scientists.

Expanded summary · Claude

Malware development, improvement, modification, or debugging.

Includes Trojans, RATs, backdoors, worms, stealers, loaders, droppers, rootkits, bootkits, ransomware, wipers, spyware, stalkerware, and hardware-level implants; High-uplift vulnerability finding: vulnerabilities that are not easily found by other widely available models.

Discussing widely known security practices such as those taught in schools or br…

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Gemini

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During the meeting, a DeepMind employee read out a prepared letter on behalf of colleagues that support unionization, reviewed by WIRED.

“Instead of having meaningful dialogue with its employees about our concerns, Google DeepMind workers…

Original reportingGoogle DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky StartRead original