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lab

[lab] / læb /
NOUN
laboratory
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NOUN
testing ground
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Musk claims Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman improperly used a $38 million donation he had intended to sustain OpenAI as a research lab devoted to developing AI for the benefit of humanity.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“Southern California has a high population density with a high electricity demand, which is projected to continue growing substantially,” said Patricia Hidalgo-Gonzalez, director of the Renewable Energy and Advanced Mathematics lab at UC San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Gabriel Cohn, Ph.D., the study's first author, carried out the research while working in Sears' lab at OHSU.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

British Columbia health officer Bonnie Henry said the person's test came back as a presumptive positive on Friday, meaning that it still remains to be confirmed by a national microbiology lab.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

His mother sat in front of a computer in a glossy white lab, clearly not working the camera.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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