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autonomous

[aw-ton-uh-muhs] / ɔˈtɒn ə məs /


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And as the artificial-intelligence industry grows, a new wave of agentic AI investing platforms is emerging that automates active, autonomous trading decisions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

"People had assumed that the different types of bipolar cells were more or less autonomous," Zhou says.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

An existing desalination plant with large white silos on Vulcano, one of the archipelago's eight islands, has made it autonomous for drinking water.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

He warns that the "transition from warships to autonomous vessels leaves the UK vulnerable," according to the paper.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

If genetic modules are so autonomous, then why—to turn Morgan’s riddle on its head—are legs not growing out of fly’s heads, or humans not born with thumbs emerging from our noses?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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