SandboxAQ Buys Good Chemistry, Melding AI and Quantum Tech for Drug Discovery
By THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Published on January 09, 2024 The deal, worth around $75 million, highlights growing commercial demand for new ways of simulating and designing drugs as well as developing new materials Artificial intelligence and quantum company SandboxAQ on Tuesday is expected to announce it acquired Good Chemistry, a deal […]
What Devin Means To Software Companies And Why Every CEO Should Care
By Forbes Published on March 15, 2024 A few days ago Cognition launched Devin, an AI agent that is capable of autonomously working through tasks that typically require a small team of software engineers to accomplish. When it comes to forecasting, Roy Amara reminds us that people tend to overestimate the short-term impact […]
AI Will Suck Up 500% More Power in UK in 10 Years, Grid CEO Says
By Bloomberg Published on March 26, 2024 Fast-developing technologies require increased data-center use. Grid upgrade is one option for the future, John Pettigrew says. Electricity demand from UK data centers will jump sixfold over the next 10 years as a boom in artificial intelligence requires increased computing power, according to the head of National […]
Apple Faces Legal Protest From Meta, Microsoft, X, Spotify and Match
By The Wall Street Journal Published on March 20, 2024 Five tech companies object to Apple’s new app store policies related to payment for services. Meta Platforms, Microsoft, X, Spotify and Match Group filed legal petitions protesting Apple’s app store policies, objecting to how the tech giant has complied with a federal court […]
Silicon Valley’s Next Mission: Help the U.S. Catch China and Russia in Hypersonic Weapons
By The Wall Street Journal Published on March 11, 2024 Tech founders and investors place unlikely bets on superfast missile systems The U.S. is years behind its biggest rivals in cutting-edge hypersonic missile technology. Silicon Valley is betting it can help the military catch up. Venture capitalists, better known for pumping money […]
Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
By The New York Times Published on March 11, 2024 LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly. Some drivers of General Motors cars, like these Chevrolet Bolts, may not realize […]
How dating apps turn love seekers into addicts, according to a new lawsuit
By AP News Published on February 15, 2024 Stuck in a dating app loop with no date in sight? A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Match Group claims that is by design. Tinder, Hinge and other Match dating apps are filled with addictive features that encourage “compulsive” use, the proposed class-action lawsuit claims. […]
Intelligence About Russia Puts Focus on New U.S. Satellite Push
By The New York Times Published on February 13, 2024 The Pentagon is in the early stages of a program to put constellations of smaller and cheaper satellites into orbit to counter space-based threats of the sort being developed by Russia and China. Hours after the news broke on Wednesday that the United […]
House unveils new warrantless surveillance bill
By THE HILL Published on February 12, 2024 House Republicans unveiled a new package for reauthorizing and reforming the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, pushing forward text while prepping for a floor battle over controversial provisions. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows the government to spy on noncitizens […]