By giving artificial intelligence simple associative learning rules based on the brain circuits that allow a sea slug to forage—and augmenting it with better episodic memory, like that of an octopus—scientists have built an AI that can navigate new environments, seek rewards, map landmarks and overcome obstacles.By giving artificial intelligence simple associative learning rules based on the brain circuits that allow a sea slug to forage—and augmenting it with better episodic memory, like that of an octopus—scientists have built an AI that can navigate new environments, seek rewards, map landmarks and overcome obstacles.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]
Boeing’s Wisk Aero buys Verocel to boost software safety for its self-flying eVTOL
Wisk Aero, a subsidiary of Boeing, has acquired Verocel, a software verification and validation company that’s served the aerospace industry for 25 years.
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Wisk Aero, a subsidiary of Boeing, has acquired Verocel, a software verification and validation company that’s served the aerospace industry for 25 years.
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Coder nabs new funds to move dev environments to the cloud
Coder’s open-source software has around 1.2 million monthly active users, and Dropbox, Discord and Skydio are among the company’s paying customers.
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Coder’s open-source software has around 1.2 million monthly active users, and Dropbox, Discord and Skydio are among the company’s paying customers.
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k-ID wins $45M to help game devs speedrun the child safety compliance puzzle
k-ID’s platform makes it easy for game devs to comply with child safety and data privacy regulations.
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k-ID’s platform makes it easy for game devs to comply with child safety and data privacy regulations.
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EvolutionaryScale, backed by Amazon and Nvidia, raises $142M for protein-generating AI
A relatively new startup called EvolutionaryScale has secured a massive tranche of cash to build AI models to generate novel proteins for scientific research. EvolutionaryScale today announced that it raised $142 million in a seed round led by ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross and Lux Capital with participation from Amazon and NVentures, Nvidia’s corporate […]
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A relatively new startup called EvolutionaryScale has secured a massive tranche of cash to build AI models to generate novel proteins for scientific research. EvolutionaryScale today announced that it raised $142 million in a seed round led by ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross and Lux Capital with participation from Amazon and NVentures, Nvidia’s corporate
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General Catalyst leads $40M round for Local Kitchens, a different kind of restaurant kitchen startup
Don’t call this company a “ghost kitchen.” Since its Series A in 2021, Local Kitchens grew 5x and achieved unit-level profitability.
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Don’t call this company a “ghost kitchen.” Since its Series A in 2021, Local Kitchens grew 5x and achieved unit-level profitability.
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Bearing the smiling face of one of Australia’s cutest marsupials is a device its creators are claiming as the world’s first consumer product in quantum computing technology.Bearing the smiling face of one of Australia’s cutest marsupials is a device its creators are claiming as the world’s first consumer product in quantum computing technology.[#item_full_content]
Foray Bioscience is breaking down the barriers of bringing biomanufacturing to plants
Ashley Beckwith spent years of her academic and professional career focused on the intersection of biology, materials and manufacturing to build medical solutions more efficiently. When she realized the tech could be applied to plants and plant-based materials, an area that desperately needed it, she decided to switch gears. “Life on earth is only as […]
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Ashley Beckwith spent years of her academic and professional career focused on the intersection of biology, materials and manufacturing to build medical solutions more efficiently. When she realized the tech could be applied to plants and plant-based materials, an area that desperately needed it, she decided to switch gears. “Life on earth is only as
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TestParty raises $4 million to help automate the coding for accessible websites
As of today, nearly all of the world’s most popular website homepages are not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
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As of today, nearly all of the world’s most popular website homepages are not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
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Etched is building an AI chip that only runs one type of model
As generative AI touches a growing number of industries, the companies producing chips to run the models are benefitting enormously. Nvidia in particular, which commands an estimated 70% to 95% of the market for AI chips, wields massive influence. Cloud providers from Meta to Microsoft are spending billions of dollars on Nvidia GPUs, wary of […]
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As generative AI touches a growing number of industries, the companies producing chips to run the models are benefitting enormously. Nvidia in particular, which commands an estimated 70% to 95% of the market for AI chips, wields massive influence. Cloud providers from Meta to Microsoft are spending billions of dollars on Nvidia GPUs, wary of
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