AI is spitting out more potential drugs than ever before. The startup wants to figure out which ones are important.
The biggest impact of AI in science was when Google DeepMind used deep learning models to predict the complex structures of proteins, the molecules that drive nearly every process in living cells. But as AI models continue to spit out more potential treatment candidates, new bottlenecks are emerging. It’s really about characterizing all of those […]
Redwood Materials cuts 10% of workforce in restructuring to pursue energy storage business
Redwood Materials has laid off about 135 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, as it reorganizes to better accommodate its growing energy storage business, according to a TechCrunch investigation. As TechCrunch previously reported, the layoffs come just five months after Redwood cut 5% of its workforce and three months after closing a $425 million […]
SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to acquire the startup for $60 billion
SpaceX announced it has signed a deal with Cursor to develop the next generation of “coding and knowledge work AI.” It includes a surprising clause: an option to buy the popular software development platform for $60 billion later this year. Partnering with and potentially acquiring leaders in the most popular AI product categories can only […]
Tim Cook resigns as Apple CEO: A look back at his 15 years of accomplishments, from new products and services to expanding into China
After 15 years at the helm, Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO and handing over the reins to John Ternas, senior vice president of hardware engineering. Cook, who joined Apple in 1998 and succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011, went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion company. As his tenure as CEO […]
Apple’s John Tarnas will be running one of the world’s most powerful companies. That job is a minefield
Through his 15-year reign as Apple’s top banana, Tim Cook became instantly recognizable, powerful beyond imagination, and extremely wealthy. Most estimates put Mr. Cook’s current net worth at about $3 billion, a fortune he accumulated primarily through performance-based stock compensation as Apple’s market capitalization grew more than 11 times under his watch, to about $4 […]
AI research lab NeoCognition receives $40M seed to build agents that learn like humans
Investors are actively lobbying AI researchers to build startups that make AI more reliable and efficient. Yu Su, the Ohio State University professor who heads the AI Agent Lab, said he initially resisted pressure from venture capitalists to commercialize his research. Last year, he finally took the plunge and spun his work out into a […]
Apple’s Cal AI crackdown suggests Apple is still monitoring the App Store
Apple’s recent crackdown on the Cal AI food tracking app, owned by MyFitnessPal, shows that the tech giant is still enforcing the App Store’s strict rules regarding the use of external payments. The calorie counting app, which was temporarily removed from the App Store last week, attempted to circumvent Apple’s in-app purchase guidelines and also […]
ChatGPT’s new Images 2.0 model is amazingly good at generating text
It used to be easy to tell the difference between human-created images and AI-generated images. Just two years ago, you couldn’t use image models to create a Mexican restaurant menu without inventing new dishes like “entuitas,” “churillos,” “burtos,” and “margartas.” Now, if you ask the new ChatGPT Images 2.0 model to create a Mexican menu, […]
Sam Altman criticizes Anthropic’s cyber model Mythos, calling it “fear-based marketing”
OpenAI and Anthropic continue to take swipes at each other. During a podcast appearance this week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized competitors’ new cybersecurity models, saying the company is trying to exploit fear to make its products look more impressive than they actually are. Anthropic announced Mythos earlier this month and released the model to […]
AI dungeon maker Latitude launches AI-powered RPG creation platform Voyage
If you’ve ever played a role-playing game (RPG), you know how much fun it is to create a character any way you like and embark on an epic adventure. Now imagine an AI-powered, text-based RPG where every interaction with non-player characters (NPCs) is completely unscripted. Latitude, a startup known for its open-ended text adventure games […]