Tech Meme

Kati Pohjanpalo / Bloomberg: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to David Baker for “computational protein design” and Demis Hassabis and John Jumper  —  Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for breakthrough research into proteins. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: A look at disagreements over automation between US dockworkers and shipping industry officials, who say they need AI-powered stacking cranes and other machines  —  Striking dockworkers are back to work—but disagreement over automation stands in the way of lasting peace Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Vowell / Washington Post: A profile of the National Archives and Records Administration’s Chief Innovation Officer Pamela Wright, who leads the agency’s project to digitize 13B+ records  —  Sarah Vowell on the National Archives  —  “You had better remove the records,” Secretary of State James Monroe warned President … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: CamScanner app maker Intsig is the best-performing China IPO stock in 2024 for $100M+ listings, after a euphoric market response to Beijing’s stimulus measures  —  – Intsig Chairman Zhen Lixin’s net worth hits $876 million  — Shanghai-listed firm has surged since Sept. 26 debut Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Anthropic launches Message Batches API in beta, for batches of up to 10K queries that are processed within 24 hours and cost 50% less than standard API calls  —  Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence company, launched its new Message Batches API on Tuesday, allowing businesses … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Braintrust, which helps companies evaluate and monitor their AI tools’ performance, raised a $36M Series A led by a16z, a source says at a ~$150M valuation  —  Ankur Goyal built infrastructure for AI products twice before at Impira and Figma.  Now, his AI evaluations startup Braintrust … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword: Google says the DOJ’s “radical” and “sweeping” proposals in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness  —  The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: US judges have little modern precedent to guide them on whether a breakup like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case is appropriate  —  Antitrust enforcers search for tough remedies to counteract alleged monopoly abuses  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. antitrust enforcers haven’t broken up a company in 40 years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Laura Dobberstein / The Register: OpenAI says Singapore will serve as its APAC hub and appoints Oliver Jay, who served as Asana’s chief revenue officer, to lead its international expansion  —  Picks Singapore as APAC hub and outlines desire to get governments onside  —  Chat GPT-maker Open AI announced today that it’s appointed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A look at challenges for Ireland in its role as a data center hub, as energy supply problems and planning hurdles force AWS and others to evaluate alternatives  —  Dublin goes from ‘leader to flounderer’ as planning and energy supply problems lead tech groups to invest elsewhere Lees verder op Tech Meme