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Google DeepMind details its new AlphaMissense AI, which predicts if mutations in human genes are likely to be harmful, an example of AI accelerating diagnosis (Clive Cookson/Financial Times) 19-09-2023

Clive Cookson / Financial Times: Google DeepMind details its new AlphaMissense AI, which predicts if mutations in human genes are likely to be harmful, an example of AI accelerating diagnosis  —  First example of artificial intelligence helping to accelerate diagnosis of diseases caused by genetic variants Lees verder op Tech Meme

Intel announces Meteor Lake, its first chips to use its new chiplet architecture, offering CPUs using the Intel 4 process node, ahead of a December 14 “launch” (Sean Hollister/The Verge) 19-09-2023

Sean Hollister / The Verge: Intel announces Meteor Lake, its first chips to use its new chiplet architecture, offering CPUs using the Intel 4 process node, ahead of a December 14 “launch”  —  For many months, Intel has spared no opportunity to remind us that its Meteor Lake chips would be the ones to watch … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative plans to build an AI GPU cluster of 1,000+ Nvidia H100 GPUs to run “openly available” models of human cells for medical research (Justine Calma/The Verge) 19-09-2023

Justine Calma / The Verge: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative plans to build an AI GPU cluster of 1,000+ Nvidia H100 GPUs to run “openly available” models of human cells for medical research  —  Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s foundation is funding the construction of a massive computing system for medical research. Lees verder op Tech Meme

What to expect from Microsoft's special NYC event: Surface Laptop Studio 2, Surface Go 4, and Laptop Go 3, and AI updates for Windows, Surface, Office, and Bing (Tom Warren/The Verge) 19-09-2023

Tom Warren / The Verge: What to expect from Microsoft’s special NYC event: Surface Laptop Studio 2, Surface Go 4, and Laptop Go 3, and AI updates for Windows, Surface, Office, and Bing  —  Microsoft is holding a “special event” in New York City later this week where it’s expected to debut three new Surface devices … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Crowdstrike confirms acquiring Bionic, which analyzes a company's tech and IT to find vulnerabilities, sources say for $350M; Bionic has raised ~$82M in total (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 19-09-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Crowdstrike confirms acquiring Bionic, which analyzes a company’s tech and IT to find vulnerabilities, sources say for $350M; Bionic has raised ~$82M in total  —  Update: Crowdstrike has now officially confirmed the deal.  As we previously reported, Crowdstrike will merge Bionic’s tech with its Falcon product. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tel Aviv-based Cato Networks, whose tools help protect remote workforces, raised $238M led by Lightspeed at a $3B+ valuation, taking its total funding to $770M (Marissa Newman/Bloomberg) 19-09-2023

Marissa Newman / Bloomberg: Tel Aviv-based Cato Networks, whose tools help protect remote workforces, raised $238M led by Lightspeed at a $3B+ valuation, taking its total funding to $770M  —  – Firm raises $238 million from Lightspeed, SoftBank and others  — Cato boosted its valuation from $2.5 billion after last round Lees verder op Tech Meme

Raleigh-based Pryon, which offers chatbots for searching through data, raised a $100M Series B, ~80% from Thomas Tull's fund, sources say at a $500M+ valuation (Bloomberg) 19-09-2023

Bloomberg: Raleigh-based Pryon, which offers chatbots for searching through data, raised a $100M Series B, ~80% from Thomas Tull’s fund, sources say at a $500M+ valuation  —  – North Carolina startup valued at more than $500 million  — Pryon’s CEO founded Yap, Amazon’s first AI-related acquisition Lees verder op Tech Meme

Electrify Video Partners, whose model is to acquire 50% to 100% of a YouTube creator's business, raised $85M from Capital D and says the startup is profitable (Kerry Flynn/Axios) 19-09-2023

Kerry Flynn / Axios: Electrify Video Partners, whose model is to acquire 50% to 100% of a YouTube creator’s business, raised $85M from Capital D and says the startup is profitable  —  – Kerry Flynn, author of Axios Pro: Media Deals  —  Exit Content Preview  —  Electrify Video Partners has raised $85 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is funding an AI GPU cluster made up of 1K+ Nvidia H100 GPUs to run “openly available” models of human cells for medical research (Justine Calma/The Verge) 19-09-2023

Justine Calma / The Verge: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is funding an AI GPU cluster made up of 1K+ Nvidia H100 GPUs to run “openly available” models of human cells for medical research  —  Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s foundation is funding the construction of a massive computing system for medical research. Lees verder op Tech Meme

After Hong Kong's police arrested six following allegations of fraud at unlicensed crypto exchange JPEX, the government plans to tighten its crypto regulations (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk) 19-09-2023

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: After Hong Kong’s police arrested six following allegations of fraud at unlicensed crypto exchange JPEX, the government plans to tighten its crypto regulations  —  SCMP reported that Hong Kong police had received 83 complaints about the platform, which was operating without a license. Lees verder op Tech Meme