February 21, 2025

How automotive exec Crystal Brown founded CircNova, an AI drug discovery biotech

Tiny Michigan biotech startup CircNova has raised a $3.3 million seed round for its technology that uses AI to target so-called “circular RNA.” The development holds promise as a new method to quickly develop therapies for conditions that currently have no drug treatments. The new funding is also a victory lap for co-founder and CEO […]

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September 2023

The Download: AI to cure diseases, and China’s deepfake influencers

September 19, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How AI can help us understand how cells work—and help cure diseases Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg are cofounders and co-CEOs of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Cells are key to understanding disease—yet so…

Alphabet (GOOGL): A Thorough Review of Mid-Sept Buying Potential

September 19, 2023
Google parent Alphabet’s (GOOGL) fiscal 2023 second-quarter revenue and earnings surpassed analyst estimates. Furthermore, analysts are bullish about the company’s prospects due to its innovative products and services offerings, rising…

Top 3 Asset Management Stocks to Buy in the Industry

September 19, 2023
The asset management industry is well-positioned for robust growth and expansion, driven by high demand for efficient asset utilization and management, the growing popularity of ESG and alternative investments, and…

How AI can help us understand how cells work—and help cure diseases

September 19, 2023
As the smallest living units, cells are key to understanding disease—and yet so much about them remains unknown. We do not know, for example, how billions of biomolecules—like DNA, proteins, and lipids—come together to act as one cell. Nor do we know how our many types of cells interact within our bodies. We have limited…

Pryon raises $100M to index and analyze enterprise data

September 19, 2023
Pryon, a startup developing an AI-powered platform to look for insights in — and surface answers from — enterprise knowledge bases, today announced that it raised $100 million in a funding round led by Thomas Tull’s U.S. Innovative Technology Fund. Pryon’s founder, Igor Jablokov, said that the new cash will be put put toward supporting […]

HiddenLayer raises $50M for its AI-defending cybersecurity tools

September 19, 2023
HiddenLayer, a security startup focused on protecting AI systems from adversarial attacks, today announced that it raised $50 million in a funding round co-led by M12 and Moore Strategic Ventures with participation from Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, Capital One and TenEleven. Bringing the company’s total raised to $56 million, the new funds will be put […]