June 26, 2025

The Download: Google DeepMind’s DNA AI, and heatwaves’ impact on the grid

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. Google’s new AI will help researchers understand how our genes work When scientists first sequenced the human genome in 2003, they revealed the full set of DNA instructions that make a person. But…

Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the new generative AI platform

January 7, 2024

Google’s trying to make waves with Gemini, a new generative AI platform that recently made its big debut. But while Gemini appears to be promising in a few aspects, it’s falling short in others. So what is Gemini? How can you use it? And how does it stack up to the competition? To make it […]

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Carta, the cap table management outfit, is accused of unethical tactics by a customer after it tries brokering a deal for the startup’s shares without consent

January 7, 2024

Carta, an ambitious 12-year-old Silicon Valley outfit, has gone through numerous iterations over time, originally inviting investors, startups, and employees to use its software to manage their cap tables and later aspiring to evolve into a “private stock market for companies,” as founder Henry Ward once told TechCrunch. As he explained back in 2019: “Now […]

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Isomorphic inks deals with Eli Lilly and Novartis for drug discovery

January 7, 2024

Isomorphic Labs, the London-based, drug discovery-focused spin-out of Google AI R&D division DeepMind, today announced that it’s entered into strategic partnerships with two pharmaceutical giants, Eli Lilly and Novartis, to apply AI to discover new medications to treat diseases. The deals have a combined value of around $3 billion. Isomorphic will receive $45 million upfront […]

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CES 2024: Samsung’s bigger, foldier, more rollable displays

January 7, 2024

Consider this a preview of a preview. It’s an opportunity to take advantage of the brief Sunday morning news lull before the deluge kicks into full effect Monday. Tomorrow is, after all, when Samsung will host its CES 2024 press conference along with other big names like Sony and LG. This weekend, however, the company […]

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The Impact of Servant Leadership in the Workplace

January 7, 2024
People all over the globe talk about leadership. C-suite-level executives want to learn how they can better inspire others to lead, as well as how they themselves can lead better….