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Google plans to release new ‘open’ AI models for drug discovery

​[[{“value”:” During a health-focused event in New York on Tuesday, Google announced that it’s developing a collection of “open” AI models for drug discovery called TxGemma. The AI models, which Google said will be released through its Health AI Developer Foundations program later this month, can understand both “regular text” and the structures of different “therapeutic […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

TurinTech reveals $20M in backing to fix problems in ‘vibe coding’

​[[{“value”:” So-called “vibe coding” with LLM-driven tools like Cursor Composer — a term coined by renowned computer scientist Andrej Karpathy — describes a hands-off approach to writing code using Gen AI models, and it has really taken off recently. According to Y Combinator, one quarter of the startups in its latest batch relies on AI to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Omar Cortez

Omar Cortez

​[[{“value”:” Robotics Instructor at Dallas Independent School District My school participated in CoderZ League in a Box for the first time this year, and it was a fantastic experience! Student engagement in coding was at an all-time high—they were logging hours late at night without it even being homework! The competitive aspect kept them motivated, and they absolutely loved it….

Omar Cortez

Omar Cortez

​[[{“value”:” Robotics Instructor at Dallas Independent School District My school participated in CoderZ League in a Box for the first time this year, and it was a fantastic experience! Student engagement in coding was at an all-time high—they were logging hours late at night without it even being homework! The competitive aspect kept them motivated, and they absolutely loved it….

Apple loses appeal against Germany’s special abuse control for Big Tech

Apple loses appeal against Germany’s special abuse control for Big Tech

​[[{“value”:” Being a staggeringly successful big tech company does have some downsides: Apple has lost an appeal against a special abuse control regime that Germany’s competition watchdog applied to it last year. The iPhone maker can expect to continue to face bespoke competition controls in a major European market, in addition to other similar laws (such […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Breeding better beans: how understanding plant genetics can improve the appearance of beans

Breeding better beans: how understanding plant genetics can improve the appearance of beans

​[[{“value”:” Breeding better beans: how understanding plant genetics can improve the appearance of beans Published: Beans are tasty, versatile and in high demand. However, many varieties darken after harvesting, making them undesirable to consumers which reduces profits for growers. At the University of Guelph in Canada, Professor Peter Pauls and his team in the Bean Breeding Program have discovered a…

Confirmed: Google is buying Wiz for $32B to beef up in cloud security

Confirmed: Google is buying Wiz for $32B to beef up in cloud security

​[[{“value”:” Google is making the biggest acquisition in its history. The company’s parent company Alphabet is acquiring Wiz, the cloud security startup, for $32 billion in an all-cash transaction. The deal has now been confirmed. Wiz will remain an independent platform that will work across all cloud providers, not just Google Cloud Platform. There will be […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Nerdio nabs $500M to power virtual desktops on Azure

​[[{“value”:” Nerdio, a platform designed to simplify how companies deploy and manage Microsoft cloud technologies, has raised $500 million in a Series C round of funding. The Chicago-based startup says its valuation has now quadrupled since its Series B round two years ago, and is now firmly in unicorn territory — though the company wouldn’t reveal […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

YC-backed food supply startup Vendease restructures employees’ salaries

​[[{“value”:” Y Combinator-backed Nigerian food procurement startup Vendease has changed its employee pay structure and is seeking fresh capital, TechCrunch has learned. This is after laying off 44% of its workforce — around 120 employees —last month, marking its second round of job cuts in five months. In the latest development, the startup has now replaced […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

GrubMarket raises $50M at a $3.5B+ valuation to build AI for the $1 trillion food distribution industry

​[[{“value”:” U.S. President Trump’s wide-ranging tariff hikes are already resulting in growth forecasts being cut amid other uncertainty — actions that will inevitably impact the technology sector, too. Today, however, one food e-commerce startup, GrubMarket, is announcing a new equity round of $50 million on a raised valuation of over $3.5 billion — a signal of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….