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Dow turns to AI to accelerate chemical search

CIO Business Intelligence

With several million compounds to choose from, chemists often must resort to intuition when trying to solve complex problems around chemical processes. US multinational Dow Chemical was working with a pulp and paper manufacturer to improve inefficiencies in its chemical process with a goal of producing a better, safer pulp yield.

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Scientists turn to the cloud to streamline supercomputer calculations for chemistry

GeekWire

Their effort to make supercomputer-scale resources more widely available through cloud computing could aid in the search for methods to break down toxic “forever chemicals” that are currently hard to get rid of. The chemical, also known as PFOA, was banned worldwide in 2019 but still persists in the environment.

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Industrial analytics startup Seeq lands $50M to continue its growth

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Using analytics, artificial intelligence and monitoring, Seeq provides data that helps industrial businesses optimize operations. Seeq’s customers span 36 countries in sectors including energy, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, materials, mining and utilities.

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NVIDIA invests in AI-powered weed zapping ag-tech startup Carbon Robotics

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Carbon Robotics makes a “LaserWeeder” which relies on artificial intelligence to detect and identify plants in fields and then target and eliminate weeds with lasers. The solution eliminates the need for traditional methods of chemical herbicides, hand labor, or soil cultivation.

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Google and ZebiAI launch Chemome Initiative to identify ?chemical probes? with AI models

Venture Beast

Google partnered with startup ZebiAI to launch the Chemome Initiative, which aims to identify 'chemical probes' using AI techniques. Read More.

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US targets advanced AI and cloud firms with new reporting proposal

CIO Business Intelligence

The proposed rules would require companies to report on development activities, cybersecurity measures, and results from red-teaming tests, which assess risks such as AI systems aiding cyberattacks or enabling non-experts to create chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 1, 2023

GeekWire

Most popular stories on GeekWire ‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup It would be fair to expect the destroyer of toxic “forever chemicals” to be a massive, intimidating device. where the company ultimately plans to employ 25,000 people.