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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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US targets advanced AI and cloud firms with new reporting proposal

CIO Business Intelligence

The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) plans to introduce mandatory reporting requirements for developers of advanced AI models and cloud computing providers.

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Alphabet is launching a company that uses AI for drug discovery

The Verge

A new Alphabet company will use artificial intelligence methods for drug discovery, Google’s parent company announced Thursday. The company may not develop its own drugs but instead sell its models. It will focus on developing partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, a spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge.

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Inspired by her family’s business in India, Seattle founder leads AI startup that helps manufacturers

GeekWire

She decided to develop AI software that would alert workers of anomalies in the tape during production, ensuring that substandard products were removed before ever being sold. Profet AI, a startup based in Taiwan, recently raised $4 million and intends to target semiconductor, chemical, textile, and electronic manufacturers.

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GREEN500 Supercomputer Powering Robot Scientists and Transformational Machine Learning

CIO Business Intelligence

Using HPC from the University of Cambridge, researchers are creating a new method of machine learning whereby the computer ‘learns how to learn’—which could advance studies in drug development and disease treatment. A team from the UK, Sweden, India, and the Netherlands developed the approach, known as transformational machine learning (TML).

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

GeekWire

New Athira execs Mark Worthington, general counsel, and Rachel Lenington, chief technology officer and head of product development strategy. Athira Pharma recently appointed Rachel Lenington as CTO and head of product development strategy and Mark Worthington as general counsel. Athira Photos). The Bothell, Wash.-based Read the story.

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