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Space startup Wyvern raises $4.5M and joins YC’s latest cohort

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Hyperspectral imaging can provide detail about previously hidden information, including the chemical makeup of the scene it captures. “And that really flows through to our hiring and recruitment: We’ve had students say they really like the diversity on our founding team or in our company.

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How the new AI executive order stacks up: B-

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This section of the executive order also includes vagaries such as “The Departments of Energy and Homeland Security will also address AI systems’ threats to critical infrastructure, as well as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cybersecurity risks.” Thus, additional clarity around reporting of deep R&D is needed.

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IT leaders explore footing amid shifting needs and the AI power struggle

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During COVID-19 lockdowns, for example, specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle developed a VPA to provide self-service assistance to over 7,000 employees at home, including a natural language interface with a chat bot, and enough AI to help people interface seamlessly with several business applications at a time.

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This VC built a lab to make building biotech startups easier

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Over the past ten years, universities such as Northwestern, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois, have prioritized recruiting innovative faculty into the life sciences ecosystem. This involves chemical fume hoods, equipment to facilitate cell and tissue culture work. “It

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Vibrant raises $7.5M for a drug-free mechanical pill to treat constipation

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The Vibrant Capsule, however, “once swallowed, kickstarts the natural impulses of your intestinal wall to contract, relax and get things moving again — without the use of chemicals,” the company said in a statement.

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Generally Intelligent secures cash from OpenAI vets to build capable AI systems

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.” Qiu, the former chief of staff at Dropbox and the co-founder of Ember Hardware, which designed laser displays for VR headsets, co-founded Generally Intelligent in 2021 after shutting down her previous startup, Sourceress, a recruiting company that used AI to scour the web. ” Image Credits: Generally Intelligent.

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5 C-suite bridges every IT leader must build

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That’s especially true when functional areas outside IT routinely buy their own technology and hire their own technology professionals, says Irving Tyler, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, and former CIO of Quaker Chemical and IMS Health. Leaders of an organization’s various function areas tend to have differing needs and priorities.

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