Google DeepMind open sources AlphaFold 3, ushering in a new era for drug discovery and molecular biology

Google DeepMind open-sources AlphaFold 3, ushering in a new era for drug discovery and molecular biology

Google DeepMind releases AlphaFold 3's source code to academics, marking a significant advance in AI-powered molecular biology and drug discovery, while balancing open science with commercial ...

Tech - VentureBeat - 2 days ago

A comically huge fine for Google, a misshapen statue and an ancient discovery: The weekly news quiz

Test your knowledge of some of the week’s most-read stories.

Immune to intimidation, Richard Clark brings fearlessness College Football Playoff needs to usher in new era

Clark's military background has made him the perfect fit to handle the chaos of CFP director

Sports - CBS Sports - October 16

Andy Kim hopes for a 'new era' as N.J.'s first Asian American senator

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim has defeated challenger Curtis Bashaw after a historic New Jersey Senate race. The win makes Kim the state’s first Asian American senator.

Google DeepMind’s Hassabis on his Nobel: ‘It feels like a watershed moment for AI’

Founder of the artificial intelligence R&D lab says scientific understanding can prevent mis-steps in developing the technology

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Platforma.bio by MiLaboratories is making waves in drug discovery

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: In the evolving field of bioinformatics, staying current is a challenge. For MiLaboratories, the challenge was creating software called Platforma.bio, which not only ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

Knicks' Josh Hart jokes that Celtics players need drug tests after New York's season-opening blowout loss

The Celtics knocked down a staggering 29 3-pointers in Tuesday's win

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Burgundy-clad John Calipari coaches Arkansas to season-opening win over Lipscomb as Razorbacks begin new era

Arkansas shook off a shaky start to pick up a win in John Calipari's debut

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

Trump to the West as Kelly's fascism warnings usher new Harris attack

Former President Donald Trump will stop in Arizona and Nevada to campaign with surrogates Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy. CBS News campaign reporter Libby Cathey has more on the presidential ...

Sources: Middleton expected to miss opener

Bucks star Khris Middleton, who is rehabbing from offseason ankle surgeries, is expected to miss Wednesday's season opener against the 76ers, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Teens who made history with math discovery publish paper with new proofs

Students who made math history when they were in high school have now published new ways of proving the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry.

Ulta Beauty unveils $3 billion share buyback program and plans to open 200 new stores in next three years

Ulta Beauty Inc. announced a new $3 billion share buyback authorization on Wednesday and said it plans to open 200 new stores over the next three years.

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

‘Drugs were everywhere’: the rise and fall of the NBA’s cocaine era

Recreational drug use boomed in the 1980s and basketball was far from immune. The trend ended careers as the NBA clamped down. Micheal Ray Richardson was a brilliant player: a four-time NBA ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Meta under fire for ‘polluting’ open-source

Open Source Initiative chief criticises tech group for using the term to describe its Llama models

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Sources: Celtics to waive Walker, open 15th spot

The Boston Celtics are waiving guard Lonnie Walker IV, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Tuesday.

Sports - ESPN - October 19

Sources: Murray fractured hand in Pelicans debut

Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray will be sidelined for an extended period of time after fracturing his left hand during Wednesday night's season opener, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - October 24

Sources: Rams open to trading away CB White

The Rams and cornerback Tre'Davious White are discussing options for his future, including a potential trade, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

Sports - ESPN - October 26

Liam Payne had multiple drugs in body at time of death: Sources

Details from Liam Payne's partial autopsy report say multiple drugs were found in the singer's body at the time of his death.

New Google AI Will Take Over Browsers: Report

The new product, code-named Project Jarvis, may reach users as soon as December, according to reports.

Business - Inc. - October 28

Sources: Wolves extend Gobert for 3 years, $110M

Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has reached a three-year, $110 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night.

Sports - ESPN - October 23

3 states renew their effort to reduce access to the abortion drug mifepristone

Three states are asking a judge to let them try a new approach with a lawsuit to force the federal government to reduce access to the abortion pill mifepristone

Health - ABC News - October 16

IBM debuts open source Granite 3.0 LLMs for enterprise AI

IBM is launching its new open source Granite 3.0 family of models for enterprise AI as it looks to a future state of generative computing.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 21

The enterprise verdict on AI models: Why open source will win

While closed models like OpenAI's GPT-4 dominated early adoption, open source models have since closed the gap in quality, and are growing at least as quickly in the enterprise, according to ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 24

Timescale expands open source vector database capabilities for PostgreSQL

Timescale debuts open source pgai Vectorizer for AI embeddings as it looks to push vector database beyond RAG.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Google CEO names new search and ads boss, slides predecessor to role of chief technologist

Google is replacing Prabhakar Raghavan, the company's search and ads boss since 2018, with longtime executive Nick Fox.

Business - CNBC - October 17

Google Executive Picked to Supercharge News Efforts Has Resigned

Shailesh Prakash departs after two years at the tech giant. Relationships between Google News and publishers remain strained.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Sources: GK Courtois out 3-4 weeks with injury

Thibaut Courtois has been ruled out of this weekend's El Clásico against Barcelona due to an "adductor injury in his left leg," sources have told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - October 25

Sources: Royals keep Wacha on 3-year, $51M deal

Michael Wacha and the Royals agreed on a three-year, $51 million contract that includes a fourth-year club option and can max out at $72 million.

Sports - ESPN - November 3

Suspect charged in Iran-linked plot to assassinate Donald Trump: DOJ

Three people have been charged in an alleged Iran-linked plot to assassinate President-elect Trump and several Iranian dissidents, according to a criminal complaint.

NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s

A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.

Deadly drugs found in fake anxiety medicines being bought online in UK

A mother says she remains in "disbelief" at the lack of testing for the drugs when someone has died.

Is Canada’s New Immigration Policy Really the End of an Era?

Critics say the review of the permanent and temporary residents’ programs amounts to the abandonment of decades of “welcome mat” policy. But globally, Canada is still peerless in its openness.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Trump’s Presidency Could Spell a Lonely and Dangerous Stretch for Europe

Internal political squabbles — and the fallout from a global backlash to inflation, immigration and ruling elites — are hobbling Germany and France.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store

A federal judge has delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition

Tech - ABC News - October 18

‘People didn’t believe Africa could be a source of innovation’: how the continent holds the key to future drug research

Prof Kelly Chibale says the world is failing to take advantage of African genetic diversity, and everyone could be losing out. Africa has the greatest variety in human genes anywhere on the planet ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Warriors don't extend Kuminga before deadline

The Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga did not reach a new deal ahead of Monday's deadline for rookie contract extensions.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

WNBA's Fever name White as new head coach

Former Connecticut Sun coach Stephanie White has been hired as the new head coach of the Indiana Fever, the team announced.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

A Classical Music Discovery

An unknown waltz by Chopin has been found.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 27

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