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Novartis to License Drug From China’s Abogen in Up to $7.8 Billion Deal
Novartis struck the deal to license the messenger RNA drug candidate and gain options over future therapies.
Startup TypeSafe AI’s Jev Model Sparks Copycats, Talk of LLM Alternatives
A three-week-old artificial-intelligence model called Jev has set Silicon Valley circles abuzz with discussions around alternatives to large language models, and is already sparking copycats.
Opinion | AI Will Be a Boon for Savers
Agents will sweep idle money into top-paying accounts. That will strain banks’ liquidity.
How a Top Diabetes Nonprofit Reined In Its Venture-Capital Arm
Breakthrough T1D says it fired three board members of the T1D Fund to protect the interest of donors; those dismissed say Breakthrough crushed the fund’s independence.
Opinion | AI: Full Speed Ahead in a Dark Unknown
The scoffers are right that the warners are weirdos, but all that matters is who is right.
Opinion | Trump Has the Right Instincts on AI
He knows the risks if Chinese models are left to dominate the future.
Opinion | Abandoned Land? Build a Data Center
Alabama is doing it with closed coal plants, the Virginias with old strip mines.
Can AI Run in Space? Google Is About to Find Out
A satellite containing several of the company’s AI chips launched into orbit.
Temasek-Backed Vertex Japan Invests in Digital Trading Cards Startup Heartbeats
Temasek-backed Vertex Ventures Japan has invested in Heartbeats, a Tokyo-based digital trading cards company, the latest in a series of bets aimed at turning Japanese startups into global unicorns.