Weekend Read 2.10.23
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Feb 19, 2023
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On hunt for better gene med delivery, Aera exits stealth with $193M and Alnylam vet at helm
www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/hunt-better-gene-medicine-delivery-aera-therapeutics-exits-stealth-193m-bank
Feb 18, 2023
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The human genome needs updating. But how do we make it fair?
www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/29/the-human-genome-needs-updating-but-how-do-we-make-it-fair
Feb 10, 2023
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Economics of the Stars: The Future of Asteroid Mining and the Global Economy
hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/
Feb 10, 2023
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This Rare Asteroid May Be Worth 70,000 Times the Global Economy. Now NASA Is Sending a Spaceship to Explore It.
robbreport.com/motors/aviation/nasa-voyage-rare-16-psyche-asteroid-1234797211/
Feb 10, 2023
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Motion capture tech from Avatar films used in disease research
www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64326125
Feb 10, 2023
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The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video
www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/06/1067897/runway-stable-diffusion-gen-1-generative-ai-for-video/
Feb 10, 2023
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Quantum computing infrastructure software startup Q-CTRL raises $27.4M - SiliconANGLE
siliconangle.com/2023/01/31/quantum-computing-infrastructure-software-startup-q-ctrl-raises-27-4m/
Feb 4, 2023
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Orbital Sidekick raises $10M to bring hyperspectral imaging to oil and gas pipeline monitoring
techcrunch.com/2023/01/31/orbital-sidekick-raises-10m-to-bring-hyperspectral-imaging-to-oil-and-gas-pipeline-monitoring/
Feb 4, 2023
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Colossal Biosciences Secures $150M Series B and Announces Plan to De-Extinct the Iconic Dodo
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230131005411/en/Colossal-Biosciences-Secures-150M-Series-B-and-Announces-Plan-to-De-Extinct-the-Iconic-Dodo
Feb 4, 2023
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‘No miracles needed’: Prof Mark Jacobson on how wind, sun and water can power the world
www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/23/no-miracles-needed-prof-mark-jacobson-on-how-wind-sun-and-water-can-power-the-world?mc_cid=a824b0e409&mc_eid=c2bd484fe6
Feb 2, 2023
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Scientists Made a Liquid Metal Robot That Can Escape a Cage Like a Terminator
www.vice.com/en/article/epzex7/scientists-made-a-liquid-metal-robot-that-can-escape-a-cage-like-a-t1000-terminator?utm_source=reddit.com
Jan 30, 2023
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Precision Neuroscience, co-founded by Neuralink alum, is creating a brain implant thinner than a human hair
www.cnbc.com/2023/01/25/capoot-precision-neuroscience-12523.html
Jan 30, 2023
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Creating a new dimension: Biotech VC merging tech and life sciences unveils with $350M
www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/creating-new-dimension-biotech-vc-merging-tech-and-life-sciences-unveils-350m
Jan 30, 2023
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Anthropic, an AI startup, is said to be close to adding $300 million
www.sfexaminer.com/news/technology/anthropic-an-ai-startup-is-said-to-be-close-to-adding-300-million/article_066b7df1-fe43-5e2e-a39d-29cff3511d14.html
Jan 29, 2023
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Invest in Skybound
republic.com/skybound
Jan 29, 2023
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The App Store is becoming the Game Store
latecheckout.substack.com/p/the-app-store-is-becoming-the-game?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Jan 29, 2023
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Microsoft and ArcelorMittal back MIT spinout trying to green the $1.6 trillion steel industry
www.cnbc.com/2023/01/27/microsoft-arcelormittal-back-clean-steel-mit-spinout-boston-metal.html
Jan 29, 2023
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How old is your brain, really? Artificial intelligence knows
news.usc.edu/204691/ai-brain-aging-risk-of-cognitive-decline-alzheimers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TFM_2023_01_26
Jan 29, 2023
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Robots Take Over the BuzzFeed and CNET Newsroom with Varying Results
mailchi.mp/21b17b6ec9d0/4vplxwhrof?e=5191fcc271
Jan 28, 2023
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Why I Don't Buy the 'ChatGPT = Calculator for Writing' Analogy
thealgorithmicbridge.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-buy-the-chatgpt-calculator?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Jan 28, 2023
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EigenGender on Twitter
twitter.com/EigenGender/status/1618401676158959619
Jan 27, 2023
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UChicago launches accelerator for data science and emerging AI startups
news.uchicago.edu/story/uchicago-launches-accelerator-data-science-and-emerging-ai-startups
Jan 25, 2023
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Northern Gritstone helps pour £3 million into decision intelligent startup Slingshot Simulations
tech.eu/2023/01/24/northern-gritstone-helps-decision-intelligent-startup-slingshot-simulations-raise-ps3-million
Jan 25, 2023
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With its neutral-atom approach, Welinq raises €5 million to scale up quantum computing
tech.eu/2023/01/23/with-its-neutral-atom-approach-welinq-raises-eur5-million-to-scale-up-quantum-computing/
Jan 25, 2023
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Photoneo Brightpick Group bags €17M to complete Series B at €37M | Silicon Canals
siliconcanals.com/news/startups/photoneo-brightpick-group-bags-17m/
Jan 25, 2023
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Contributing to science through games | Stanford News
news.stanford.edu/2019/07/21/contributing-science-games/
Jan 25, 2023
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Caltech launches a potentially revolutionary solar harvesting prototype into space
www.footprintcoalition.com/post/caltech-launches-a-potentially-revolutionary-solar-harvesting-prototype-into-space
Jan 24, 2023
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City National Bank Shuffles Entertainment Banking Team: Martha Henderson Advances to Vice Chair, JaHan Wang Rises to Executive VP
variety.com/2023/biz/news/martha-henderson-jahan-wang-city-national-bank-entertainment-1235500927/
Jan 24, 2023
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation & Sundance Institute Name ‘Pod Generation’ Best Feature Film
deadline.com/2023/01/sundance-film-festival-pod-generation-1235237471/
Jan 24, 2023
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Museum of Science, Boston enters the metaverse with new Roblox experience “Mission: Mars” | Museum of Science, Boston
www.mos.org/press/press-releases/Roblox-Mission-Mars
Jan 24, 2023
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Lucy Hale & Raul Esparza Among Six Cast In FX Pilot ‘The Answers’ From Kit Steinkellner, Danny Strong & Darren Aronofsky
deadline.com/2023/01/lucy-hale-amp-raul-esparza-cast-in-fx-pilot-the-answers-kit-steinkellner-danny-strong-darren-aronofsky-1235237778/
Jan 24, 2023
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How generative AI will supercharge productivity
www.fastcompany.com/90836481/how-generative-ai-will-supercharge-productivity
Jan 23, 2023
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Gravity batteries in abandoned mines could power the whole planet, scientists say
www.techspot.com/news/97306-gravity-batteries-abandoned-mines-could-power-whole-planet.html
Jan 23, 2023
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What Mexico’s planned geoengineering restrictions mean for the future of the field
www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/20/1067146/what-mexicos-planned-geoengineering-restrictions-mean-for-the-future-of-the-field/?truid=&utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=&utm_content=01-23-2023&mc_cid=3c80a58ff9&mc_eid=c2bd484fe6
Jan 23, 2023
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin & Michael Strahan’s SMAC Prods. Team With Genius Brands For Space Kids Animated Series
deadline.com/2022/12/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-space-rangers-michael-strahan-smac-prods-genius-brands-1235196087/
Jan 23, 2023
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Mobile Genes From the Mother Shape the Baby’s Microbiome | Quanta Magazine
www.quantamagazine.org/mobile-genes-from-the-mother-shape-the-babys-microbiome-20230117/
Jan 23, 2023
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DARPA Selects Aurora Flight Sciences for Phase 2 of Active Flow Control X-Plane
www.darpa.mil/news-events/2023-01-17
Jan 23, 2023
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A peek into the future as Sam Altman sees it
techcrunch.com/2023/01/16/a-peek-into-future-as-sam-altman-sees-it/?guccounter=1
Jan 23, 2023
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Secretary jobs in the age of AI
noahpinion.substack.com/p/secretary-jobs-in-the-age-of-ai?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Jan 23, 2023
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These Two Los Angeles Startups Are on the Forefront of a New Space Healthcare System
dot.la/health-in-space-2659002014.html
Jan 23, 2023
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2022’s seismic shift in US tech policy will change how we innovate
www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/09/1064735/us-tech-policy-changing-innovation/?truid=&utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=&utm_content=01-09-2023&mc_cid=1b4a5991a2&mc_eid=c2bd484fe6
Jan 23, 2023
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How Agritech Startups Are Leveraging AI & IoT To Reinvent Agricultural Sector
inc42.com/resources/how-agritech-startups-are-leveraging-ai-iot-to-reinvent-agricultural-sector/
Jan 23, 2023
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