2023-06-03
By sequencing the genomes of more than 200 nonhuman primates, from palm-size mouse lemurs to 200-kilogram gorillas, researchers have come up with clues to human health and disease—and to the origin of our species. https://www.science.org/...
Financial Times
Scientists and DNA sequencing startup Illumina identified 4.3M genetic variants in ~800 primates and then used AI to predict genetic health risks in 454K humans
Scientists apply deep learning to expanded DNA database to help identify disease-causing mutations in humans
2022-11-17
The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX is sending aftershocks through the scientific community. https://www.science.org/...
Reuters
Sources reveal FTX and Alameda's dubious financial practices, like showing investors some of the same assets on their books despite claiming separate operations
more than I realized. A run on the bank and market crash exhausted liquidity. So what can I try to do? Raise liquidity, make customers whole, and restart. Dylan Matthews / @dylanma...
2020-06-01
Researchers are waking up to the signs of shaky progress across many subfields of artificial intelligence. https://www.sciencemag.org/...
Science
Researchers: new algorithms aimed at making neural networks more efficient perform as well as old algorithms, suggesting little improvement over 10-year period
Artificial intelligence (AI) just seems to get smarter and smarter. Each iPhone learns your face, voice, and habits better than the last …