exclusive from @IsabelleBiscuit — @SandboxAQ bought @GoodChemistryCo for roughly $75 million, looking to harness their combined quantum tech and AI to discover new drugs and develop new materials https://
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oxaq-buys-good-chemistry-melding-ai-and-quantum-tech-for-drug-discovery-427cf816?st=k98c8q282tiaeqb
… via @WSJ
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SandboxAQ Acquires GoodChemistry for Quantum AI Drug Discovery
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Agile Maturity: Business-Technology Partnership Integration
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Many businesses go through stages before they get to true agile adoption and maturity. This final agile stage looks like a business partnership, with no separation between business and technology.
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Auto Distributor Inchcape Accelerates Model Launches with AI
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Learn how £8.1B auto distributor Inchcape launches models 50% faster with rapid experimentation and automation across the entire #AI lifecycle with DataRobot. Read the story: https://
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Microsoft Strengthens OpenAI Partnership Position Strategic Tech Coup
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It was a coup – and Satya Nadella won big, as it meant OpenAI-Microsoft relationship remained intact. OpenAI & MSFT could continue collaborating as they'd done before – technology access, research, product. All is as it was – only Microsoft comes out even stronger.
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Microsoft’s influence in Altman’s OpenAI reappointment analyzed
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One interesting point here is, how much of an influence did Microsoft have in Altman's reappointment? Altman joined Microsoft to lead an AI research group. Then OpenAI employees revolted… and Sam came back.
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Sam Altman OpenAI Microsoft Board Leadership Changes Explained
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But then, you have to look at how this whole situation came about… Sam Altman got fired by the board. Then he joined… Microsoft? Then he came back. And the board makeup changed.
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Microsoft Board Observer Role: Influence Without Voting Rights
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Microsoft DOES have a nonvoting observer on the board (recently reported to be VP tech & research partnerships / operations Dee Templeton). But does that suggest control? Microsoft says its board observer has no voting rights, which would suggest otherwise.
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Microsoft OpenAI Partnership Control Investment Equity Stake
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That would require a definitive proof that Microsoft exerts control over OpenAI through its partnership… Microsoft has committed to invest billions in OpenAI. But it doesn't have an equity stake, according to the company.
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EU Commission probes Microsoft OpenAI investment merger
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Interesting update in the whole regulatory saga surrounding AI: the EU Commission said it's looking at whether to launch a merger probe into Microsoft's investment in OpenAI, as part of a broader competition review looking at virtual worlds and genAI. http://
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Leaders at OpenAI Inspire by Writing Code Alongside Their Teams
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It’s inspiring to see co-founders & team leads at OpenAI (Greg being a prime example) writing code. The feeling invoked in me is almost like Medieval soldiers being inspired by the King fighting alongside them in battle (e.g., Richard the Lionheart, King Henry V, Charlemagne).