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Microsoft gives $5M to UW Medicine to use AI to accelerate response to next pandemic

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Scientists are using software to design new biomolecules that treat cancer and block viral infection. The funding will be used to find new ways to apply artificial intelligence to protein design. Photo by Ian Haydon, UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design.). Eric Horvitz, Microsoft chief scientific officer. Microsoft Photo).

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

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Seattle-area startup SeekOut raised $65 million in March to fuel growth of its recruiting software that is like LinkedIn on steroids. Auth0, the billion-dollar Seattle-area startup that is a leader in identity authentication software, is being acquired by Okta , another leader in the space, the companies announced earlier this year.

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AI experts are increasingly afraid of what they’re creating

Vox

It makes sense that, starting in the 1940s , researchers in what would become the artificial intelligence field began toying with a tantalizing idea: What if we designed computer systems through an approach that’s similar to how the human brain works? And, he added, “they’re scalable.”. What’s the worst that could happen?

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The emerging technology trends revolutionizing our world

Dataconomy

From the realms of artificial intelligence that have grown far beyond our wildest imaginations to the fusion of reality and the virtual, this year has already unveiled an array of emerging technologies that will redefine industries, elevate human experiences, and challenge the fabric of our existence. Are you new to AI?

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‘The dark matter is just sitting there’: What’s standing in the way of AI for life sciences

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Life sciences panelists at Madrona Venture Group’s Intelligent Application Summit. From left: Cyrus Biotechnology CEO Lucas Nivon, Microsoft researcher Jonathan Carlson, Deepcell CEO Maddison Masaeli, and moderator Chris Picardo, a Madrona venture partner. GeekWire Photo / Charlotte Schubert). “And everybody admits it.”

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The power of collaboration: SAP celebrates its innovation award winners

CIO Business Intelligence

Better together In a time when organizations can seamlessly access the cloud to unearth tools like analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), “collaboration with customers and partners around the globe can drive sustainable, impactful innovation,” Timo Elliott, SAP’s global head of partner digital selling and marketing director, told the audience.

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GeekWire Awards 2023 revealed: Community honors top innovation in Pacific Northwest tech

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GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) The gist: A Harvard graduate in computer science and astrophysics, Ana-Maria Constantin was a software engineer at Microsoft for more than five years before starting Cascade Health. The manufacturer of radio-frequency identification devices and software reported revenue of $76.6