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DeepMind’s new protein-folding A.I. is already helping in the fight against COVID-19

Artificial intelligence has just solved one of biology’s most vexing challenges: how to determine the three-dimensional shape of a protein. DeepMind, the London-based A.I. company that is owned by Google-parent Alphabet, has created an A.I. system it calls AlphaFold 2 that uses a protein’s DNA sequence to predict its folded shape, frequently to within an […]

Why robots may need skin

The next generation of robots may be outfitted with synthetic skin that helps them “feel” objects in the real world. Read More

Congress COVID-19 relief bill includes $15 billion for Broadway, Little music venues, movie theaters

After over two months of vacant phases, live music movies and theatres at the United States–and independent film houses–seem to be directed toward irreparable relief to the tune of $15 billion. That aid, dubbed the Save Our Stages Act,” is a part of Congress’s $900 billion COVID-19 relief bundle declared Sunday. As of midday Monday, […]