From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development

From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development

Drug discovery, the art of identifying new molecules to develop pharmaceuticals, is a notoriously time-consuming and difficult process. Traditional techniques, like high-throughput screening, offer an expensive scattershot approach — one that is not often successful. However, a new breed of biotech companies are leveraging AI and advanced data technologies in an attempt to accelerate and…

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World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

World, the biometric ID verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, released the newest version of its app today, debuting several new features, including an encrypted chat integration and an expanded, Venmo-like capability for sending and requesting crypto.  World was created by the startup Tools for Humanity in 2019, and originally launched its app in 2023….

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OpenAI, Harvard, Bloomberg, NYTimes among institutions urged to cut ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails

OpenAI, Harvard, Bloomberg, NYTimes among institutions urged to cut ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails

“OpenAI, Harvard, Bloomberg, NYTimes among institutions urged to cut ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails” OpenAI, Harvard University, Bloomberg and the New York Times kept mum as they faced demands to cut ties with Larry Summers following revelations that the ex-Treasury Secretary exchanged emails with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Summers, 70, was one of…

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