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A Research Team Plans to Merge AI with Human Brain Cells

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A group of researchers in Australia have been awarded just over $400,000 (USD) in government funding to study the possibilities of merging AI with human brain cells, a research project likely to bring a number of AI-related ethical and existential questions to the fore.

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Ford Runs Study With ZestFinance For Credit Approval Efforts

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Ford Motor Credit Company , the auto financing arm of Ford, will implement machine learning in its credit approval models, has run a study on the effectiveness of machine learning with Los Angeles-based ZestFinance , the two said on Friday. READ MORE>>.

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XPRIZE Launches New $10M Prize, The Rainforest XPRIZE

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According to the organization, the new competition will run for four years and calls on innovators to create technology capable of identifying and cataloging rainforest biodiversity and develop insights that may lead to a new bioeconomy through standing forests. The deadline for teams to register for the effort is June 30th. READ MORE>>.

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Narrativa Raises $1.3M

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Los Angeles-based Narrativa, a developer of artificial intelligence software aimed at helping pharmaceutical companies with FDA drug approvals, says it has raised $1.3M According to Narrativa, it is using its AI software to automate the generation of Clinical Study Reports (CSRs) and other regulatory reports.

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Illumina Acquires GRAIL For $8 Billion

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San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina announced this morning that it has acquired Menlo Park-based GRAIL , a developer of cancer early detection technology. GRAIL is developing a multi-cancer screening test. According to Illumina, it will acquire GRAIL for cash and stock worth $8 billion. billion in cash and $4.5

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Are you still flexible enough to be coached?

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[Email readers, continue here…] Everything happens faster these days than even a few years ago, especially in the arena of technology, where many new businesses are developed each month to solve problems or take advantage of opportunities that existed at the moment of an entrepreneur’s vision for the future.

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Epic Sciences Gets $52M More

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San Diego-based Epic Sciences , which is developing technology around personalization of cancer treatment and management, has raised $52M more in a Series E funding, the company's lead investor said this morning. Names of other investors in the round were not announced. Murali Prahalad, Ph.D.