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Breakthrough enables 'self-driving labs' to accelerate materials discovery tenfold

Jul 17, 2025

NC State News

Researchers unveil a groundbreaking 'self-driving lab' technique that accelerates materials discovery tenfold by continuously varying and monitoring chemical mixtures in real-time, enabling smarter and faster machine learning predictions while dramatically expediting research and slashing costs.

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Groundbreaking Self-Driving Lab Accelerates Materials Discovery with Rapid Data Collection

Jul 17, 2025

ScienceDaily

A groundbreaking self-driving lab accelerates materials discovery through real-time data collection, gathering 10 times more data than previous techniques by continuously monitoring chemical reactions, enabling machine learning algorithms to make faster, more accurate predictions while reducing waste.

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Monte Carlo Simulations Reveal Probabilistic Outcomes, Assume Efficient Markets

Jul 16, 2025

Investopedia

Monte Carlo simulations generate probabilistic outcomes by assigning random values to variables and averaging results, assuming efficient markets ignoring external factors.

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AI Startup Thinking Machines Secures $2 Billion at $12 Billion Valuation, Aiming for Safer AI Systems

Jul 16, 2025

Yahoo Finance

AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, secures $2 billion at $12 billion valuation in funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, aiming to build safer, more reliable AI systems for broader applications than rivals.

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Google Acquires Windsurf AI Coding Startup, Escalating Tech Talent War

Jul 14, 2025

CNBC

In an escalating tech talent war, Google acquires AI coding startup Windsurf for $2.4 billion, onboarding co-founder Varun Mohan and senior R&D staff to bolster its AI capabilities against rivals like OpenAI and Meta.

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AI Firms Race for Defensibility: Network Effects, Distribution Key to Longevity

Jul 10, 2025

NFX

AI companies race to build defensibilities like network effects, distribution channels, brand recognition, scale, and embedding as short-term strategies pave way for long-term moats amid rapid industry growth.

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Reinforcement Learning Fuels Advancements in Large Language Models

Jul 07, 2025

Anyscale

Reinforcement learning, fueled by a rapidly expanding open-source ecosystem with diverse libraries, is driving advancements in large language models, enabling optimization for properties like adoption, components like trainers and generators, and use cases like Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback and multi-turn agentic RL.

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Developers Learn Habits to Unlock AI's Full Coding Potential

Jul 06, 2025

O’Reilly Media

Developers are learning habits like context, research, problem framing, refining, and critical thinking through the Sens-AI framework to unlock AI's full potential for coding tasks, avoiding 'rehash loops' where AI models generate incomplete solutions.

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Developers Warned: 'Vibe Coding' with AI Risks Buggy, Insecure Software

Jul 05, 2025

The New Stack

Developers cautioned against relying solely on AI for 'vibe coding' as it risks introducing bugs, security vulnerabilities, and brittle logic in production software; teams urged to embrace 'vibe engineering' by integrating AI within structured processes, constraints, and test-driven practices.

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New Library Enables Scalable LLM Inference with Flexible Tree Search

Jul 04, 2025

GitHub

A groundbreaking library emerges, enabling scalable large language model (LLM) inference through flexible tree search, featuring the AB-MCTS algorithm, customizable node generation and scoring, checkpointing, search resumption, and multi-LLM support, revolutionizing efficient LLM deployment.

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