Yesterday we told you about DeepMind’s AlphaFold system that uses an attention-based neural network to predict protein folding structure in a matter of days. This avoids needing the huge computing resources to brute-force predictions, such as folding@home or the meticulous and labor intensive use of direct observation both of which take much longer. Today Dr. Kiki is going to help us understand what this advance of neural network training can actually do for us.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Kirsten Sanford, Roger Chang, Joe
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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Van Buren vs. United States regarding the application of the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). We discuss the premise of the case and how a ruling one way or another will impact computer use.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Joe.
India introduces regulations on ride-hailing services that limit fees and set maximum hours for drivers, the UK mandates that Huawei 5G equipment can’t be installed after September 2021, and Airbnb and DoorDash seek higher valuations in their IPOs. MP3
Snap launches Spotlight, California opens programs to allow for paid autonomous ride hailing services, and Twitter will reintroduce verification in 2021.
The UK announced the formation of the Digital Markets Unity to investigate dominant online platforms, Amazon’s global workforce grew 50% in a year, and the Libra Association hopes to launch a stablecoin as early as January.