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Google DeepMind has grand ambitions to 'cure all diseases' with AI. Now, it's gearing up for its first human trials
 Alphabet’s secretive drug discovery arm, Isomorphic Labs, is getting ready to start testing its AI-designed drugs in humans, Colin Murdoch, Isomorphic Labs president and Google DeepMind’s chief business officer, told Fortune.
“There are people sitting in our office in King’s Cross, London, working, and collaborating with AI to design drugs for cancer,” Murdoch said during an interview in Paris. “That’s happening right now.”
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WorkWorkBrave Leadership In Uncertain Times - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) HBS professor Ranjay Gulati has spent much of his career studying who winsand who losesin uncertain times. It turns out that success doesnt require a genetic predisposition toward courage. Rather, he has found that we all can develop the capacity to act decisively in leading our businesses through tough times. In this HBR Executive Agenda, he previews his latest research on becoming a bold leader. Plus leadership consultant Ann Hiatt offers advice on the sticky challenge of executive succession planning: What happens when the people who built the company cant keep pace with it? WorkHow one Texas summer camp successfully evacuated from the floods One local summer camp in the path of the disastrous flooding in central Texas was able to avoid any loss of life by closely monitoring weather reports. Staff with the Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly in Texas Hill Country spent Thursday night and early Friday monitoring the Guadalupe River levels and safely evacuated all the children staying overnight there. A spokesperson is crediting proactive decisions by camp officials for saving the children's lives, despite the lack of warning from local officials. At least 79 people have been found dead since the flooding started and rescuers are still searching for girls missing from at least one other summer camp. Work
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WorkWorkMassive study detects AI fingerprints in millions of scientific papers Chances are that you have unknowingly encountered compelling online content that was created, either wholly or in part, by some version of a Large Language Model (LLM). As these AI resources, like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, become more proficient at generating near-human-quality writing, it has become more difficult to distinguish between purely human writing from content that was either modified or entirely generated by LLMs. WorkWork5 Common Anxiety Symptoms in Men Learn how anxiety symptoms differ for guys. These five subtle signs of anxiety can let you know when you or a loved one is experiencing more than just daily stress.
WorkWorkWorkWorkHow to Save a Dog - The New Yorker (No paywall).jpg) The first time I glimpsed the city of New Orleans, I was a small boy in the wheelhouse of a tugboat. My father pushed barges up and down the Mississippi River, and sometimes he let me tag along. The city seemed so luminous at nightso different from tiny Convent, Louisiana, where I was fromthat it felt otherworldly and inaccessible. In 2020, I moved there during a painful divorce. Because of that childhood memory, my relocation felt somehow transgressive. I was going where I did not belong.
WorkThis Is Why Tesla's Robotaxi Launch Needed Human Babysitters - WIRED (No paywall) Whether due to consumer backlash or an aging EV lineup, or both, Tesla sales have again seen a global plunge, this time 13 percent last quarter compared to the previous yearproof that the electric automaker hasnt yet turned around a dismal year that saw public opinion of controversial CEO Elon Musk plummet. It could mean Tesla faces a second straight year of falling sales. WorkWorkWork
WorkWorkWorkWhy China Isn't a Bigger Player in the Middle East - The Atlantic (No paywall) The country that was perhaps Tehrans most important diplomatic and economic partner wound up playing virtually no role when Iran and Israel came to blows. This, despite the fact that Beijing has actively sought stronger relations with many countries in the Middle Eastnot just Iran but also Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emiratesand despite Chinas evident stake in promoting stability in a region that supplies more than half of its oil imports. Work
WorkThe most otherworldly, mysterious forms of lightning on Earth - Science (No paywall) Our atmosphere is like one big electrical circuit: Thunderstorms are the batteries that charge it up, and lightning is the current flowing through it. On the ground we see evidence of this circuit when lightning cracks and strikes the ground, or when it lights up deep inside a thundercloud, but high above the clouds lies a secret electrical zoo full of sprites, elves, and jets. WorkWorkWork WorkWorkElon Musk is running out of road in China - WSJ (No paywall) For a while, Tesla was the hottest car on Chinese roads, and Musk was the toast of Beijing. Government officials showered the company with incentives, part of a concerted strategy to turbocharge the Chinese EV industry by injecting Tesla know-how into the country and spurring competition. Teslas sales took off. WorkWork 
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WorkWorkThe warning signs for Russia's economy are flashing red - WSJ (No paywall) Fueled by massive military spending and steady oil exports, Russia recorded some of the highest growth rates among major economies over the past two years. But in recent weeks economic indicators have been flashing red: Manufacturing activity is declining, consumers are tightening their belts, inflation remains high and the budget is strained. WorkWorkIs It Fair to Be Judged By Your Kids' Behavior? - The Cut (No paywall) We attended a family wedding last weekend, and my kids were tasked with helping direct cars into a field for parking. They really didnt have to do much more than wave and smile and point, but their enthusiasm for the task perhaps combined with my younger sons choosing to wear a bow tie made people happy. Later on at the reception, the kids chatted with the adults sitting at their table. They were polite, made eye contact with everyone, and werent shy. People came up to my husband and me to say, Wow, what nice kids you have. Did I tell them my kids agreed to help park cars only after wed agreed to pay them $20 each? Of course not. 
WorkWorkShould you try a no-meeting week? - Fast Company (No paywall) Knowledgeworkers spend roughly one working day every week, or 23% of their time, in a meeting. The weight of the workday often prevents employees from having uninterrupted time to concentrate, causing them to extend their hours well beyond the traditional 9-to-5. Work3 Ways to Make Your Office Floor Plan Neurodiversity Friendly - Inc (No paywall) Its standard practice to make aisles wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs, but office design has evolved to include features that support neurodivergent employees, says Donna Flynn, vice president and chief people officer at Steelcase, a global office furniture manufacturer and workplace designer for companies like Microsoft, Boeing, and GeneralElectric. Flynn describes the approach Steelcase takes to office layouts as inclusive, human-centered design. She says the best workplaces dont leave anyone out. WorkNew Memo Rebuts Epstein Conspiracies: What to Know The 2019 death in jail of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire financier connected with some of the most powerful people in the world and who was facing trial on sex trafficking charges, has long been the subject of fascination and conspiracy theories, especially by the right. Some were convinced he was killed in an effort to keep concealed a list of his high-profile co-conspirators, despite longtime observers repeatedly indicating that no such list existed. Work TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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