Inside Incyte’s $120 Million AI For Drug Development Deal

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at a new AI drug development deal, a pill for sleep apnea, Commure’s $7 billion valuation, nd more.

School Districts With Fast-Rising Test Scores Have 5 Things In Common

After Covid, eighth grade reading scores are the lowest since 1990. Here’s what sets apart districts making the greatest gains — and it’s not AI.

No Off-Season: Inside Heated Rivalry’s Massive Cultural Footprint Between Seasons

‘Heated Rivalry’ isn’t just sustaining momentum between seasons — fans are turning the hockey romance into a full-scale cultural phenomenon.

We Have No Clue What Goes On Inside AI’s Brain. This $1.25 Billion Startup Is Trying To Find Out

Founded in 2024, Goodfire is trying to fix AI’s black box problem — increasingly important as AI systems take on high-stakes tasks in cybersecurity and finance.

California Hater Elon Musk Needs The State’s Subsidies To Launch Tesla’s Semi

The outspoken billionaire trashes his former home state, but its generous incentives and vast customer base are vital to selling the EV maker’s electric big rig.

Artificial Intelligence Lab Zyphra Raising $500 Million To Challenge Nvidia Dominance

Artificial Intelligence Lab Zyphra Raising $500 Million To Challenge Nvidia Dominance

Tackling Plastic Pollution With A Greener Alternative

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a Korean solar billionaire and The Ocean Cleanup’s Boyen Slat on trash interceptors and Great Pacific Garbage Patch

How Robinhood Cofounder Baiju Bhatt Plans To Put Data Centers In Space

A new design for orbital data centers. Greener cement. The sweet spot for getting enough sleep. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

xAI Cofounder Igor Babuschkin In Talks To Raise Up To $1 Billion For A New AI Startup

He’s the latest superstar AI researcher to take advantage of the wave of investment dollars going into so-called ‘neolabs,’ which have no product or revenue.

Cancel Culture Critic To NYU Grads: Protect Your Attention, Do Hard Things

Controversial commencement speaker Jonathan Haidt urges graduates to delete social media apps on their phones and invest in real-world relationships.