400 Million

• Il pioniere del RISC-V, SiFive, ha raccolto 400 milioni di dollari in un round di finanziamento Series G sovrascritto, guidato da Atreides Management con il supporto di Nvidia, valutando l'azienda 3,65 miliardi di dollari. • Il finanziamento consente a SiFive di espandersi nelle CPU per i data center AI attraverso l'ecosistema NVLink Fusion di Nvidia, posizionando l'azienda per competere nelle infrastrutture AI ad alte prestazioni. • L'investimento riflette la crescente domanda di processori specializzati, progettati per i carichi di lavoro AI e le operazioni dei data center, oltre le tradizionali architetture CPU.

• Anthropic acquired Coefficient Bio, a startup founded eight months ago with fewer than 10 employees, for roughly $400 million in shares, despite it having no product or revenue. • The platform uses AI for pharmaceutical tasks like drug research planning and identifying new drug opportunities, positioning Anthropic's models for scientific discovery in life sciences. • This bet signals a strategic push into AI-driven biotech, potentially accelerating drug development amid growing competition in applied AI verticals.

• Anthropic acquired startup Coefficient Bio for more than $400 million to bolster its AI capabilities amid recent challenges like a source code leak. • The deal follows Anthropic's npm packaging error exposing Claude Code's source code, including memory architecture and model roadmap. • This acquisition strengthens Anthropic's position despite setbacks, potentially aiding future developments in autonomous AI features.

Researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and global collaborators identified over 2.3 million conserved non-coding sequences (CNSs) across 314 plant genomes from 284 species, using a new computational tool called Conservatory. These ancient 'DNA switches' originated before flowering plants diverged from non-flowering ancestors more than 400 million years ago, with some confirmed essential for developmental functions through genetic editing. The discovery provides a comprehensive atlas for plant biology, aiding crop breeders in addressing drought and food shortages by fine-tuning traits. CSHL's Zachary Lippman described it as 'a new window into the evolution of life across eons.'

Researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), Hebrew University, and Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University published a study in Science identifying over 2.3 million conserved non-coding sequences (CNSs) across 314 plant genomes from 284 species, some originating more than 400 million years ago before flowering plants diverged from non-flowering ancestors. The team developed a new computational tool called Conservatory to locate these ancient DNA 'switches' essential for plant development, with co-first author Anat Hendelman confirming their function through genetic editing. This comprehensive atlas includes dozens of crop species and wild ancestors, offering plant biologists and breeders tools to address drought and food shortages by fine-tuning traits. CSHL's Zachary Lippman described it as 'a new window into the evolution of life across eons.'