Rover’s Discovery: Organic Molecules Found in Water-Altered Rocks on Mars
Organic chemicals, primarily composed of carbon and hydrogen, underly all of life. They're also widespread in the Universe, so they can't be taken as a clear signature of the presence of life. That creates an annoying situation regarding the search for evidence of life on Mars, which clearly has some organic chemicals despite the harsh
Navigating the Challenges of Data Governance, Transparency, and Trust in the Era of Generative AI
The issue of trust is never far behind the implementation of AI, especially in one as newly significant as generative AI. At Transform 2023, Hillary Ashton, CPO at Teradata, dove into the ways businesses must navigate the complexities of data governance, privacy and maintaining transparency to ensure trust in their AI-driven operations. “Generative AI has
One-Third of US Deer Contracted COVID, Transmitting Virus to Humans on Multiple Occasions
People in the US transmitted the pandemic coronavirus to white-tailed deer at least 109 times, and the animals widely spread the virus among themselves, with a third of the deer tested in a large government-led study showing signs of prior infection. The work also suggests that the ubiquitous ruminants returned the virus to people in
Causaly Secures $60M Funding to Drive AI-Driven Drug Discovery
Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here Causaly, a five-year-old drug discovery AI startup that already counts 12 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies among its customers, today announced a fresh $60 million in series B funding to further expand its footprint in the U.S. The latest
Senate Launches Devastating Blow to NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program
The US Senate on Thursday slashed the budget for NASA's ambitious mission to return soil and rock samples from Mars' surface. NASA had asked for $949 million to support its Mars Sample Return mission, or MSR, in fiscal year 2024. In its proposed budget for the space agency, released Thursday, the Senate offered just $300
A Calculated Risk: Ants’ Decision-Making Process in Committing to a Ladder
Social insects, which don't have very large nervous systems, are capable of remarkably sophisticated behavior, such as the direction-giving dance by bees or the lifesaving rafts formed by fire ants. In these cases, the benefits of this behavior—more food or survival, respectively—are pretty obvious. But there are also cases where the benefits are less than
NTT’s Vision for AI Adoption: The Crucial Role of Collaboration
NTT is a global technology and business solutions provider, with more than $110 billion in revenue, sales teams in 70 countries and more than 100,000 enterprise customers in every vertical. At VentureBeat’s Transform 2023, Vab Goel, founding partner, NTTVC and board member, NTT DATA, spoke with Takashi Hiroi, chief financial officer, senior EVP & board
New Thin-Lensed Telescope Design Poised to Outshine James Webb
Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date. The grand question is whether any of these planets are home to life. To find the answer, astronomers will likely need more powerful telescopes than exist today. I am an astronomer who studies astrobiology and planets around distant stars. For the
Unlocking the Power of Generative AI for Automation: The Importance of Learning the Language of Humans
Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12 and learn how business leaders are getting ahead of the generative AI revolution. Learn More Business process automation has been around for decades, and it is not being disrupted by the power of generative AI. At today’s VentureBeat Transform 2023, Kognitos founder and CEO Binny Gill
Century-Old Enigma of Antarctica’s “Blood Falls” Potentially Unraveled
In 1911, an Australian geologist named Thomas Griffith Taylor was exploring a valley in Antarctica when he stumbled upon a strange waterfall. The meltwater flowing from beneath the glacier that now bears Taylor's name turns a deep red upon coming into contact with the air, earning the site the moniker "Blood Falls." Various hypotheses have
