Microsoft Is Building an All-In-One DNA Data Storage Device
The modern world is facing a tsunami of data [https://singularityhub.com/2018/09/30/the-rise-of-dataism-a-threat-to-freedom-or-a-scientific-revolution/] . DNA is emerging as an ultra-compact way of storing it all [https://singularityhub.com/2018/04/26/the-answer-to-the-digital-data-tsunami-is-literally-in-our-dna/] , and now researchers supported by Microsoft have created the first system that can automatically translate digital
Microsoft Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI’s Mission to Build Artificial General Intelligence
Since its inception in 2015, OpenAI has been chasing the lofty goal of developing artificial general intelligence [https://singularityhub.com/2018/07/22/from-here-to-human-level-artificial-general-intelligence-in-four-not-all-that-simple-steps/] (AGI) for the benefit of all. But it turns out that doesn’t come cheap, so now Microsoft will pump $1 billion into OpenAI’s effort.
The 4 Tools Making Capital More Abundant Than It’s Ever Been
Nothing accelerates technological innovation like cash. Lots and lots of cash. More bucks means more Buck Rogers. More cash means more people building, experimenting, failing, and eventually driving breakthroughs. In December 2017, I wrote about the abundance of capital [https://singularityhub.com/2017/12/13/theres-a-growing-abundance-of-capital-to-fund-bold-ventures/] accumulating around the world.