Ten from the weekend 07/31: A few interesting reads that I came across
Focus areas: Blockchain| ML-AI| Data science/Analytics applications |eSports| CRISPR| Design thinking
1. AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe: https://www.deepmind.com/blog/alphafold-reveals-the-structure-of-the-protein-universe || https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/07/28/1056510/deepmind-predicted-the-structure-of-almost-every-protein-known-to-science/ || https://www.newscientist.com/article/2330866-deepminds-protein-folding-ai-cracks-biologys-biggest-problem/ || on the flip side AI can also finds chemical nerve agents fast: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-022-00465-9
2. ML-Enhanced Code Completion Improves Developer Productivity: https://ai.googleblog.com/2022/07/ml-enhanced-code-completion-improves.html?m=1
3. VCs Squandered Billions On Scooter Startups. Markets Think They’re Worth A Pittance: https://news.crunchbase.com/transportation/scooter-startups-vc-public-market-lime-brds/ || https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/the-revenue-costs-and-margins-behind-birds-scooters/
4. Well, it might still bounce back — but the last two years at Macau are a stark contrast to the 10–15 years prior and have to see how it pans out. Macau has fallen: https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2022/07/28/macau-has-fallen/
5. US defense industry consolidation and challenges: https://www.niskanencenter.org/defense-contracting-is-broken-heres-how-to-fix-it/
6. Tiktok’s Algorithm and Creativity Network Effects: https://a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/tiktok-algorithm-creativity-network-effects-rerun-E3Rm5YFp
7. Web3 darling Helium has bragged about Lime being a client for years. Lime says it isn’t true: https://mashable.com/article/helium-lime-web3-crypto || it will take a few months for all the vaporware to evaporate but crypto is going to be there, perhaps the next cycle will have better due diligence || https://davidbressler.com/outcomes-not-features/
8. https://unherd.com/2022/07/peter-thiel-on-the-dangers-of-progress/
9. https://fedguy.com/the-money-still-flows/
Pre training transformers: https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/position-prediction || https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.07611
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022: the list in pictures: https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022-the-list-in-pictures.html
