Tech

Lightspeed raises record $9B in fresh capital

The massive fund haul will allow the Silicon Valley firm to continue to invest in cash hungry AI startups.

Merriam-Webster names 'slop' the word of the year

AI-generated content has dominated the internet over the past year, and America's dictionary took note.

Our partnership with the UK government

We're collaborating with the UK government to accelerate progress in science, education, national security and more.

AlphaFold

DeepMind’s AlphaGo program defeats legendary Go player Lee Sae Dol in a challenge match in Seoul. This watershed moment demonstrated that DeepMind’s AI techniques were potentially advanced enough to be applied to scientific challenges. A small team is established to start working on protein structure prediction.

Google DeepMind is bringing AI to the next generation of fusion energy

We’re announcing our research partnership with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) to bring clean, safe, limitless fusion energy closer to reality with our advanced AI systems. This partnership builds …

WeatherNext 2

The model family is capable of forecasting crucial weather variables including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and pressure to a high degree of accuracy.