Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Zoom’s AI Transformation, Cradle’s Biotech Breakthrough, and Raspberry Pi’s New Release
Explore Zoom's strategic pivot to an AI-first platform, Cradle's groundbreaking advancements in protein design with a $73M funding boost, and Raspberry Pi's latest $7 Pico 2 W microcontroller with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Discover how these innovations are reshaping the tech landscape and what they mean for the future of work, biotech, and DIY tech projects.
Sources:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/25/24305942/zoom-communications-rename-ai-first-company
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/26/cradle-builds-out-its-protein-design-ai-platform-and-wet-lab-with-73m-in-new-funding/
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/25/google-developer-program-gains-new-features-but-youll-have-to-pay-for-them/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/25/24305455/raspberry-pi-pico-2-w-wi-fi-wireless-microcontroller
Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:40) Zoom 2.0 relaunches as an AI-first company without video in its name
(00:03:28) Cradle builds out its protein-design AI platform (and wet lab) with $73M in new funding
(00:06:42) Google Developer Program gains new features, but you'll have to pay for them
(00:10:38) Raspberry Pi announces a $7 Pico 2 with built-in Wi-Fi