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summaries of the latest blog articles from your favorite tech companies.
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Using JAX to accelerate our research

Using JAX to accelerate research on AI systems by evaluating new machine learning libraries and frameworks

12/4/2020
Jane StreetJane Street

Growing the Hardcaml toolset

Announcement of new Hardcaml libraries in the toolset

12/1/2020
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

AlphaFold: a solution to a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology

The blog post discusses AlphaFold, an AI system that has solved the challenging protein-folding problem, showcasing the potential of AI in scientific discovery and its impact on accelerating progress in fundamental fields of biology.

11/30/2020
SoundCloudSoundCloud

Leveraging a Manager Weekly Newsletter for Team Communication

A practical guide to using a manager's weekly newsletter and personal journaling (via Obsidian) to enhance team visibility, alignment, and retrospective learning.

11/25/2020
SoundCloudSoundCloud

Leveraging a Manager Weekly Newsletter for Team Communication

How journaling daily notes and a weekly manager newsletter—built with Obsidian templates—enhances team communication, visibility, and continuous improvement across engineering teams.

11/25/2020
SoundCloudSoundCloud

Leveraging a Manager Weekly Newsletter for Team Communication

Leveraging a manager weekly newsletter as a means of team communication for an engineering manager transitioning from a software engineer role

11/25/2020
Jane StreetJane Street

Announcing Our Market Prediction Kaggle Competition

Jane Street's announcement of a market prediction Kaggle competition with real financial data and $100K in prizes

11/24/2020
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Using Unity to Help Solve Intelligence

Creating diverse, complex virtual simulations using Unity game engine for reinforcement learning purposes.

11/18/2020
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Breaking down global barriers to access

Highlighting the progress and expansion of the DeepMind scholarship program to foster global access and inclusivity in education

11/5/2020
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

FermiNet: Quantum Physics and Chemistry from First Principles

Using deep learning, the FermiNet neural network architecture accurately computes the energy of atoms and molecules from first principles, paving the way for practical applications in quantum physics and chemistry.

10/19/2020
SoundCloudSoundCloud

Testing SQL for BigQuery

Case study of implementing end-to-end SQL testing for BigQuery data pipelines, moving from Spark-based tests to a CI-driven, test-driven development (TDD) approach using Python/pytest and templated SQL in Airflow to improve feedback loops and data quality.

10/16/2020
SoundCloudSoundCloud

Testing SQL for BigQuery

A practical guide to turning BigQuery SQL ETLs from validation checks into fully tested code using TDD, Pytest, CI, and templated tests.

10/16/2020