"Silicon Valley Link" robot scientists promote new drug research and development: self-conceived experiment

In the daily link to the Silicon Valley, the most fresh information! The "Silicon Valley" here refers to the typical and innovative business representatives abroad.

1. Google buys photo backup and share application Odysee

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Google has bought mobile apps Odysee, which helps users back up photos and videos taken by a camera or tablet computer.

Through Odysee, users can also have private automatic sharing with others. The application also provides an application interface (API) that enables integration with other applications. After being acquired, the app will be closed on February 23, and the app team will join Google + to "continue to focus on developing people's favorite products."

2. Flash purchase Site Fab sale of assets at the end of this month

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According to foreign media reports, the U.S. designer Works Flash purchase site fab.com will be at the end of February to reduce the sale of assets. It is reported that the company that once financed more than $300 million will be sold to the manufacturing company PCH Analysys with a total of $15 million (including cash and stock).

Fab first emerged in 2011, the main types of designer works of the flash purchase business, including colorful furniture and home decorations. But after years of rapid growth, the company was in trouble: Bradford Shellhammer, co-founder Bradford Sierhame, announced his departure, while another co-founder and CEO, Jensen Gudeberg Jason Goldberg, stayed But also independently founded the furniture custom website hem.

3. Google will stop Google Talk service on February 16

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Google Hangouts is becoming Google's "star" level of communication applications, its "predecessor" Google Talk will be "dead" next week.

Over the past year, Google has been integrating Google Talk, voice and SMS capabilities into Google Hangouts, but desktop users can still use Google Talk.

4. U.S. ticket sales website seatgeek More than 200 million U.S. dollars

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SeatGeek, the kayak.com of sporting events and concerts, continues to develop. According to a variety of sources, the ticket search site will complete a new financing and the company will be valued at more than $200 million trillion after announcing a 35 million dollar investment in the Accel and Manning brothers, which is less than 6 months old. Sources said the new round of financing is expected to raise more than the rounds of funding, perhaps up to 50 million dollars. SeatGeek founder did not comment on this.

With new funding, the us-based new york-based start-up wants to wrestle with StubHub, its key competitor in the ticket sales field. StubHub has been affected by Ticketmaster's foray into the ticket sales market and is currently in the midst of a transitional operation that has not yet been formally appointed by the CEO after being acquired by E-commerce giant ebay.

5. Robot scientists promote new drug research and development: self-conceived experiment

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An artificial intelligence robot called "Eve" will help promote the invention of new drugs, making new drug development faster and cheaper, according to an article published in the Interface of the Royal Society's journal Interface. The research team has made a preliminary breakthrough, and "Eve" found an anticancer drug that could also be used in the treatment of malaria.

Eve "is called" Robot Scientist "(Robot scientist), which is a natural extension of the growing automation trend in the field of science. They can automatically propose and test hypotheses, run experiments using laboratory robots, and then interpret the results to revise the hypotheses, and then repeat the process to automate High-throughput, hypothesis-led research. Robot scientists are also well suited to record scientific knowledge. Since the design and execution of the experiments are done automatically by the computer, all aspects of the scientific process can be digitally preserved.

6. Line in Thailand launched class YouTube video service temporarily free

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Through Android and iOS apps and the Web, line TV offers a range of TV shows, dramas and music videos from Thailand, Japan and South Korea, including the Thai film hormones and the popular Korean pop music Man singing combination Super Junior video.

Line did not disclose how many shows or repertoire to provide, but a spokesman told the media that the number of programmes would increase daily. Line TV will integrate with line instant messaging applications, as expected. For example, users can easily share content with their friends through line, and the video contains information about actors, so it is possible to quickly discover and track their official accounts in line instant messaging applications.

7. Google to push virtual "Genius Bar": Users can easily get help on the network

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According to foreign media reports, Google intends to introduce users to the network version of "Genius Bar." This makes it easy to get help on the web when devices such as Chromebook, Android Wear, and Android are experiencing usage problems. It is reported that users only need to login Google Hangouts find Google Device experts can start to help the trip. Staff involved in the development of the platform told the media that they had started the online "Genius Bar" test since last November.

(Responsible editor: Mengyishan)