DeepMind has predicted the structure of almost every protein known to science

DeepMind says its AlphaFold tool has successfully predicted the structure of nearly all proteins known to science. From today, the Alphabet-owned AI lab is offering its database of over 200 million proteins to anyone for free.  When DeepMind introduced AlphaFold in 2020, it took the science community by surprise. Scientists had spent decades trying to…

The electricity demands of data centers are making it harder to build new homes in London

Photo by Zhu Haipeng/VCG via Getty Images The power demands of data centers can be staggering, with larger facilities using as much electricity as tens of thousands of homes. Now, in parts of London, those energy requirements are reportedly stopping developers from building new houses because there’s simply not enough electricity to go around. According…