A crystal structure predicted by the GNoME AI. It contains barium (blue), niobium (white) and oxygen (green). An artificial intelligence created by Google DeepMind may help revolutionise materials science, providing new ways to make better batteries, solar panels, computer chips and many more vital technologies. "Anytime somebody wants to improve their technology, it inevitably includes improving the materials," says Ekin Dogus Cubuk at DeepMind. "We just wanted them to have more options."

SoundCloud wants to make it easier to find must-listen tunes buried deep in its catalog. TechCrunch notes the company has bought Musiio, an AI music curation company. The firm's technology uses AI to "listen" to songs, tag them and slot them into playlists. Ideally, this improves the chances of discovering tracks you like, whether they're from an established artist or a new bedroom DJ. The companies didn't disclose the terms of the deal, but said Musiio would "become core" to SoundCloud's discovery system.

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