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RESEARCH · 1 SOURCE · The Decoder

Biohub coordinates $1.8B initiative to build AI models that predict cell behavior

Biohub, the nonprofit backed by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, is coordinating a $1.8 billion effort called the Virtual Biology Initiative to assemble data, lab measurements, equipment, and compute for training AI models that predict cell behavior. Major contributors include Meta, Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs (about $300M combined), the U.S. Department of Energy (over $500M for lab measurements and compute), and NIH-coordinated datasets; commercial funders receive one year of exclusive access to the data they pay for, and a first dataset is expected in about a year.

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RESEARCH · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

DeepMind, Meta, and Isomorphic Labs invest $300M in Biohub to build 'virtual cell' AI datasets

Google DeepMind, Meta, and AI drug-discovery startup Isomorphic Labs will jointly invest $300 million in Biohub as part of a $1.8 billion initiative to build AI datasets intended to let researchers 'ask, predict, and answer biological questions digitally.' The U.S. Department of Energy plans to contribute more than $500 million over five years, and the NIH will supply datasets and repositories stemming from prior federal investments totaling over $500 million.

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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google finances 890 MW of nuclear uprates with Constellation and will deploy Gemini Enterprise to optimize plants

Google announced a financing and power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy to enable 890 MW of additional nuclear capacity on the PJM grid via uprates and restarts across six existing plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and said Constellation will deploy Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise agentic workflows to accelerate planning, construction, and plant optimization. Google said this deal brings its total enabled nuclear capacity from uprates and restarts to over 1.5 GW and that the uprates are expected online before the end of 2032.

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