HighPost Capital, a private equity firm run by Mark Bezos, Jeff Bezos’ younger brother, and PE veteran David Moross, has launched a new venture capital arm called HIPstr. And with it, fresh capital to invest in startups. The new entity just announced its first VC fund of $ 100 million. HighPost Capital focuses on consumer companies […]
Profluent, spurred by Salesforce research and backed by Jeff Dean, uses AI to discover medicines
Last year, Salesforce, the company best known for its cloud sales support software (and Slack), spearheaded a project called ProGen to design proteins using generative AI. A research moonshot, ProGen could — if brought to market — help uncover medical treatments more cost effectively than traditional methods, the researchers behind it claimed in a January […]
Who is Jeff Hafley? Why Boston College coach left to become new Packers defensive coordinator
The college football coaching carousel appeared to be done turning after Nick Saban’s retirement set a series of major moves in motion. A surprise move made Wednesday by Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley might have the carousel spinning yet again. Hafley is reportedly leaving BC to become the Packers’ defensive coordinator, jumping down a […]