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AI creates 'world’s most effective' flu vaccine, Facebook open-sources DLRM, Aegis AI raises $2.2m
This week Facebook discloses the open source release of Deep Learning Recommendation Model, gun detection startup Aegis AI raises $2.2m and Tara AI raises $10m to speed-up software development.
Scientists at Flinders University in Australia claim to have created the first artificial intelligence-designed flu vaccine.

The vaccine contains an extra component able to stimulate the human immune system to make more antibodies against the flu virus than a normal vaccine.
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Facebook open-sources DLRM
Facebook has disclosed the open source release of DLRM, an advanced AI model for providing personalised results in production environments.

Facebook hopes this will lead to further algorithmic experimentation, modelling, system co-design, and benchmarking of recommendation engines.
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Gun detection startup Aegis AI raises $2.2m
Chicago-based startup Aegis AI has raised $2.2 million in a venture capital funding round led by Bling Capital.

The company uses artificial intelligence to identify firearms in security camera video feeds.
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Tara AI raises $10m to speed-up software development
Tara AI has raised a $10 million Series A investment led by Aspect Ventures with participation from Slack and previous investors.

Tara.ai takes the data that enterprise companies already have thanks to their project management systems and use it to predict how to best build new software.
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This AI robot made from random twigs is learning to walk

The robot was created as part of a joint venture between researchers at the University of Tokyo and a company called Preferred Networks.
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