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🌩 AI weather prediction = game-changing technology 🌩 Last week, Google’s DeepMind researchers unveiled a new generative AI model for 15-day weather forecasts that outperforms leading systems today. What you need to know: *AI weather and climate models are rapidly improving, enabling faster and more accurate predictions at lower computation costs than traditional physics-based models *These models use historical weather data to learn from weather patterns and generate future projections in minutes once trained *Researchers at Nvidia and Microsoft are also debuting new models The bottom line: Accurately predicting extreme weather in advance would unlock huge benefits, including protecting trillions of dollars worth of the global GDP. See why we picked AI weather prediction and 8 other technologies as game-changers here: https://cbi.team/4f3SFsM

Our 6th annual list of the 50 most promising private digital health companies of 2024 is out. Yup — the Digital Health 50 is live. What do these companies tell us about 4 key healthcare shifts we’re tracking? 1. AI takes center stage in healthcare: 36 of the 50 companies on the list are building AI products 2. Rise of specialized virtual care: A growing number of condition-specific virtual care models signal shift from general telemedicine 3. Diagnostic innovations dominate: Next-gen diagnostics are making testing more accessible and non-invasive 4. Workflow efficiency is a key priority heading into 2025 for healthcare orgs: 19 companies on the list are streamlining administrative and clinical tasks You can see our methodology and the full Digital Health 50 here: https://cbi.team/3CWy8cr #DigitalHealth50 #DH50

“Try before you buy” Salesforce has acquired 4 companies this year, up from 2 in 2023. On Wednesday, Salesforce disclosed it spent $344M to buy Zoomin in September. Salesforce Ventures previously invested in the unstructured data management startup. While Salesforce has pulled back on massive M&A, it’s kept up its dealmaking pattern: 3 out of 4 of this year's acquisitions were in Salesforce Ventures’ portfolio. We deconstruct Salesforce’s “try before you buy” M&A strategy here: https://cbi.team/3ZhMsnj

The US is leading the AI arms race — for now. Two key stats illustrate the trend: 1. American startups now take 71 cents of every dollar of global AI equity funding 2. AI talent is also concentrated in the US, with over 40% of the world’s AI companies based in the country That’s creating an innovation gap between the US and everywhere else. Of course, China is mounting its own challenge. And don't ignore the rising regional AI hubs. Among countries with $200M+ in AI funding over the last year, 6 outpace the US on AI funding and headcount growth: *Italy *Australia *Norway *India *Switzerland *South Korea

How can I identify the most promising up-and-coming startups? That’s a key need we hear from CB Insights customers. So we built a blueprint of signals that you can use to identify future competitors, partners, or acquisition targets in seconds. Here’s an example of them in action in our Future Tech Hotshots list, which highlights 52 high-potential startups. For the hotshots below, we narrowed down a list of thousands of startups using data and metrics like their: *Commercial Maturity *Exit Probability *Startup health score *Headcount (<100) *Patents *Funding Get the list: https://cbi.team/3V7S7e8

Boom: Meet the 2024 Digital Health 50, the most promising private healthcare companies across the globe. This year’s winners are working on everything from next-gen diagnostics to clinical intelligence. They span 9 countries, have raised $3.5B in equity funding, and 56 percent of winners are early-stage. See the full list and dive deep into the data on the 2024 cohort: https://cbi.team/4gehDGU #DigitalHealth50 #DH50

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Autonomous vehicles are back. Equity funding to the AV space has tripled this year to $7.5B. That’s thanks to Waymo and Wayve (with a combined ~90% of funding). Key growth drivers: *Robotaxi momentum *Generative AI advancements *Potential for regulatory pullback

Turkey day conversation 🦃 Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. Need some talking points for your dinner table? In the spirit of giving, we got you covered. Sink your teeth into 15 tech trends to watch in 2025: https://cbi.team/497MF0S