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Aionics, a Palo Alto startup, is using AI and even generative AI to accelerate battery research and ultimately build better batteries.

Start looking at them in groups of five — the typical combination used to make electrolyte materials in batteries — and it increases to 10 to the 47th power. Find the right mixture of electrolyte materials and you can end up with a faster charging, more energy dense battery for an EV, the grid or even an electric airplane. Similar to the drug discovery process, it can take more than a decade and thousands of failures to find the right fit.

Building better batteries is a tough technical challenge. AI might be able to help.

Two weeks after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse left thousands of businesses reeling, one Silicon Valley lawmaker is exploring legislation to ensure it doesn't happen again. At a discussion in Santa Clara on Saturday with nonprofit and business leaders, Congressman Ro Khanna announced he's crafting legislation that would require banks to pay higher premiums to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to protect all account holders -- including those with funds higher than $...

Silicon Valley Bank catered to tech and venture-backed companies, but with new ownership, will startups still embrace the bank?

Silicon Valley Bank catered to tech and venture-backed companies, but with new ownership, will startups still embrace the bank?

A Silicon Valley Bank depositor roundtable hosted by Rep. Ro Khanna explores potential damage to startups and nonprofits.

Reed transformed his expertise in physics and artificial intelligence into a place at the forefront of a promising new field.