Skan AI raised $63 million in a Series C to expand its platform that captures how enterprise work happens and provides that context to AI agents. The funding round included a $63M check, and the company claims it has logged more than 25 billion work signals. The company plans to invest in product development and expand sales efforts across financial services, insurance, healthcare, and technology.
The Neuron podcast interviewed Eric Nguyen, co-founder and CEO of Radical Numerics, about a model that can read and write DNA using a language-model approach to genomics. The article says Nguyen’s Evo model helped generate a complete bacteriophage genome. The discussion shifts biological AI from interpreting DNA to designing it, while emphasizing new biosecurity risks and the need for lab validation before sequences become real therapies.
Google released the Pixel Watch 5, largely keeping the same hardware while adding minor upgrades like a faster Qualcomm processor and a small battery increase. The Pixel Watch 5 starts at $399, up $50 from last year. Most changes are in software, with new AI- and health-focused updates building on Google’s Fitbit Air direction.
Paul Conyngham launched Gamgee, a startup offering personalized mRNA cancer vaccines for dogs after using AI tools in a prior project involving his own dog. The company positions its work around applying AI and genetics to develop personalized treatments, with the article pointing to “personalised mRNA cancer vaccines for dogs.” As a result, the earlier demo evolves into a formal company aiming to expand beyond pets toward treatments for other species, including humans.
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