Google and Renault expand their four-year partnership to develop a “software-defined vehicle” based on Google’s Android Automotive OS (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
RisingWave Labs, which is developing a data stream processing service, raised a $36M Series A led by Yunqi Partners, bringing its total funding to $40M+  —  RisingWave Labs, a company developing a platform for data stream processing, today announced that it raised $36 million in a Series …

Yogita Khatri / The Block:
On-chain data: FTX appears to have stopped processing withdrawal requests, starting at 6:37am ET  —  – Crypto exchange FTX seems to have stopped processing withdrawal requests, according to on-chain data.  — The last outgoing transaction from FTX took place at 6:37 a.m. ET on the Ethereum blockchain.

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers detail Chaos, a new cross-platform malware that infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including routers, FreeBSD boxes, and servers  —  Small office routers?  FreeBSD machines?  Enterprise servers?  Chaos infects them all.  —  Researchers have revealed a never …

Karen Hao / Wall Street Journal:
How AI-based natural language processing algorithms can be applied to biological data to create protein-language models and cut drug discovery time to months  —  Natural language processing algorithms like the ones used in Google searches and OpenAI’s ChatGPT promise to slash the time required to bring medications to market

Karen Hao / Wall Street Journal:
How AI-based natural language processing algorithms can be applied to biological data to create protein-language models and cut drug discovery time to months  —  Natural language processing algorithms like the ones used in Google searches and OpenAI’s ChatGPT promise to slash the time required to bring medications to market

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Logitech unveils the $350 Android-powered G Cloud Gaming Handheld with a 7″ display, Snapdragon 720G, and Xbox and GeForce Now cloud gaming, arriving October 17  —  Logitech is officially announcing its G Cloud Gaming Handheld today after a teaser and a leak last month.