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Google's AlphaFold Reaches 4 Million Researchers In 190 Countries

Google's AlphaFold Reaches 4 Million Researchers In 190 Countries

The same report credits its weather model with 50% more accurate rain forecasts and Flood Hub warnings covering 2 billion people.

  • AlphaFold protein-folding tool now used by 4 million researchers across 190 countries, Google says.
  • WeatherNext 3 forecasts rain 50% more accurately and tracked Hurricane Melissa's path over Jamaica.
  • Flood Hub sends flood warnings to 2 billion people across more than 150 countries.

Why it matters: One private company now supplies flood alerts, cancer screenings and crop forecasts to billions, unaudited.

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