Hard Fork AI Meta to Layoff 20%, AI Cured Dogs Cancer, Nvidia's New Chip
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Mar 16, 2026 A DIY mRNA vaccine for a dog designed with AI tools makes headlines. NVIDIA teases a next-gen AI chip that could boost inference performance. A $10B enterprise push aims to accelerate AI across industries through private equity partnerships. Reports suggest major tech workforce cuts to fund aggressive AI investments and reorganizations.
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Dog's Personalized Cancer Vaccine Built With ChatGPT
- Paul Conahan used ChatGPT and AlphaFold to analyze his dog Rosie's tumor and design a custom mRNA vaccine.
- After regulatory delay, Rosie received the vaccine in December and by March her tennis ball-sized tumor had shrunk ~75% and kept shrinking.
NVIDIA Chips Will Reset Inference Performance
- NVIDIA's GTC reveal will likely reset the industry's performance ceiling by delivering next-gen chips optimized for inference.
- Jaeden emphasizes inference demand is exploding as models move from research to widespread deployment.
OpenAI's $10B Push Into Private Equity Portfolios
- OpenAI is exploring a $10B enterprise joint venture with major private equity firms to roll AI into thousands of portfolio companies.
- Partners named include TPG, Bain Capital, Advent, and Brookfield with ~$4B outside investment planned.