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optimize

[op-tuh-mahyz] / ˈɒp təˌmaɪz /


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Turba Labs, which aims to optimize AI infrastructure, has raised $52 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Inside the body, we can't do that post-manufacturing quality control, so we really needed to optimize the approach upfront to avoid altering any other cells."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The company competes in a “very fragmented space,” is more than double the size of its next biggest competitor and has been using AI to optimize pricing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Huberman’s proposition, familiar to his many, many fans, is that “science,” well applied, can help you optimize your meatsuit for the highest possible performance.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

He taught her how to tell time and direction from the stars, and she showed him how to open the expert software in the boards to optimize them for night travel.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

He expects Nestlé’s revenue growth to reaccelerate as it optimizes its portfolio around areas like coffee and pet care.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

He’s the person who builds things, not one who optimizes supply chains.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

Mattel said the job cuts are part of an effort to save money as the company optimizes for growth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

And they have assisted 3M in coming up with a sanding disc that optimizes dust collection and grinding performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Such a structure is generated by the technological implementation of the brain, and it optimizes the activity of the brain in a section of the external reality.

From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa

“Any system that can be optimized will be optimized,” said Zeitzer, the Stanford sleep scientist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

AI slop has begun appearing on restaurant menus, signs and advertisements, offering food imagery that looks optimized for appetite without necessarily resembling anything a person could cook.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

In laboratory experiments, optimized combinations of the proteins were about 10 times more potent than the current sheep-derived rattlesnake antivenom.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

“We’ve made a car that looks like the future, designed and optimized around the passenger” said Ian Kettle, site manager for the Cybercab, on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The members decided to fund two machines of different sizes, each optimized to produce different particles; the only question left was which lab would build which machine.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

As a result, brands are optimizing their content to be discovered through different stages of AI browsing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

It’s optimizing its systems for agentic shopping, though, so it’s ready if it decides to open that lane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“David is optimizing for HBO stability as we move into this next chapter, and I fully support that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

This isn’t about optimizing every meal, spending three hours prepping identical containers or constructing the sort of Sunday routine that makes you feel behind when you inevitably skip it.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Twin Cities job market analyst Kristine Jacobs pinpoints what she calls the “money taboo” as a major factor preventing workers from optimizing their earnings.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich



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