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☆ Biden will address interrelated set of global challenges at COP27, U.S. official says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBiden will address interrelated set of global challenges at COP27, U.S. official saysDavid Livingston, senior advisor for the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, says President Biden will address "an interrelated set of global challenges” when he arrives at COP27.

One year and billions of dollars later, the so-called metaverse still feels years away, if it ever manifests at all. And Meta’s flagship social VR app Horizon Worlds can feel like a ghost town (albeit a ghost town with laser tag). Meta’s latest headset, the Quest Pro, is its first effort at combining the immersiveness of VR with the real world. The VR headset market is still tiny compared to, say, an established gadget market like console video games. A visitor to the 2022 Tokyo Game Show tests the Meta Quest 2 VR headset.

☆ From Adidas to JPMorgan, these are all the companies cutting ties with Kanye West after his offensive behavior
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Companies are severing ties with YeDavid Livingston/Getty ImagesMajor companies have been severing ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, because of his "hateful and dangerous" comments and behavior. Incidents included wearing a shirt with the words "White Lives Matter," a phrase which has been linked to white supremacist groups, during Yeezy's show at Paris Fashion Week in early October. Ye told Fox host Tucker Carlson that he wore the shirt because it was "funny" and because he thought the motto was correct. Shortly after his appearance at Paris Fashion Week, Ye posted an antisemitic tirade on Twitter, including saying he was "going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE." "I can't be anti-Semitic because black people are actually Jew also," he added.

☆ Prime Medicine dipped 10% in its public debut. We dug through the biotech's 283-page filing to find 5 key takeaways about the company's plan to commercialize gene editing.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Andrew Dunn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The gene-editing biotech Prime Medicine went public on Thursday. From a key patent to an uncertain timeline, here are five takeaways from Prime's filing. Its goal is to advance prime editing, a twist on CRISPR gene editing that could allow for a wider range of edits to DNA. Prime editing, another version of next-generation gene editing, works like a word processor, "searching for the correct location and replacing or repairing a wide variety of target DNA," the filing said. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesDavid Liu, a Harvard gene-editing scientist who co-invented base editing and prime editing, is Prime's largest shareholder.

☆ This Italian icon suddenly looks different
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Plus, we’ll get you in the mood before you go with movie suggestions, reading lists and recipes from Stanley Tucci. A new lighting system has revolutionized how the famous statue looks, with small details visible for the first time in its history. “A few days ago, I noticed muscles on the body that I’d never seen before,” says Lucia Lazic, a guide who visits the Accademia Gallery most days. Michelangelo's David in the Accademia Gallery. Now they’re the same color,” Hollberg told CNN.

Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBenefits of bundlingFor consumers that buy many streaming services already, purchasing a bundle of them for a discount would be an instant money saver. For corporations, pushing together streaming services reduces the number of people who cancel each month, known in the industry as churn. But those companies also offer their own competing streaming services – The Roku Channel, Prime Video and Apple TV+, respectively – which could deter broader partnerships. Wireless companies already offer promotional pricing to streaming services as sign-up bonuses. From the standpoint of niche services, Peacock hasn't come to them with a coherent strategy, according to several people familiar with the talks.

☆ Prime Medicine is gearing up for a $200 million IPO. We dug through the biotech's 282-page filing to find 5 key takeaways about the company's plan to commercialize gene editing.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Andrew Dunn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

From an uncertain timeline to the clinic to a key patent, here are 5 takeaways from Prime's filing. The company's goal is to advance prime editing, a twist on CRISPR gene editing that could allow for a wider range of edits to DNA. Prime editing is another version of next-generation gene editing. Prime's filing comes in a difficult market for biotechs, but particularly for companies that have yet to start human testing. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesDavid Liu, a Harvard gene-editing scientist who co-invented base editing and prime editing, is currently Prime's largest shareholder.

David Limp, senior vice president of devices at Amazon, in 2016. Amazon just wrapped up its fall hardware event where it announced a bunch of new gadgets. The event comes ahead of the busy holiday shopping season and ahead of the company's second Prime Day, known as the Prime Early Access Sale, which will take place on Oct. 11 and 12. Here are the biggest announcements:Check out the full coverage below.

☆ Un laborator independent a descoperit benzen, un carcinogen cunoscut la om, în 78 de produse de protecţie solară
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-31 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +6 min

Recent, compania a testat aproape 300 de produse de protecţie solară şi a constatat că 27% conţineau benzen, potrivit unui comunicat al companiei. Având în vedere descoperirea benzenului în produsele de protecţie solară, Valisure a solicitat FDA să retragă cele 78 de produse şi să efectueze propria investigaţie cu privire la fabricarea acestora. O listă completă a produselor de protecţie solară cu benzen poate fi găsită în această solicitare. Deşi FDA susţine că benzenul nu ar trebui utilizat la fabricarea medicamentelor, agenţia nu precizează o limită specifică pentru medicamente precum protecţia solară (FDA reglementează protecţia solară ca medicament fără prescripţie medicală). "FDA tratează serios orice problemă de siguranţă în legătură cu produsele pe care le reglementăm, inclusiv cele pentru protecţia solară.

Persons: ., David Light, Christopher Bunick Organizations: FDA, Securitate, Universitatea Yale, Live Locations: SUA, coloranţi

☆ Surpriză de proporții în etapa a 11-a a Euroligii de Baschet. Cine este cel mai bun marcator
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Surpriză de proporții în etapa a 11-a a Euroligii de Baschet. Liderul clasamentului Barcelona a pierdut cu 68-80 partida din deplasare cu ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. Francezii au câștigat 3 din cele 4 sferturi și au întrerupt seria de 7 victorii consecutive ale catalanilor.Cel mai bun marcator a fost jucătorul american al gazdelor David Lighty, care a acumulat 17 puncte.În pofida înfrângerii, Barcelona a rămas în fruntea clasamentului.O altă formație spaniolă, Valencia, a învins în deplasare cu scorul de 90-86 pe Fenerbahce Istanbul. Oaspeții au fost conduși cu 5 puncte înaintea ultimului sfert, însă s-au mobilizat la maximum și au smuls victoria. Jocul a fost marcat de un slam dunk formidabil, reușit de baschetbalistul Valenciei, Derrick Williams.Tot aseară, Panathinaikos Atena a pus capăt seriei de 4 eșecuri la rând în Euroligă.

Persons: Villeurbanne, David Lighty, Derrick Williams.Tot Organizations: Baschet, Barcelona, Valenciei, Panathinaikos Atena, Bayern Munchen Locations: Lyon, Barcelona, spaniolă, Valencia, Istanbul

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