Instagram adds GIF support to its direct message platform

There are fully fledged communication apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger that have a wide variety of functions and features like games, location sharing, stickers, and even sending payments. Then there’s the “direct message” category, which is more of a supplementary messaging platform to compliment social networks like Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr. Direct message…

Scientists have moved one step closer to RNA editing, which could be the next stage of CRISPR – TechCrunch

Researchers at the prestigious Salk Institute are reporting that they have managed to map the molecular structure of a CRISPR enzyme that could allow scientists to more precisely manipulate functions within cells. Over the past several years, CRISPR-Cas9 has seized the public imagination for its ability to edit genetic code in a way that may correct defects inside…

Cleo, the ‘digital assistant’ that replaces your banking apps, picks up $10M Series A led by Balderton – TechCrunch

When Cleo, the London-based “digital assistant” that wants to replace your banking apps, quietly entered the U.S., the company couldn’t have expected to be an instant hit. Many better-funded British startups have failed to “break America.” However, just four months later, the fintech upstart counts 350,000 users across the pond — claiming more than 600,000…