News of the world’s first ever gene-edited human babies being born in China caused a huge stir on Monday after the MIT Technology Review and the Associated Press brought the project to light. People in and outside China rushed to question the ethical implications of the scientific breakthrough, reportedly the fruit of a Chinese researcher named He Jiankui from a university…
It’s not just US regulators intent on cleaning up the blockchain industry. In the UK, financial regulators are closing in on more dodgy cryptocurrency businesses than ever before. In fact, since May, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has lodged 26 inquiries with firms it suspected to be operating within financial services sector without permission,…
Last updated on November 26, 2018 at 03:44 pm It’s been over four years now since Matt Cutts famously declared, “So stick a fork in it: guest blogging is done.” According to Matt Cutts, at the time, guest blogging has been overdone and is mostly abused as a spammy tactic for link building — and…
In a dramatic development for CRISPR research, a Chinese scientist from a university in Shenzhen claims he has succeeded in helping create the world’s first genetically-edited babies. Dr. Jiankui He told the Associated Press that twin girls were born earlier this month after he edited their embryos using CRISPR technology to remove the CCR5 gene,…
Once you come down off the adrenaline high of Black Friday, it’ll hit you. You forgot to get something for the cousin you only see at Christmas each year. Or you didn’t pick up something for that stupid office gift exchange. Since you’ll always be blindsided by at least a couple holiday gifting situations each…
In a statement issued today, Logitech International said that while it had engaged in discussions with Plantronics about a potential transaction, it had terminated the negotiations. Over the weekend we picked up a Reuters report that the two companies were in talks for a potential $2.2 billion merger. The company declined to comment further. Source link Jessica…
In late October, Google made an important change to its mobile homepage. In place of the traditional page, with a search bar and little else, the homepage now displays Google Discover, the revamped version of Google Feed that was announced in late September. While there is nothing technologically revolutionary about this content discovery engine, its…
Starting Monday, businesses in Ohio will be able to pay their taxes in bitcoin — making the state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends the first in the nation to accept cryptocurrency officially. Companies who want to take part in the program simply need to go to OhioCrypto.com and register to pay…
Cyber Monday: the day the true professional shoppers hit the beat. Sure, some of the diehards will line up at oh dark thirty on Black Friday to crash the doors of a Target. But why battle for doorbuster items when you can get many of the same deals with the click of a mouse from…
Ethiopia has announced its intention to launch its first satellite during 2019. According to the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) at the Addis Ababa University, the satellite is expected to be launched from China during September 2019. The initial plans to launch the satellite were announced in 2016 at the same time the Ethiopian Council…
