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Monsanto

Bayer teams up with biotech firm Arvinas in deal worth up to $750 million

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German drugmaker Bayer has signed an alliance with Arvinas Inc to gain access to the U.S. biotech firm’s experimental protein drugs and crop protection technology in a deal worth up to $750 million. Under the pact, Arvinas will receive…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Libyan coastguard intercepts some 100 Europe-bound migrants

Libya’s coastguard says it has intercepted a boat carrying nearly 100 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast. The rubber vessel had 92 African and Bengali migrants, including 11 women and four children, spokesman Ayoub Gassim said on Tue…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Elon Musk

Heather Hochrein Is Helping Elon Musk Succeed, While Also Saving The World

Elon Musk may not realize it, but Heather Hochrein, founder and CEO of EVmatch, is helping Tesla, along with the other electric vehicle (EV) makers, accelerate their growth, by increasing consumers charging options and reducing their range anxiety.EVmatch is …

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Donald Trump

Trump and May respond to direct question on London mayor

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bubmagJune 4, 2019

Bubble

Joseph Menn on the Cult of the Dead Cow

The Cult of the Dead Cow began as a small group of like-minded friends in Texas in 1983 and grew into one of the more influential and venerable hacking groups to emerge from the early days of the Internet. The cDc shares several members with the L0pht, anothe…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Exoskeleton

A Closer Look at the Robots Helping Us Explore Space

Buck Rogers had Twiki. Luke Skywalker palled around with C-3PO and R2-D2. And astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) now have their own robotic companions in spaceAstrobee. A pair of the cube-shaped robots were launched to the ISS during an …

bubmagJune 4, 2019

VR

What’s the deal with IPD adjustments on the Oculus Rift S?

Best answer: Interpupillary distance (IPD) can be adjusted on a software level with the Oculus Rift S. There is no manual control due to the Rift S having a single LCD display rather than dual displays, like in the Oculus Quest and HTC Vive. Why is manual IP…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Italy’s Salvini warns of government crisis

ROME (AP) Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini is warning that a government crisis will be unavoidable if his League party cannot start working constructively with the 5-Star Movement, its coalition partner, within 15 days. Premier Giuseppe Conte thr…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Bubble

Book: King of Capital

One of my guilty pleasures is reading biographies about financiers and their companies. On Saturday, I gobbled down King of Capital, which is the story of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone from inception through 2011. While I’ve never met Schwarzman, I’ve had …

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Biological Warfare

The Growing Importance of Bio-Cybersecurity – CPO Magazine

In a world where more than 26 million people have taken an at-home DNA test, healthcare companies are soon going to have to face a new frontier of patient expectations for security. As patients increasingly want genetic screening to be part of preventative ca…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Bayer teams up with biotech firm Arvinas in deal worth up to $750 million

Libyan coastguard intercepts some 100 Europe-bound migrants

Heather Hochrein Is Helping Elon Musk Succeed, While Also Saving The World

Trump and May respond to direct question on London mayor

Joseph Menn on the Cult of the Dead Cow

A Closer Look at the Robots Helping Us Explore Space

What’s the deal with IPD adjustments on the Oculus Rift S?

Italy’s Salvini warns of government crisis

Book: King of Capital

The Growing Importance of Bio-Cybersecurity – CPO Magazine

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