The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to French researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier and American biochemist Jennifer A Doudna for developing the tools to edit DNA. The duo discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools, the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors, a way of making specific and precise changes to the DNA contained in living cells.…
A US House of Representatives panel in its report said Facebook, Apple, Google, and Amazon used “killer acquisitions” to crush rivals and forced the small businesses into “oppressive contracts” for profit. The 449-page report also suggested expensive charges to antitrust law and recommended structural changes in tech firms. All four tech giants disagreed with…
Fifty-six Indian entrepreneurs who founded various innovative Indian startups conferred on a Zoom Video conference call earlier this week to discuss a range of issues including establishing an alternative to Google Play Store, and set up a startup collective to fight the power of Big Tech and shape digital policy to take into account…
Trust your team, be radically honest and never, ever try to please your boss. These are the ground rules if you work at Netflix. These trade secrets have revolutionised the entertainment and tech industries, and this was part of a unique cultural experiment that explains how the company has transformed itself at lighting speed from…
In 1960 America’s new leader John F Kennedy ‘s winning presidential election was widely reported that the presidency has been clinched with the help of a “secret weapon” : a super computer that crunched troves of data to profile voters , allowing Kennedy to better target his political messaging before the polls opened. Borrowing from…
The US Department of Commerce said it would bar people in the US from downloading the messaging and video sharing apps through any app store on any platform from Sunday. The Trump administration says the companies threaten national security and could pass US data to China, although China and both companies deny this. WeChat will…
An international team of researchers led by Jane Greaves from Cardiff University has spotted phosphine, a rare and toxic gas, in the atmosphere of Venus suggesting that it may be home to alien life. They reported their findings in an article published in Nature Astronomy today. The sheer quantity of phosphine found on Venus cannot be…
ARM Holdings, a UK-based computer chip designer, is at the heart of most smartphones, and other devices are being sold to the American graphics chip specialist Nvidia for £31.2bn ($40bn). Nvidia has promised to keep the business based in the UK, to hire more staff, and to retain Arm’s brand and create “ the premier…
The night sky in the UK will be dominated by the September Corn Moon, which will appear full for about three days from Monday evening through Thursday morning. The moon officially reached its peak at 6.22 am this morning but will continue to shine brightly in the sky this evening and Thursday evening as well.…
Annual rankings of global broadband speed based on 557 million tests conducted across 221 countries and compiled by Cable.co.uk showed it typically takes twice as long as to download a film in the UK than the average for Western Europe, as the UK has fallen 13 places to 47th, down from 34th a year ago.…