- iOS 13 is now available to download
- CRISPR removes antibiotic resistance gene from bacterium
- Amazon orders 100K electric delivery trucks from Rivian as part of going carbon-neutral by 2040
- Airbnb says it will go public next year
- Automattic raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation from Salesforce Ventures
- The man behind Tesla’s Powerwall is now pitching an all-in-one power management system for homes
- Amazon is bringing a cash-based checkout option, Amazon PayCode, to the US
- IBM will soon launch a 53-qubit quantum computer
- Amazon launches Amazon Music HD with lossless audio streaming
- Amazon/food sales: perdition postponed (FT: paywall)
- …And now scientists believe the changing climate may put our brains at risk. A new analysis predicts that by 2100, increasing water temperatures brought on by a warming planet could result in 96 percent of the world’s population not having access to an omega-3 fatty acid crucial to brain health and function…
- Silent Skies: Billions of North American Birds Have Vanished…an overall decline of 29 percent from 1970.
- Mini Transformers: Scientists Have Created a Robot Made of Robots
- Fiat Chrysler will set up an experimental fleet of up to 700 electric cars to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which allows power grids to use energy stored in car batteries to face demand during peak hours.
- Fintech Company Stripe Joins Silicon Valley Elite With $35 Billion Valuation (WSJ: paywall)
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