- The concept behind mRNA as a drug is strikingly simple: it is the molecule that your own cells use to carry instructions from your genes, written in a simple four-letter chemical language.In 1815 a volcanic eruption wreaked havoc around the world. But it led to the birth of the bicycle (Economist)
- Apple Loses Multiple Top Managers From Self-Driving Car Division
- DHL will deploy 2,000 Locus Robotics units by 2022
- Etsy buys British fashion app Depop for $1.6bn in ‘Gen Z’ push (FT)
- Ransomware attack hits meat industry and Massachusetts ferries
- WeTransfer Plans IPO at 1 Billion-Euro Valuation
- Google Photos wants money: Stricter storage limitations kick in next week
- Chinese ‘artificial sun’ hits new mark in fusion energy mission
- A New Approach to Hypersonic Transportation
- 7-Eleven to install 500 EV charging ports by the end of 2022
- Stack Overflow acquired by Prosus for $1.8 billion
- The UK Has a Plan for a New ‘Pandemic Radar’ System
- The mRNA vaccine revolution is just beginning. “…The concept behind mRNA as a drug is strikingly simple: it is the molecule that your own cells use to carry instructions from your genes, written in a simple four-letter chemical language.….Moderna has taken to calling mRNA therapies the “software of life”, or an “operating system” for medicine…“
- Apple ‘homeOS’ Mentioned in Job Listing Ahead of WWDC
- Spotted the WhatsApp for iPad official app, under development
- EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet
- United Airlines announced it was purchasing a fleet of 15 planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound.
- Apple wants staff back in offices by September
- Sharks Almost Went the Way of the Dinosaurs 19 Million Years Ago
- Realtime Robotics raises a $31M Series A
- Little Black Door launches app on iOS/Android allowing women to share wardrobes, online and off
- Silicon Valley bets on crypto projects to disrupt finance (FT)
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