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8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors – TechCrunch

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8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors – TechCrunch

Großbritannien wird immer beliebter als ein großartiger Ort, um ein Technologieunternehmen zu gründen. Das Land holt China bei den Technologieinvestitionen schnell ein, wobei die VC-Investitionen laut TechNation im Jahr 2020 einen Rekord von 15 Milliarden US-Dollar erreichten. Ungeachtet einer globalen Gesundheitskrise blieb London ein Liebling der Anleger. Britische Städte machten ein Fünftel der Top 20 … Read more

Microsoft customer support agent compromised in attacks by SolarWinds’ hackers

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Mariella Moon

The group behind the massive SolarWinds hacks recently launched another cyber attack campaign, and one of the victims was a Microsoft customer support agent. Microsoft announced in a blog post that it is pursuing new activities by the group baptized as Nobelium. “This recent activity has been largely unsuccessful,” the company said, and the group … Read more

Fred Hutch study: Mangling RNA may extend use of immunotherapy drugs

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Fred Hutch study: Mangling RNA may extend use of immunotherapy drugs

Fred Hutch computer biologist Robert Bradley. (Fred Hutch photo) Experimental compounds that alter RNA increase the effectiveness of immunotherapeutic drugs against cancer cells and could potentially extend their use to more patients, suggests a study in mice at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Immunotherapeutic agents called checkpoint inhibitors, which induce the immune system to … Read more

UK opens investigation into Amazon and Google over fake reviews

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Saqib Shah

After the opening of proceedings against Facebook and Google, the British competition authority is now taking on another big tech company. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a new investigation on Amazon and Google to assess whether they are protecting buyers from fake reviews. The move follows the opening of an investigation by … Read more

Gates Foundation gives $122M for Univ. of Washington study on monthly HIV pill

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Gates Foundation gives $122M for Univ. of Washington study on monthly HIV pill

Connie Celum, UW Professor of Public Health (University of Washington Photo) University of Washington researchers will test a monthly pill to help prevent HIV in women, with a new $ 122 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant is one of the first to emerge from the Gates Foundation since Bill … Read more

Google and Jio Platforms unveil ‘extremely optimized Android’ phone for Indian consumers – TechCrunch

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Google and Jio Platforms unveil ‘extremely optimized Android’ phone for Indian consumers – TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s greatest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3:00 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for June 24th, 2021. There’s a wealth of tech news out there today, but at the very top, if you’re into the advertising market, go here … Read more

Former Pivotal Software colleagues raise $4.7M for Seattle code remediation startup Moderne

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Former Pivotal Software colleagues raise $4.7M for Seattle code remediation startup Moderne

Modern co-founders Olga Kundzich and Jonathan Schneider. (Modern Photos) New funding: Moderne received $ 4.7 million for its software that helps developers save time by automating code migrations and fixes. The Seattle-based company was founded by Olga Kundzich and Jonathan Schneider, former colleagues at Pivotal Software, which was acquired by VMware in 2019. The technique: … Read more

Apple to drive China revenues with search ad launch – TechCrunch

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Apple to drive China revenues with search ad launch – TechCrunch

After launching in the US five years ago, Apple’s search engine advertising service finally hit mainland China this week. The feature called Apple Search Ads enables developers to bid on an advertising space based on users’ keyword searches in the App Store, similar to Google search ads. JPMorgan previously estimated that the giant’s annual advertising … Read more