July 16, 2025

Researchers announce babies born from a trial of three-person IVF

Eight babies have been born in the UK thanks to a technology that uses DNA from three people: the two biological parents plus a third person who supplies healthy mitochondrial DNA. The babies were born to mothers who carry genes for mitochondrial diseases and risked passing on severe disorders. The eight babies are healthy, say…

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Twitter is considering selling usernames through online auctions, new report claims

January 11, 2023

Twitter is considering selling usernames as a way to boost revenue, according to a new report from the New York Times. The report comes as the social network’s owner, Elon Musk, has been looking for ways to generate revenue for the company. The report says engineers at the company have considered organizing online auctions where […]

Twitter is considering selling usernames through online auctions, new report claims by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

AWS partners with Avalanche to scale blockchain solutions for enterprises, governments

January 11, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has partnered with Ava Labs, the company building out layer-1 blockchain Avalanche, to help scale blockchain adoption across enterprises, institutions and governments, the two firms exclusively told TechCrunch. “Looking forward, web3 and blockchain is inevitable,” Howard Wright, VP and global head of startups at AWS, said to TechCrunch. “No one can […]

AWS partners with Avalanche to scale blockchain solutions for enterprises, governments by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Deel enters equity management space with acquisition of Capbase

January 11, 2023

Remote payroll startup Deel has acquired fintech Capbase for an undisclosed amount in a cash and stock deal, the companies have told TechCrunch exclusively. As its name suggests, San Francisco-based Capbase claims it can update a company’s cap table in real time as it issues shares, signs contracts and raise money from investors. It then […]

Deel enters equity management space with acquisition of Capbase by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

The state of responsible technology

January 11, 2023
Consideration of how to deploy technology responsibly has become critical as tech and data have become more entrenched in modern society and business operations. Our research makes clear that responsible technology use has become a subject of great interest across industries. In fact, nearly three-quarters of survey respondents either strongly agree (30%) or somewhat agree…