Forget designer babies. Here’s how CRISPR is really changing lives

March 7, 2023
Forget about He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who created gene-edited babies. Instead, when you think about gene editing you should think of Victoria Gray, the African-American woman who says she’s been cured of her sickle-cell disease symptoms.  This week in London, scientists are gathering for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing. It’s gene…

The first-ever Black Friday NFL game will stream for free on Prime Video

March 7, 2023

It’s a glorious day for football fans. Amazon announced that the exclusive Black Friday NFL game is set to be free to watch on Prime Video, regardless of if you aren’t a subscriber. This is the first time that the NFL has had a game the day after Thanksgiving, which the league announced in October. […]

The first-ever Black Friday NFL game will stream for free on Prime Video by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Reddit gets a TikTok-style feature that introduces a separate video feed

March 7, 2023

Today Reddit announced updates to its platform, including a TikTok-like feature that separates text and video content into individual feeds. Dubbed “Read” and “Watch,” the two split-view feeds will allow users to switch from browsing text-based posts to videos, depending on their mood. The new feeds are an attempt to simplify the discovery experience for […]

Reddit gets a TikTok-style feature that introduces a separate video feed by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon to close eight Amazon Go stores in Seattle, San Francisco and New York

March 7, 2023

Amazon is permanently closing eight of its cashierless Amazon Go convenience stores in Seattle, San Francisco and New York. The eight stores will remain open until April 1, a spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch. The closures mark Amazon’s latest move to rein in some of its brick-and-mortar retail operations. The news was first reported […]

Amazon to close eight Amazon Go stores in Seattle, San Francisco and New York by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Fynn raises $36M for a platform to finance students in vocational education

March 7, 2023

When people think of the funding crisis in further education, thoughts normally turn to the rising price of a typical four-year college degree. But that’s not the only financial gap that exists: those who want to pursue hands-on careers in trades like medical technicians, automotive mechanics, welding, carpentry or air conditioning specialists also regularly find […]

Fynn raises $36M for a platform to finance students in vocational education by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch