Using CRISPR to beat the world’s biggest killer, heart disease

November 2, 2022
2.14 With Verve Therapeutics, Musunuru is working to develop something “like a vaccine for heart disease” by changing a single DNA letter to another letter using a CRISPR technology called base editing. A clinical trial currently underway in New Zealand is giving patients a “one-time therapy to tackle what we traditionally thought was a chronic…

Digital bank Chime is cutting costs across the board – including 12% of staff

November 2, 2022

Digital bank Chime confirmed today that it is laying off 12% of its workforce, or about 160 people. According to an internal memo obtained by TechCrunch, Chime co-founder Chris Britt described that the move was one of many that would help the company thrive “regardless of market conditions.” In the memo, Britt said that he […]

Digital bank Chime is cutting costs across the board – including 12% of staff by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO announce plans for ‘Game of Thrones’ NFTs

November 2, 2022

“Game of Thrones” NFTs are coming this winter. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and HBO have teamed up with NFT platform Nifty’s to launch digital-collectible non-fungible tokens based on the hit series. An official launch date is not yet confirmed, but fans can expect “Game of Thrones” NFTs in late 2022. The NFT experience, “Game of […]

Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO announce plans for ‘Game of Thrones’ NFTs by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Y42 wants to become mission control for your data pipelines

November 2, 2022

When Berlin-based Y42 launched in 2020, its focus was mostly on orchestrating data pipelines for business intelligence. That mission has expanded quite a bit over the course of the last couple of years and today, Y42 announced the launch of what it calls its “Modern DataOps Cloud.” Built on top of data warehousing service Snowflake […]

Y42 wants to become mission control for your data pipelines by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Google Play revamp to highlight higher-quality apps, offer new promotional capabilities

November 2, 2022

Google today announced it’s making several changes to the Google Play Store that will impact Android apps’ discoverability, how developers can market their apps to consumers, and various trust and safety concerns. Most importantly, Google is now advising developers that the Play Store will begin to prioritize apps that deliver on both technical and in-app […]

Google Play revamp to highlight higher-quality apps, offer new promotional capabilities by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch