Welcome Tage Kene-Okafor, Mary Ann Azevedo, Sophie Burkholder and a guy named Drew
There are some additions to the TechCrunch team that I’m happy to announce. First, Kirsten Korosec, who has been with us for more than two years, was promoted to Transportation Editor. Kirsten has done amazing work, helping to elevate our footh.....»»
Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize Marks the Beginning of a Vaccine Revolution
Nobel Prize winners Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman pioneered the technology that produced a Covid-19 vaccine in record time. Next, mRNA could tackle flu, malaria, and HIV......»»
Cell biologists identify new organelle present in mammalian cells made of rings of DNA
Researchers at ETH Zurich recently identified a previously unknown compartment in mammalian cells. They have named it the exclusome. It is made up of DNA rings known as plasmids. The researchers have published details of their discovery in the journa.....»»
Kariko, Weissman win Nobel for mRNA COVID vaccines
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for groundbreaking COVID-19 vaccines......»»
GM CEO Mary Barra criticizes UAW strike expansion
GM CEO Mary Barra criticized the UAW's strike expansion, saying it is clear there is no real intent to get to an agreement......»»
“Yeah, they’re gone”: Musk confirms cuts to X’s election integrity team
"'Election Integrity' Team.. was undermining election integrity," Musk writes. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The Elon Musk-owned social network formerly named Twitter has reportedly cut half of its election.....»»
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan is stepping down, with successor yet to be named
After 30 years with PlayStation, SIE President Jim Ryan is retiring from Sony......»»
Space Force chief says commercial satellites may need defending
"It would stand to reason that same philosophy would extend into space." Enlarge / Gen. Chance Saltzman, the top general on the US Space Force, testifies before a Senate subcommittee in March. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images).....»»
Bob Lutz joins board of lightweight wheel supplier Carbon Revolution
Australian carbon-fiber wheel maker Carbon Revolution named former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and other veteran U.S. auto executives to its board, pending the completion of its upcoming SPAC merger......»»
Usher to headline Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show
Usher has been named the headlining musical act of the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, which will take place in Nevada on February 11, 2024.via X/@RocNationAnnounced on Sunday, the performance will take place during the halftime break in.....»»
Large fossil spider found in Australia
A team of Australian scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) paleontologist Dr. Matthew McCurry have formally named and described a fossil spider, Megamonodontium mccluskyi, which is between 11–16 million y.....»»
Spotlight on mud snakes: Study unveils evolutionary secrets of enigmatic snake family from Southeastern Asia
A new University of Kansas genomic investigation of a group of unheralded but unique "mud snakes" from Southeast Asia is rewriting the evolutionary history of this family, named the Homalopsidae. The results just were published in the Bulletin of the.....»»
Nikola taps former General Motors executive Mary Chan as new COO
Mary Chan comes to Nikola at a key moment. The company is being led by a new CEO and is working through a recall impacting all 209 of its battery-electric vehicles on the road......»»
Using a scent-detecting dog to find sea turtle eggs
A trio of conservationists from Disney's Animals, Science and Environment, the Canine Academy Inc. and Pepedogs, Inwater Research Group, Inc. has found that a terrier named Dory is better at finding sea turtle eggs in nests than humans. For their stu.....»»
GM offers 20% raises to UAW in final hours before deadline
GM CEO Mary Barra said the automaker is offering to increase workers' pay 10 percent in the first year. The proposal matches the 20 percent raises that Ford Motor Co. offered on Tuesday......»»
UAW launches historic strike against all 3 Detroit automakers; Barra hopes for quick resolution
Talks stalled in the final hours of negotiations, even as the automakers offered record raises as high as 20 percent. GM CEO Mary Barra on Friday said she hoped for a quick return to the bargaining table......»»
GM offers 20% raises to UAW as talks reach final hours before deadline
GM CEO Mary Barra said the automaker is offering to increase workers' pay 10 percent in the first year. The proposal matches the 20 percent raises that Ford Motor Co. offered on Tuesday......»»
GM offers 20% raises as talks reach final hours before deadline
GM CEO Mary Barra said the automaker is offering to increase workers' pay 10 percent in the first year. The proposal matches the 20 percent raises that Ford Motor Co. offered on Tuesday......»»
Q&A: Researcher investigates how panda cubs communicate with their mother
Earlier this summer a giant panda named Ai Bao delivered twin cubs in a South Korean zoo. Although pandas often give birth to twins, typically only one cub survives, especially in the wild......»»
A whole new order of bacteria could hold the key to improving biogas production
The newly named Darwinibacteriales is one of the most abundant taxonomic groups of microorganisms involved in anaerobic digestion, the decomposition of organic matter which creates biogas......»»
US government slams Musk in court filing describing “chaotic environment” at X
US says FTC probe uncovered privacy risks caused by Musk's drastic changes. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) US government lawyers criticized Elon Musk's leadership at the company formerly named Twitter yesterd.....»»