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Elon Musk's Commitment to Shaping the Future of Technology 

Musk’s investments in several industries demonstrate his commitment to shaping the future of technology and science.  Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been in the news lately due to the significant drop in his net worth. In 2021 Musk’s net worth fell by $27 billion in just one week, according to Forbes, […]

Waiting for Quantum Computers to Arrive, Software Engineers Get Creative

Quantum computers promise to be millions of times faster than today’s fastest supercomputers, potentially revolutionizing everything from medical research to the way people solve problems of climate change. The wait for these machines, though, has been long, despite the billions poured into them. But the uncertainty and the dismal stock performance of publicly-listed quantum computer […]

US House Panel Subpoenas FTC for Twitter Probe Documents

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed the Federal Trade Commission’s chair for documents related to the regulatory agency’s privacy probe of Twitter, the panel said on Wednesday. In a statement, the committee said its Chairman Jim Jordan and others had asked FTC Chair Lina Khan for information about the probe following […]

Mine Waste Finds New Life as Source of Rare Earths

Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products into rare earths vital for the green energy revolution, hoping to substantially cut dependence on Chinese supply. Prices of the minerals used in products from electric cars to wind turbines have been strong, and a […]

Exclusive-US to Build $300 Million Database to Fuel Alzheimer’s Research

The U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) is funding a 6-year, up to $300 million project to build a massive Alzheimer’s research database that can track the health of Americans for decades and enable researchers to gain new insights on the brain-wasting disease. The NIA, part of the government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims […]

US Declines to Force Lower Price on Cancer Drug Xtandi

The U.S. government will not force Pfizer Inc and Astellas Pharma Inc to lower the price of their prostate cancer drug Xtandi using its emergency “march-in” authority, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday. March-in rights, which have never been used before, allow the government to grant additional licenses to third parties for […]

Biotech AI Startup Unlearn Adds $15 Million and OpenAI CTO to Board

Unlearn.AI, which has built a machine learning platform that creates “digital twin” profiles of patients in clinical trials, has raised $15 million to expand partnerships and accelerate regulatory approval, the company told Reuters on Tuesday. The investment from Radical Ventures and Wittington Ventures valued the startup at $265 million, the company said. Mira Murati, chief […]

Untangling Visions 2030

These are not mere visions. They’re a roadmap to a better tomorrow for both nations. Be it the Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 or UAE Vision 2030. They both serve as a clear declaration of commitment of both countries. These visions include mega projects that will turn these nations into economic hubs for the world to […]