Photo: Frederic J Brown (Getty Images) Earlier Assassin’s Creed Valhalla creative director Ashraf Ismail, who resigned from that role in June after being publicly accused of having extramarital affairs with women under false pretenses, has now ended, according to an internal announcement from Ubisoft. Employees in the Ubisoft Montreal office …
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This biotech CEO calculated Covid tests for 50 companies with 12-hour turnaround
“When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the US, young biotech company Verve Therapeutics was only months away from a pivotal development: studies in animals of its approach to gene processing to lower cholesterol that would lead to heralding as potential” cure for heart disease. “ Mar Chief Executive Dr. Sekar Kathiresan …
Read More »UK-France: Quarantine deals ‘devastating blow’ to travel industry
Travelers arriving from France must start a 14-day quarantine on Saturday, according to the latest guidance from the UK Department of Transport, which was updated late on Thursday. The decision was made after France reported 2,669 new coronavirus infections on Thursday. The UK government will also add the Netherlands, Monaco …
Read More »Northrop Grumman completes ground test of solid booster for ULA’s Vulcan Centaur
The GEM 63XL engines will fly on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2021. WASHINGTON – Northrop Grumman completed the first qualifying test on August 13 for a new strap-on rocket engine developed for the future launch of the United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur car, the company said. The static fire …
Read More »DC Fandome Schedule: Batman, Wonder Woman movies among highlights
Speed and star power: These are the two clear goals for the DC Fandome virtual event on August 22, which published its full schedule on Friday. More than 100 hours of content spanning the film, TV and comic book features from DC Entertainment will be unveiled at Saturday’s event over …
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