As protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue across the country, Google employees demand that their company review its relationship with the police. A petition to CEO Sundar Pichai that began circulating on Wednesday calls on the company to stop selling all of its products to the police and …
Read More »Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun Arrested Amid $ 2.1 Billion Scandal
German authorities arrested former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun days after he left the payment company amid a $ 2.1 billion accounting scandal. Munich prosecutors accused Braun of using bogus proceeds from “third-party acquirers” transactions to inflate Wirecard’s assets and sales volume and make it more attractive to investors. Braun turned …
Read More »Super resolution microscopy reveals a turn within cells
Credit: CC0 Public Domain If you want to understand the underlying mechanisms of cell motility and division, then the centriole is the organelle of interest. Each cell has a pair of centrioles that help segregate chromosomes during cell division. These special organelles are multimolecular machines made up of hundreds of …
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Take a look at some of the most important engines on the previous market: IHS Markit (INFO): The provider of financial information and analysis reported quarterly earnings of 69 cents a share, 2 cents a share above estimates. Revenue was slightly below expectations as organic revenue fell 7%. The company …
Read More »Future space travelers can follow cosmic beacons
A NICER image on the outside of the space station with one of the station’s solar panels in the background. Credit: NASA For centuries, lighthouses helped sailors navigate the port safely. Its lights swept the water, piercing through the mist and darkness, guiding sailors around dangerous obstacles and keeping them …
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