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Several multinational giants, including Walmart and Amazon, are
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ANNE WOJCICKI WINS BIDDING FOR 23ANDME (3 MINUTE READ) [6]
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, has been named
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won the bidding last month during a bankruptcy auction but bidding
reopened earlier this month after Wojcicki's nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, made an unsolicited offer. Regeneron declined to submit a
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The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has imaged the
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viewing angle will help scientists better understand the Sun's
magnetic field, the solar cycle, and the workings of space weather.
The complete dataset from Solar Orbiter's first full pole-to-pole
flight past the Sun is expected to arrive on Earth by October 2025. A
video of the Sun from an angle of 17 degrees below the solar equator -
enough to deficiently see the Sun's south pole - is available in the
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ONCE-A-WEEK PILL FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA SHOWS PROMISE IN CLINICAL TRIALS
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Lyndra Therapeutics has created a once-a-week pill for treating the
symptoms of schizophrenia. The pill contains a widely used medication
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The software engineering job market is currently in a pretty bad
place. Despite this, software engineers have the unique ability to
provide extraordinary leverage and productivity with the right
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in early 2010 by demonstrating to the board how Palm's WebOS
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after the acquisition, HP's CEO was replaced and McKinney faced a
medical emergency that required immediate surgery and an eight-week
recovery period confined to bed. During his time in recovery, McKinney
was unable to participate in meetings or provide strategic input,
resulting in the entire mobile computing landscape at HP unraveling as
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like that has changed. While age brings many positive qualities in
terms of skill set, companies may be reluctant to hire older workers
as their salary demands are higher and they have stronger work
boundaries. Their seniority and directness can also intimidate younger
managers and other workers. Younger workers are more likely to be
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