Category: tomorrow
FDA approves a rapid COVID-19 test that uses CRISPR
Sherlock Biosciences has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for a rapid COVID-19 test that uses CRISPR technology. This is the first FDA-authorized use of the gene-editing tool, which poses both massive potential and ethical i… Source
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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs abandons its Toronto smart neighborhood project
Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs will no longer pursue its dream of a smart neighbourhood in Toronto.In a Medium blog post, CEO Daniel Doctoroff said “unprecedented economic uncertainty” meant it was “too difficult” to achieve its dreams for Quaysid… Source
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Scientists find the closest known black hole to date
Black holes are quite common (estimates indicate over 10 million in the Milky Way alone), and now it doesn’t appear that you have to go very far to find one… relatively speaking. Astronomers have detected what they say is the closest known black ho… Source
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Facebook’s oversight board includes journalists, lawyers and activists
Facebook has shared the names of the first 20 members of its content oversight board. Initially announced in 2018, the organization will oversee moderation disputes across the company's various social media platforms. Today the first Members of the… Source
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Volvo will sell cars with built-in LiDAR beginning in 2022
Volvo plans to equip its vehicles with built-in LiDAR beginning in 2022. The automaker is working with Luminar and says its next generation Scalable Product Architecture (SPA2) vehicles will be hardware-ready. The cars won’t be fully self-driving, bu… Source
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Alphabet’s Loon and AT&T will tackle global crises with internet balloons
Alphabet’s “balloon-powered internet” — Project Loon — has been active for five years now. Born of Google’s X Labs, the initiative sees balloons floating 20km high in the stratosphere, beaming internet to people below. Its primary function is to brin… Source
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