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New blood test could be the ‘holy grail of cancer research’

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by on June 1, 2018 at 10:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


A blood test could one day save millions by allowing doctors to screen for cancer before patients show symptoms. The test, called a “liquid biopsy,” screens for 10 types of the disease by detecting trace amounts of DNA released into the bloodstream by cancer cells. So far, it has proven particularly capable of detecting ovarian and pancreatic cancer, both of which have significantly lower mortality rates when caught early enough to perform surgery as a means of removing the cancer. Unfortunately, most are caught after patients begin to show symptoms, which is often after the cancer has spread to other…

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Microsoft reportedly in talks to acquire GitHub

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by on June 1, 2018 at 9:42 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


Long standing rumors Microsoft has its sights set on acquiring popular code repository GitHub, it turns out, may have some substance. A report from Business Insider cites sources close to both GitHub and Microsoft who claim the two companies came together to discuss a joint marketing venture, and are now contemplating a full acquisition. If the rumors are true, the deal would be worth somewhere in the area of $5 billion – a price one person familiar with the conversations told CNBC was too high for Microsoft’s taste. It’s unclear whether these talks are part of serious consideration, idle chatter over…

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Three smart devices that might just transform your business

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by on June 1, 2018 at 9:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


As the world enters a new era of technology its impact is slowly showing itself in all areas of our lives. The ramp up in recent years is primarily due to advances in processing power and other hardware advancements that make achieving the unreachable achievable through smart devices.  The improvements in technology across the board make the idea of full technological integration into business a necessity rather than a leap before the edge. The big buzz technology that everyone is talking about is artificial intelligence because it has the ability to potentially revolutionize every industry in the world. AI fused…

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Report: Google to abandon Project Maven after government contract ends

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by on June 1, 2018 at 8:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Google


Google today internally revealed it would not seek to renew its contract with a Department of Defense AI program, called Project Maven, once the current contract ends. Gizmodo reports Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene informed employees in a meeting today that the company would continue work through the end of the current contract, sometime in 2019, but no further. Greene, according to the report, said the company was reversing its decision to aid the government due to backlash. If you’re unfamiliar with Project Maven, formerly the Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team, it’s been touted as a program to review drone footage.…

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8 key takeaways from the Growth Quarters stage at TNW2018

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by on June 1, 2018 at 6:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Growth


TNW Conference 2018 went by in a flash. As we cut off our now-manky wristbands and start getting tagged in embarrassing photos from the afterparty, let’s instead reminisce about all the incredible content witnessed at the first ever Growth Quarters stage hosted by TQ and Google for Entrepreneurs. Des Traynor, Co-founder & CSO, Intercom As Boris was juggling on the main stage, none other than Intercom’s Des Traynor opened our stage and his focus was product strategy. “Strategy is so much about knowing what you don’t do,” Des explained. “The essence of what we get right at Intercom is all the…

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