The San Diego-based AI drug discovery startup landed a deal with Danish drug maker LEO Pharma to identify possible candidates for dermatology and inflammatory conditions, per MedCity News. Repurpose.AI will use its tech to sift through a pool of more than 15,000 drug candidates that have made it past phase I clinical trials, but haven’t […]
Inside the lavish lives of the billionaire family behind Boohoo, the fast-fashion giant called out in an investigation into workers being paid just $4 an hour at suppliers’ factories
Boohoo is the UK’s fast-growing fast-fashion retailer that was set up in 2006 by Mahmud Kamani and his business partner Carol Kane and is now valued at more than $4.3 billion. The company has come under intense scrutiny this month after a Sunday Times investigation found that a factory supplying its clothes was paying workers […]
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson copes with coronavirus at Aspen home
INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson and his family took every precaution to avoid the coronavirus. They washed their hands frequently, diligently followed the face-mask guidelines and even left their home in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the less densely populated Aspen, Colorado. And yet both Johnson and his wife still tested positive for the virus this week […]
No one knows if or when Ghislaine Maxwell will name Prince Andrew
When Jeffrey Epstein died under mysterious circumstances last summer, my immediate thought was “well, the Queen will do anything to protect her favorite son.” While I believe that’s true – that the Queen would do and has done the most to protect Prince Andrew – I also feel like Andrew is a stand-in for the […]
Frederick Douglass statue toppled in New York park on anniversary of famous speech
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, delivered in that city in 1852. Police said the statue of Douglass was taken on Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the Underground Railroad where Douglass and […]
A Kansas newspaper apologized for publishing a cartoon equating the governor’s coronavirus mask order with the Holocaust
The Anderson County Review, a newspaper in Kansas, last Friday published a cartoon likening the state’s COVID-19 face mask mandate to the Holocaust. The cartoon depicted Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a face mask emblazoned with a Star of David, while behind her people are herded onto a cattle train. Over the weekend the paper received […]
Boris Johnson’s own party is threatening to scupper his government if he doesn’t quickly remove Huawei from UK 5G
Conservative MPs are stepping up their campaign to eliminate Huawei from the UK’s 5g network. Boris Johnson is expected to announce plans to phase out the Chinese telecoms firm by 2029. However, a sizeable group of MPs in Johnson’s Conservative party want Huawei removed by 2023. Those MPs are reportedly threatening to launch a sustained […]
Kanye West thinks he’s running for president this year, and who really cares?
Please don’t treat Kanye West’s political crap like it’s something new! The past four years of Kanye have been completely awful because of his MAGA-ness and public love for Donald Trump. Trump was so thirsty for any kind of validation from any celebrity, he used Kanye for a series of stupid photo-ops. The problem was […]
Uber will buy food-delivery startup Postmates for $2.65 billion
Uber is to buy food delivery firm Postmates for $2.65 billion in an all-stock deal, Uber confirmed on Monday. Postmates was founded by Bastian Lehmann, Sam Street, and Sean Plaice in 2011. It currently only serves the US, and is headquartered in San Francisco. Uber has been circling around several smaller food-delivery businesses over the […]
Tesla is transforming how cars are sold. But 27 insiders say the company’s methods mean slashed pay and living under the constant threat of getting laid off. (TSLA)
Business Insider spoke with 27 current and former Tesla sales employees about the changes the company has made to their jobs and the way it sells cars. Some said they were frustrated by compensation changes that have cut their overall pay and disappointed in their store’s response to the coronavirus. Others complimented Tesla’s efforts to […]
Save 20% off popular Instant Pot kitchen appliances during Amazon’s sale
Instant Pot multicookers are some of our readers’ favorite products. These electric multicookers can replace several different kitchen appliances, including rice cookers, steamers, and yogurt makers. We see sales on these much-sought-after devices regularly. See also: The best Instant Pot and electric pressure cookers, Instant Pot vs Crock-Pot, and how to use an Instant Pot […]
Scientists in China reused identical scientific images in more than 120 medical research papers, which ended up in international journals, report says
More than 120 research papers from China-based scientists appear to feature the same images, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The studies were published in international, peer-reviewed journals, raising questions about the checks on scientific research around the world. The trends were discovered by California-based microbiologist Dr. Elizabeth Bik, who said she […]