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Doctors in London cure blindness in children with rare condition – video report

21 February at 12:03 PM, via The Guardian

Doctors in London have become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with a rare genetic condition using gene therapy. The children had leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a form of retinal dystrophy that causes vision loss due to a defect in the AIPL1 gene. Doctors injected healthy copies of the gene into their eyes using keyhole surgery that took just 60 minutes. Four...

Disney+ Renews Hit Drama Paradise For Thrilling Second Season

21 February at 10:40 AM, via Tech Financials

Disney+ has officially renewed its Original drama series Paradise for a second season. Produced by 20th Television, the gripping political thriller comes from creator Dan Fogelman (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us) and stars Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us, American Fiction) as Agent Xavier Collins. Set in an elite, picture-perfect […]

New CFO at Reunert

21 February at 10:18 AM, via TechCentral

Reunert has named a new group chief financial officer to replace long-serving CFO and executive director Nick Thomson.

Revolutionising Last-Mile Delivery: The Role Of Automation In Enhancing Efficiency And Meeting Growing Demand

21 February at 09:01 AM, via Tech Financials

Automation is revolutionising logistics and last-mile delivery, offering myriad advantages in efficiency, productivity, and precision. The adoption of automation will become widespread, especially as the last-mile delivery segment is expected to grow from around $108.1 billion in 2020 to $200 billion in 20271.  Given the expected increase in demand from e-commerce users and retailers,...

SA Banks Need A Complete App Overhaul To Remain Generationally Relevant

21 February at 07:52 AM, via Tech Financials

It’s not just technology that is changing at breakneck speed, how different groups of customers engage with new technology is also shifting. While banks have spent fortunes on protecting their customers against fraud, this has slowed down spending in other areas. And the cracks are beginning to show.  Currently, banks release a single app for […]

South Africa’s Decentralised Finance In A Nascent Stage But Expanding, Says FSCA

21 February at 07:35 AM, via Tech Financials

South Africa’s Decentralised Finance (DeFi) market is still in its early stages but is steadily expanding, according to a recent study published by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The FSCA’s DeFi Market Study aims to enhance the Authority’s understanding of DeFi-related activities in the country, providing valuable insights into the opportunities and risks associated […]

‘What a lie’: Danish astronaut responds to Musk claim that Biden abandoned ISS pair on purpose

21 February at 03:49 AM, via The Guardian

Musk claimed without evidence that Nasa’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were left stranded on the orbital outpost for ‘political reasons’

Elon Musk has got into a heated row with a Danish astronaut who criticised the tech billionaire’s claim that former president Joe Biden intentionally abandoned two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Andreas “Andy” Mogensen had...

Doctors in London cure blindness in children with rare condition

21 February at 01:30 AM, via The Guardian

Four children can now see shapes, find toys, recognise their parents’ faces and some can read and write

Doctors in London have become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with a rare genetic condition using a pioneering gene therapy.

The children had leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a severe form of retinal dystrophy that causes vision loss due to a defect in the AIPL1...

Critics say Trump’s executive orders to reshape the NIH ‘will kill’ Americans

20 February at 21:07 PM, via The Guardian

Executive orders’ impact on premier medical research agency has resulted in delayed projects and frozen funding

Academics and scientists who work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said the Trump administration’s orders have severely disrupted work – delaying projects and casting the future of research funding and jobs into doubt as chaos in the agency reigns.

An array of orders seeks...

What is nerve flossing and does it help with nerve pain?

20 February at 19:00 PM, via The Guardian

It can help relieve pain and tension, especially for patients recovering from injury or nerve compression conditions

As a fairly diligent stretcher who tries to get at least five minutes of stretching in a day, I’d like to say that I’m fairly in tune with my body, and all its aches and pains. But recently I’ve been experiencing a bit of numbness and stiffness in my glutes that none of my...

Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

20 February at 17:19 PM, via New York Times

Mr. Musk, one of President Trump’s main advisers, has not outlined a plan to reverse falling sales at the electric car company of which he is chief executive.

A.I. Is Changing How Silicon Valley Builds Start-Ups

20 February at 17:13 PM, via New York Times

Tech start-ups typically raised huge sums to hire armies of workers and grow fast. Now artificial intelligence tools are making workers more productive and spurring tales of “tiny team” success.

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