Watchmaker Genomics, an innovator in high-performance solutions for next-generation sequencing (NGS), today announced a non-exclusive license with Caribou Biosciences, Inc., a leading clinical-stage CRISPR genome-editing biopharmaceutical company, for certain foundational CRISPR-Cas9 intellectual property for use in NGS library preparation. While CRISPR-Cas9 technologies are most commonly associated with their unique ability to find and cut for genome editing, Watchmaker is leveraging it in a f...
Boomi, the leader in AI-driven automation, today announced that TRENDS Promotional Products used the Boomi Enterprise Platform to unify more than 50 custom applications and legacy systems into a scalable, AI-ready foundation, enabling faster decisions and improved customer responsiveness. The new infrastructure will also power future use cases including forecasting and intelligent scheduling. TRENDS, the leading supplier of wholesale promotional products across Australia, New Zealand and the ...
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, coinciding with the 120th anniversary of Yue Opera’s birth, “Yue Rhyme Chinese New Year — 2026 Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala” aired as scheduled. The Festival gala gathered Chinese top opera masters, accomplished singers, and Yue Opera enthusiasts from around the globe to present an artistic feast that combined classical inheritance, cross‑genre fusion, and technological expression—showcasing to the world the boundless possibilities of Eastern traditi...
AFP photographer Said Khatib wins the Mingote Prize in Spain
Said Khatib was awarded the prestigious Mingote Prize on Thursday in Madrid, in the presence of King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia, for a photograph taken in the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
Kioxia Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions, today announced that it has begun shipping evaluation samples (1) of embedded flash memory compatible with the next-generation UFS standard, UFS 5.0, which is currently being standardized by JEDEC. (2) UFS 5.0 is a new standard for embedded flash storage currently being developed by JEDEC to meet the performance requirements of next-generation mobile devices such as high-end smartphones equipped with on-device AI functions. It utilizes MIP...
BACKSTORY | Trauma and tragedy in the City of Angels: covering the LA fires
Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.