Category: Technology

Category: Technology

23andMe sold the rights to a drug it developed from its genetic database – #23andMe #drugs #pharmaceuticals #Almirall #crowdsource #dna #genetics #database #RoadmapforSuccess
January 11, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images The genetics testing company 23andMe licensed the rights to a drug it developed in-house to a Spanish pharmaceutical company, Bloomberg reported. This is the first time that the company has directly sold a product it created using the genetic information collected from users. 23andMe has already shared genetic data with

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Microsoft PromoteIQ will help retailers to dramatically increase revenue through vendor marketing – #Microsoft #automation #promoteiq #bing #bingforcommerce #marketing #vendors #retailers #RoadmapforSuccess
January 10, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

PromoteIQ is an automated product marketing platform for e-commerce that helps retailers and brands work together more effectively. Its client list include Kroger, Kohl’s, Office Depot, B&H Photo and Overstock.com. Last year, Microsoft acquired PromoteIQ and announced that PromoteIQ will continue to support its retailer clients and their brand partners. At the National Retail Federation

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Microsoft debuts tool which catches predators – #microsoft safety #projectartemis #children #catchapredator #RoadmapforSuccess
January 10, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Chris Hansen has done his part in keeping children safe from predators- now it’s Microsoft’s turn. Project Artemis is an automated system, developed by Microsoft, which can sniff out sexual predators that lurk in various online chat rooms- including those of video games.  Once the tool detects typical patterns of communication used by predators, a

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TikTok vulnerability could have let hackers access users’ videos – #tiktok #vulnerability #hackers #video #RoadmapforSuccess
January 8, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Cybersecurity research firm Check Point Research says it found “multiple vulnerabilities” within video sharing app TikTok that demonstrated its insecurity as scrutiny for the Chinese-owned company continues to grow. Check Point found that it was possible to spoof text messages to make them appear to come from TikTok.

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