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Operation Homefront Selects Dallas Veteran for Mortgage-Free Meritage Home

Sep 11, 2017 11:00 am UTC| Business

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 11, 2017 -- Operation Homefront and Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) today announced that a deserving military family has been selected to receive a newly built mortgage-free home in...

Immunomedics Presents Interim Phase 2 Results With Sacituzumab Govitecan (IMMU-132) in Patients With Pretreated Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

Sep 11, 2017 11:00 am UTC| Business

Confirmed Objective Response Rate (ORR) of 34%, Two Confirmed Complete Responses (CRs) and Twelve Confirmed Partial Responses (PRs) Median Duration of Response (DOR) of 12.6 Months Median Progression-Free Survival (PFS)...

XOMA Earns $3 Million Milestone Payment from its License Agreement with Nanotherapeutics

Sep 11, 2017 11:00 am UTC| Business

BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 11, 2017 -- XOMA Corporation (Nasdaq:XOMA), a pioneer in the discovery, development and licensing of therapeutic antibodies, today announced it has earned a $3 million milestone payment related...

ContraFect to Present at 2017 World Antimicrobial Resistance Congress

Sep 11, 2017 11:00 am UTC| Business

YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2017 -- ContraFect Corporation (NASDAQ:CFRX), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of protein and antibody therapeutics for life-threatening, drug-resistant...

OncoCyte to Present Data from its Liquid Biopsy Breast Cancer Diagnostic Test at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Sep 11, 2017 11:00 am UTC| Business

ALAMEDA, Calif., Sept. 11, 2017 -- OncoCyte Corporation (NYSE American:OCX), a developer of novel, non-invasive liquid biopsy tests for the early detection of cancer, today announced that data from its most recent...

Mitek Unveils Mobile Verify® for Lending; Simple Five Step Application Process Includes Identity and Bank Account Verification

Sep 11, 2017 11:00 am UTC| Business

SAN DIEGO and LONDON, Sept. 11, 2017 -- For the first time at FinovateFall, Mitek (NASDAQ:MITK) (www.miteksystems.com), a global leader in mobile capture and identity verification software solutions, will demonstrate...

pSivida to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

Sep 11, 2017 11:00 am UTC| Business

WATERTOWN, Mass., Sept. 11, 2017 -- pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ:PSDV) (ASX:PVA), a leader in the development of sustained release drug products and technologies, today announced that Nancy Lurker, President and Chief...

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Economy

For the next prime minister to solve the UK’s productivity problem, they must attract more foreign investment – here’s how

The British economy has a serious productivity problem that will have to be addressed by the next government. According to data from the OECD (the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), productivity...

Brexit boredom is one thing – but there’s a real problem when Britain’s leaders won’t even talk about Europe anymore

British politics has, in recent years, been plagued by two competing forces when it comes to Europe. On one side, there is an understanding that the UK and the EU need to rub along, because of their proximity and...

Space arms race may be underway

As conflict rages on Earth, an arms race may be underway in outer space. On May 30, a US diplomat warned that Russia had launched a weapon into orbit, something Russias deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, branded as...

Mauritius’ next growth phase: a new plan is needed as the tax haven era fades

Mauritians will head to the polls by November 2024 and politicians are considering the economic direction of the island country. For the last two decades, the countrys economic growth has depended heavily on its...

Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality

If you feel like youre being pushed around in life, youre not alone. Our recent research has found that Canadians are increasingly feeling a sense of powerlessness in their lives. This sentiment has been steadily...

Politics

Microsoft-G42 Deal Forces Huawei Exit, White House Hails Move

The White House praised Microsofts $1.5 billion investment in G42, emphasizing the positive impact of ending relations with Huawei on AI security. White House Sees Positive Shift in UAE Tech Alliances According to...

South Africa’s unity government: 4 crucial factors for it to work

Governments of national unity built on power-sharing arrangements are common in Africa and elsewhere in the world. Now South Africa also has a unity government, following the 2024 general election in which no party won a...

Three ways politicians always promise to raise money without increasing taxes – and why they rarely deliver

After weeks of controversy over Labour and Conservative costings in which each side accused the other of dishonesty the manifestos show that both parties had wildly exaggerated their rivals plans. But there has been...

Election 2024: migrants aren’t to blame for Britain’s housing crisis

Migration has become the most toxic issue in British politics, driving intensely emotional debates that are often based on prejudice and misunderstanding. Similarly emotional is housing a finite resource in high demand at...

How Vladimir Putin projects his image as a modern-day Peter the Great

Russian energy giant Gazprom is reported to have been hit particularly hard by sanctions imposed as a result of the war with Ukraine. An internal report obtained and published by the Financial Times has forecast that the...

Science

SpaceX to Help NASA Deorbit ISS; Starlink Lands Major Comcast Business Partnership

SpaceX will develop the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle so that NASA can safely deorbit the ISS by 2030. Meanwhile, SpaceX Starlink secures a significant partnership with Comcast Business to enhance rural connectivity. NASA Taps...

Japan Discovers 230 Million Ton Manganese Deposits, Boosting EV Battery Industry

Japan has discovered 230 million tonnes of manganese deposits near Minami-Torishima Island, potentially transforming its EV battery industry by significantly reducing reliance on imports and providing enough cobalt and...

Keeping astronauts healthy in space isn’t easy − new training programs will prepare students to perform medicine while thousands of miles away from Earth

In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before as human spaceflight enters a new era. NASA, the European Space Agency and other governmental agencies are partnering to develop crewed missions beyond...

Nations realise they need to take risks or lose the race to the Moon

The Nasa-led Artemis-3 mission will place the first human boots on the surface of the Moon since Apollo 17s Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the lunar surface in December 1972. The goal of the Artemis programme is...

Some of Earth’s most ancient lifeforms can live on hydrogen – and we can learn from their chemical powers

Three-quarters of all matter in the universe is made up of hydrogen. The young Earth was also rich in hydrogen, thanks to fierce geological and volcanic activity. Just as stars burn hydrogen to produce heat and light...

Technology

Apple to Join OpenAI Board as Observer Amid Growing AI Collaboration

Apple will gain an observer role on OpenAIs board, enhancing its AI collaboration. This move follows Apples announcement to integrate ChatGPT into its devices, marking a significant partnership in the tech...

Elon Musk Warns Tesla Short Sellers: You’ll Be ‘Obliterated,’ Q2 Earnings Call Announced

Elon Musk has warned Tesla short sellers sternly, promising they will be obliterated as the company advances its Full Self-Driving technology. Meanwhile, Teslas Q2 2024 earnings call is scheduled for July 23, sparking...

Spot Ethereum ETFs Launch July 15, Analysts Forecast ETH to Outperform Bitcoin

The SEC is poised to approve spot Ethereum ETFs by July 12, with trading set to begin on July 15. Analysts anticipate Ethereum will outperform Bitcoin after the launch. Ethereum ETFs Launching Soon The president of...

Affordable Non-Foundation Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Now Expected in Late 2024

Tesla has rescheduled the delivery of its affordable non-Foundation Cybertruck models to late 2024, disappointing many potential buyers. Tesla Adjusts Cybertruck Delivery Plans The previously anticipated delivery of...

Ripple's Legal Struggle with SEC: Could XRP Soar to $10 or Crash?

Following Ripples decision to decline the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) offer to reduce the proposed penalty to $102.6 million, the XRP price prediction indicates that the coin is currently in a vulnerable...