Tech billionaires back startup pushing illegal gene-edited ‘designer babies’

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A Silicon Valley startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong is pursuing research that some fear could lead to the birth of a genetically engineered baby — a step that’s illegal under US law and banned in most countries, a report said. The company, Preventive, says its goal is to end hereditary […]


SoftBank to acquire chip designer Ampere in $6.5 billion deal

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The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025.  Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images SoftBank Group said Wednesday that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a startup that designed an Arm-based server chip, for $6.5 billion. The Japanese giant expects the deal to close […]