The FDA has granted a priority review to Eli Lilly’s selpercatinib, setting the stage for a third-quarter decision on whether to approve the RET inhibitor. Lilly based its filing on a phase 1/2 trial that linked selpercatinib to objective response rates (ORRs) of over 50% in heavily pretreated…
Monitoring emerging coronaviruses with next-generation sequencing
TFT-admin | January 29, 2020
Coronaviruses can cause fatal respiratory illnesses, and they are the culprits behind several outbreaks, including the current one ravaging China. An international team of scientists is suggesting that next-generation sequencing (NGS) be used to track the 2019 […]
A Christian-friendly payments processor spilled 6 million transaction records online
TFT-admin | January 28, 2020
A little-known payments processor, which bills itself as a Christian-friendly company that does “not process credit card transactions for morally objectionable businesses,” left a database containing years’ worth of customer payment transactions online.
The database contained […]
Ex-PBoC Governor Urges China to Join Global Conversation on Libra
TFT-admin | January 28, 2020
A former senior official with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) believes the nation should join a global conversation about regulating stablecoins, with a particular focus on the Libra stablecoin.
Min Zhu, former deputy governor at the PBoC, said China should join other nations…
Traders Increase Short Interest In Big Oil Stocks
TFT-admin | January 28, 2020
Short sellers have increased their bearish bets on four of six of the biggest oil companies as oil prices came under intense downside pressure after the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Short interest in ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Petrobras, and Occidental Petroleum increased in the period January 1 to 15, while the number of bearish bets on Chevron and BP dropped […]
OPEC+ Halts Slide In Oil Prices
TFT-admin | January 28, 2020
After several days of losses, oil prices stabilized on Tuesday morning after OPEC and partners announced their intent to extend output cuts till June of this year.
U.S. oil production is expected to average 13.3 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2020, an increase of 9 percent from last year, according to the EIA. The agency sees output […]
Modified HoloLens helps teach kids with vision impairment to navigate the social world
TFT-admin | January 28, 2020
Growing up with blindness or low vision can be difficult for kids, not just because they can’t read the same books or play the same games as their sighted peers; Vision is also a big part of social interaction and conversation. This Microsoft research project uses augmented reality to […]
Standard Chartered Invests More Money in Newly Rebranded Trade Finance Startup
TFT-admin | January 28, 2020
Standard Chartered has invested an undisclosed sum into Contour, a Corda-based blockchain trade platform, to streamline transaction settlement processes.
Contour, which rebranded from Voltron last week, recently tapped R3’s […]
Colorado CBD Company Raises $40 Million
TFT-admin | January 28, 2020
EcoGen Laboratories, the leading vertically-integrated manufacturer and supplier of hemp-derived specialty ingredients, proprietary formulations, and private-label finished products in the United States, announced today the closing of a $40 million private placement.
We are very encouraged by the strong support we’ve received from the institutional […]
Nova Scotia miners to hand cash to kids who can prove industry ‘rocks’
TFT-admin | January 28, 2020
The Mining Association of Nova Scotia is once again calling junior high and high school students of the Atlantic Canadian province to participate in a video contest that aims to highlight why mining works.
Now in its sixth year, the Mining Rocks! competition […]