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Benchling, which makes software for tracking and managing data from biotech research, raises $50M at a $850M valuation, bringing its total raised to $114M (Amy Feldman/Forbes)

Amy Feldman / Forbes: Benchling, which makes software for tracking and managing data from biotech research, raises $50M at a $850M valuation, bringing its total raised to $114M  —  Sajith Wickramasekara started working on an idea for a cloud-based Crispr design tool for scientists during college at MIT eight years ago. Benchling, which makes software

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US is taking a state-by-state approach to COVID-19 contact tracing apps, which could cause security and privacy issues in addition to hindering interoperability (Andy Greenberg/Wired)

Andy Greenberg / Wired: US is taking a state-by-state approach to COVID-19 contact tracing apps, which could cause security and privacy issues in addition to hindering interoperability  —  With no nationwide Covid-19 notification software in sight, security and interoperability issues loom large. US is taking a state-by-state approach to COVID-19 contact tracing apps, which could

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COVID-19 Technology Task Force, an effort to let big tech companies assist White House's pandemic response, beset by disagreements over privacy and other issues (Kirsten Grind/Wall Street Journal)

{$inline_image} Kirsten Grind / Wall Street Journal: COVID-19 Technology Task Force, an effort to let big tech companies assist White House’s pandemic response, beset by disagreements over privacy and other issues  —  Effort to join Silicon Valley tech giants including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon with the White House to fight the coronavirus is faltering

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