The whole-genome duplication 80 million years ago of the common ancestor of salmonids (salmonid-specific fourth vertebrate whole-genome duplication, Ss4R) provides unique opportunities to learn about the evolutionary fate of a duplicated vertebrate genome in 70 extant lineages. Here we present a high-quality genome assembly for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and show that large genomic reorganizations, coinciding with bursts of transposon-mediated repeat expansions, were crucial...
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Report: Redbox getting back into video streaming with Redbox Digital service
Redbox is reportedly getting back into the video streaming game with a new...
Internal email: Microsoft launches investigation into Xbox ‘schoolgirl’ dancer incident; ‘We are not going to tolerate this,’ says HR chief
Microsoft’s top executives were “embarrassed and appalled” upon seeing photos of female dancers in schoolgirl outfits at a Microsoft Xbox-sponsored event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, the company’s executive vice president of human...
Ancient gene flow from early modern humans into Eastern Neanderthals
It has been shown that Neanderthals contributed genetically to modern humans outside Africa 47,000–65,000 years ago. Here we analyse the genomes of a Neanderthal and a Denisovan from the Altai Mountains in Siberia together with the sequences of chromosome 21 of two Neanderthals from Spain and Croatia. We find that a population that diverged early from other modern humans in Africa contributed genetically to...
Apple’s moral dilemma: Help FBI break into terrorist’s phone or protect users’ privacy
Apple is in a tight squeeze. The FBI and a federal district court demanded on Tuesday that the company help break into a iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. According to Apple...
Zillow Group revenue up 7% to $169.4M, but News Corp suit cuts into profits
Real estate media giant Zillow Group just posted fourth-quarter revenue of $ 169.4 million, up 7 percent over the same quarter last year and exceeding the expectations of analysts polled in advance. However, the company’s profits fell short of expectations, after taking an $...
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Flying into the Future, CoderDojo for Kids, Star Trek Geek Out, and more
Beginning on Feb. 9, Flying into the Future: the 15th Annual Aerospace Manufacturing Conference, presented by Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA), brings together commercial aerospace leaders and innovators from the Pacific Northwest and around the globe to discuss the future of the aerospace manufacturing industry. Speakers from Boeing,...
Xerox to split into 2 companies
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Xerox is set to split into two companies, with one focusing on its hardware business ("Document Technology") and another specializing in its outsourcing service business, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources.
The move is set to be formally announced as part of the company’s quarterly earnings on Friday.
The schism comes just...
SpaceX’s Elon Musk wants to go into space by 2021 and start Mars missions by 2025
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says he has his heart set on going into space himself, perhaps in the next four or five years, and organize the first flights to Mars by 2025. Musk’s travel timetable came out...
Nabu Watch reviewed: Razer gets into smartwatches in a big way (literally)
Razer added to its wearable collection at CES not with a smartwatch but with "a watch that's smart." That's how the company bills its new Nabu Watch, a G-Shock-esque device that doesn't have any bling but is big enough to catch everyone's eyes. It's a full chronograph timepiece with a digital display in addition to a secondary ticker...