David Bloom
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | David Bloom
10 hours agoWatch: First dire wolf’s howl for 10,000 years after scientists bring extinct species ‘back to life’The dire wolf, an ancient species that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago, has been revived in a “de-extinction” according to scientists. On Monday (7 April), Texas-based Colossal Biosciences said they have revived the extinct species famously featured in Game of Thrones with three puppies: Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi.
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2 weeks ago |
forbes.com | David Bloom
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin isn’t the only person whose imagination was captured by dire wolves, in his books massive and ferocious war beasts. But now, the prehistoric species called dire wolves, thought to have died out in North America 4,000 years ago, are back in the real world, thanks to Colossal Biosciences work the company touts as the world’s first successful de-extinction effort.
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2 weeks ago |
forbes.com | David Bloom
ESPN’s bombastic star commentator Stephen A. Smith isn’t running for president in 2028. But he’s also officially not not running, given leadership disarray on the left and “willy nilly” mayhem on the right from the Trump Administration’s tariffs and other initiatives, he said today at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. “I have no desire to be a politician. My life is pretty well" set up, Smith said as part of opening presentations at the sprawling media conference.
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4 weeks ago |
forbes.com | David Bloom
After more than four decades in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival said it will move its home east to Boulder, Colo., outside of Denver beginning after next year’s fest. “This decision was informed by a detailed evaluation of the key components essential to creating our festival,” said Ebs Burnough, Board Chair of Sundance Institute, the non-profit organization that owns the festival.
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1 month ago |
forbes.com | David Bloom
Netflix share prices jumped 4 percent Monday morning after research analyst MoffettNathanson declared it the streaming war winner, “case closed,” and upgraded its target price for the streaming-video giant by $250, to $1,100. “Netflix has won the streaming wars. Case closed,” MoffettNathanson analysts led by Robert Fishman declared in an investor note released Monday morning. “But where does the company go from here?
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