🧹 Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7 billion.

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Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7 billion. Amazon is acquiring iRobot for $61 a share, an all-cash deal that values the Roomba maker at $1.7 billion, the companies announced Friday. (Annie Palmer / CNBC)

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Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7 billion

Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7 billionAmazon is acquiring iRobot for $61 a share, an all-cash deal that values the Roomba maker at $1.7 billion, the companies announced Friday.cnb.cx

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This startup wants to copy you into an embryo for organ harvesting. “This experiment has huge implications,” says Bernard Siegel, a patient advocate and founder of the World Stem Cell Summit. “One wonders what mammal could be next in line.” The answer is humans. Hanna tells MIT… (Antonio Regalado / MIT Technology Review)

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Our story on Renewal Bio, the Israeli startup launching into the fraught arena of manufacturing synthetic models of human embryos. Using artificial embryos as "bioprinters" -grow them 50 days? -harvest gonads for fertility? 🧵 technologyreview.com/2022/08/04/105…

This startup wants to copy you into an embryo for organ harvestingWith plans to create realistic synthetic embryos, grown in jars, Renewal Bio is on a journey to the horizon of science and ethics.technologyreview.com

The Cartwheel Galaxy Is the Webb Telescope's Latest Cosmic Snapshot. Scientists on Tuesday published the latest images from NASA's triumphant James Webb Space Telescope. The newest release documents the Cartwheel galaxy, which is about 500 million light-years from our planet and is aptly named for its wheel-like… (Anastasia Marks / The New York Times)

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Scientists on Tuesday published new images of the Cartwheel galaxy, which is about 500 million light-years from Earth and 1.5 times the size of the Milky Way. The images were captured by NASA’s triumphant James Webb Space Telescope. nyti.ms/3JtZN3k

A glowing, wheel-like galaxy can be seen in space. Two smaller galaxies sit to the left. Photo credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

Clubhouse begins beta testing private communities called 'Houses' to foster curated interactions. Clubhouse, the social audio app that rose in popularity amid the pandemic, is looking to shake up its platform with the launch of private communities called “Houses.” The company's… (Aisha Malik / TechCrunch)

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Clubhouse begins beta testing private communities called 'Houses’ to foster curated interactions tcrn.ch/3Jx5XA3 by @AiishaMalik1

Clubhouse beta testing private communities called ‘Houses’ – TechCrunchThe company’s new offering allows any person or group to create their own curated “House” within Clubhouse.tcrn.ch

Startup founders' mental health is crumbling under the stress of a turbulent economic year and uncertain funding. Yet many suffer in silence.. Founders are struggling with their mental health as startups contend with dried-up funding. Many of them suffer in silence because they worry talking openly will shred their credibility. 'It's like don't ask, don't tell,' Josh Felser, a successful… (Melia Russell / Business Insider)