Vinod Khosla, the billionaire Sun Microsystems founder and venture capitalist, is today leading a $24.5 million financing of a whimsically named diagnostic company, Two Pore Guys, that he says could fulfill a long-held goal: making the blood test business more like the software industry.

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In a powerful essay in yesterday’s opinion section of the New York Times, “How to Build Resilient Kids, Even After a Loss”, Sheryl Sandberg describes how she helped herself and her young children cope after the sudden death of her husband, Dave Goldberg, while on a vacation 2 years ago.

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Considerable investment in sustainable companies is real — and profitable. But a sustainably powered low-carbon economy could be even more susceptible to cyberattack than today’s power grids. So we must ensure that cybersecurity and energy infrastructure keep pace with renewable technology.

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As the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus handsets hit the retail shelves, the South Korean company has announced that pre-orders for the flagship smartphones are up thirty percent year on year. That’s good news not just for Samsung, but for the smartphone ecosystem as a whole.

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Waymo launches mobility service test in Phoenix with automated Chrysler Pacificas and expands fleet to 600 vehicles

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