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Google wants to release 16 million sterile mozzies. Our Australian tests offer a valuable lesson

In the United States, Google’s (now Alphabet) Debug initiative has asked the federal government for permission to release up to 32 million sterilised male mosquitoes in California and Florida.

The Conversation

Google Wants to Release 32 Million Mosquitoes in Florida and California in a Bizarre, Futuristic Battle of the Bugs

Google is taking corporate social responsibility (and biohacking) to the next level after asking the U.S. government to approve its plan to eradicate mosquito-borne disease.

Barchart

Google wants to release more than 30 million mosquitoes across California and Florida — here’s why

Mosquitoes kill more people than any other creature in the world

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Alphabet’s Comeback: The Hidden Engines Powering Google

Alphabet’s growing diversification across core services, cloud computing, and moonshot ventures positions it for long-term strength despite recent challenges.

MarketBeat

Google’s biotech company pulls out of Israel but says Gaza war not the reason

Exclusive: Verily says it is refocusing on core products and cutting costs three years after opening research centers in Haifa and Tel Aviv

The Guardian - US

Cyberattacks are soaring—and more lucrative for criminals than drugs. It's time to treat them as an 'act of war', health care exec warns

Cybercrime profits now surpass “all of the illegal drug trafficking in the world combined,” Verily CEO Stephen Gillett said at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference.

Fortune

COVID wastewater data is being distorted

One of the last tools for tracking the pandemic is shifting hands. Experts warn it could reduce our surveillance

Salon

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Google shares slip after sales miss as advertising demand slows

Google parent Alphabet Inc. reported fourth-quarter results that narrowly missed analysts’ expectations, signaling lower demand for its search advertising during a slowing economy.

Tribune News Service

L’Oréal offers motorised make-up applicator for people with limited mobility

The device, which will help people with, for example, Parkinson’s disease, uses smart motion tech developed by Google sister company Verily

Evening Standard

L’Oréal’s makeup device could be a game changer for people with limited mobility

L’Oréal’s Hapta stabilizing device was designed to give those with mobility issues the independence to apply makeup on their own.

Inverse

Google parent Alphabet drops as earnings, sales miss estimates

After reporting earnings and revenue that missed expectations, Google parent Alphabet Inc. said on Tuesday it would slow hiring and control expenses, signaling that it was girding for tough times ahead as the economy falters.

Tribune News Service

Alphabet Unit Verily, L'Oreal Collaborate On Skin Health: What You Need To Know

Alphabet, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Verily, a precision health company, and L'Oréal S.A.

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