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Grubhub CEO Says Sale Isn’t Imminent, as Owner Seeks a Partner

CHICAGO—Grubhub Chief Executive Adam DeWitt said company parent Just Eat Takeaway.com NV hopes to find a strategic partner to invest in the U.S. online ordering company, though an outright sale isn’t off the table.In some of his first public remarks about the company since Just Eat said in April it would consider selling Grubhub, Mr. DeWitt said no sale was imminent and that Just Eat was exploring options to strengthen Grubhub as its U.S. division encounters challenges. CHICAGO—Grubhub Chief Executive Adam DeWittsaid

An Actioner with 0% On Rotten Tomatoes Seeks Streaming Refuge

via Screen Media Films Rotten Tomatoes isn’t the be-all and end-all when it comes to weighing up the pros and cons of a movie, but it’s never a good look for any title to gain the unwanted distinction of a zero percent score. Unfortunately, that’s the fate that befell this year’s actioner 9 Bullets, which admittedly hasn’t dented its prospects on streaming. As per FlixPatrol, the tale of Lena Headey tooling up and going on the run after rescuing her young neighbor from the clutches of the criminal underworld…

Juul seeks to extend stay on FDA ban, saying agency did not evaluate all its evidence

A sign advertising Juul brand vaping products is seen outside a shop in New York City, February 6, 2019.Mike Segar | ReutersJuul Labs is seeking to extend a temporary stay on the Food and Drug Administration's ban of its e-cigarettes, according to a court filing Tuesday.Criticizing the FDA's review process, Juul said in the filing that the agency overlooked more than 6,000 pages of data that it provided about the aerosols generated by heating the liquid in its pods and that users ultimately inhale. The FDA had said last…

A Thriller That’s Acclaimed and Underrated Seeks Streaming Revenge

via DreamWorks It sounds unnecessary to label a movie that wound up on countless end-of-year Top 10 lists, landed five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director, and was named as by The New York Times as one of the best films of the 21st Century as underrated, but that’s precisely what Steven Spielberg’s Munich is. The historical dramatic thriller wasn’t the legendary filmmaker’s biggest hit by any stretch of the imagination after earning a respectable $131 million at the box office on…

Nova Finance seeks to make DeFi accessible to every investor through automation and education

Image: Getty Images/iStockphotoNova Finance, a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) asset-management protocol that's planning a soft launch in the coming weeks, has pioneered a way to allow cryptocurrency experts to build crypto portfolios for other, less experienced, investors to take advantage of.Nova Finance, which is built on the Solana blockchain, utilizes a unique module called an nAsset. An nAsset is a module backed by a particular token, whether it be Solana or Ethereum or Nova Finance's own native token, Nova. 

AI seeks to analyze trader behaviour, but experts urge caution

NEW DELHI : The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is not new to stock-broking, but the emergence of robo-advisory services is fast changing the landscape. While traders are excited about the prospects of advisory services using data analytics, experts have sounded caution. Bengaluru-based Anastrat, for instance, uses AI to analyse historical data and trading patterns to help traders make investment decisions. While Anastrat offers suggestions on ‘hold‘ or ‘buy‘…

4thWrite short story prize seeks best new writers of colour | 4thWrite short story prize

The Guardian and publisher 4th Estate’s short story competition for unpublished writers of colour is open for entries for its sixth year.Previous winners of the 4thWrite prize, which was renamed in 2021, include Gift Nyoni, with his 2021 winner The Ritual Seat of the King, a story about a boy meeting his father for the first time, and Kandace Siobhan Walker, who won in 2019 for her story Deep Heart, a poignant exploration of kinship and community.The prize has an impressive list of alumni, with longlisted and shortlisted…

Latin America Seeks its Riches in Space by Reaching Jupiter in 30 Days

JOVE is a novel solar-powered mission that will use the solar wind's momentum, speed, and direction as the propulsive thrust to reach the Jovian system in 30 days. JOVE is proposed by an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers in the United States and Latin America (Ecuador and Costa Rica).Monica HernandezResearch conducted & personal views expressed are my own. To continue reading, set your coordinates to: moni-07b.spacePre-hispanic America birthed sophisticated theories in ancient astronomy. The Mayas,…

SpaceX faces more Starship delays as NASA seeks launch safety assurances

The explosive demise on SN-10 last year broke more than SpaceX's Starship prototype. It's also spurred NASA to put a pin in plans for the vessel to use Cape Canaveral as a backup launchpad, at least until the company can provide evidence that another blow up on the pad won't damage infrastructure critical to resupplying the ISS. The situation is this: Plans for the primary launchpad SpaceX wants in Boca Chica, Texas for the upcoming Starship rocket is already facing lengthy regulatory delays (though the review phase is…

Canada Approves Amylyx’s ALS Drug as U.S. Seeks More Time to Review

Canadian health authorities approved Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s new drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the progressive neurodegenerative disease that robs patients of their ability to move and speak.It is the first Canadian approval since 2018 for a new drug treating the fatal condition, which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The action by Health Canada on Monday could put more pressure on U.S. drug regulators to issue their own approval, though some Food and Drug…