A company called Bakkt, which was started by
Intercontinental Exchange (ticker: ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, announced on Monday that it planned to go public.
Bakkt, founded in 2018, initially made waves by launching a Bitcoin futures product. But the company appears most focused now on a digital app that allows people to trade and spend various kinds of digital assets from cryptocurrencies to loyalty points from businesses like
Starbucks to videogame rewards.
Bakkt will go public through a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, which involves a shell company raising money to buy another company and take it public. Bakkt will merge with
The social-media service has sued Amazon.com after the tech giant abruptly ended web-hosting services to the company, effectively halting its operation.
Computers Help Cancer Patients Manage Symptoms by Pooja Shete on January 11, 2021 at 12:19 PM
In an unique UK trial, it was found that hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted from using computer algorithms to manage their symptoms and improve their wellbeing.
In the trial eRAPID, early stage colorectal, breast or gynecological cancer patients took part, which allowed them to report online symptoms from home and receive instant advice on whether to self-manage or seek medical attention.
The trial developed by the University of Leeds is published in the
Journal Of Clinical Oncology.
After 12 weeks,
9 percent patients reported better symptom control and physical wellbeing in the early weeks of treatment, with the system preventing symptom deterioration. The patients also reported more confidence in managing their health at the end of their four-month trial period.