Pigs genetically-engineered to resist deadly swine virus

Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) is a highly infectious and deadly disease among pigs, with outbreaks leading to huge livestock losses. Now, researchers from Jilin University in China have genetically modified pigs to be resistant to the virus, which will also pass that down to their offspring.
Read more: https://newatlas.com/genetically-edited-pigs-swine-fever/57694/?source=Snapzu

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Is Raising $500 Million in Funding

Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, is set to raise $500 million at a $30.5 billion valuation, in a bid to help get a satellite-internet service off the ground.
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-spacex-is-raising-500-million-in-funding-11545142054?source=Snapzu

A Murder Over a Monsanto Chemical

Monsanto’s new herbicide was supposed to save U.S. farmers from financial ruin. Instead, it upended the agriculture industry, pitting neighbor against neighbor in a struggle for survival.
Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/152304/murder-monsanto-chemical-herbicide-arkansas?source=Snapzu

Google isn’t the company that we should have handed the Web over to

With Microsoft's decision to end development of its own Web rendering engine and switch to Chromium, control over the Web has functionally been ceded to Google. That's a worrying turn of events, given the company's past behavior.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/the-web-now-belongs-to-google-and-that-should-worry-us-all/?source=Snapzu

A $9 trillion corporate debt bomb is 'bubbling' in the US economy

At first glance, it looks like a $9 trillion time bomb is ready to detonate, a corporate debt load that has escalated thanks to easy borrowing terms and a seemingly endless thirst from investors. On Wall Street, though, hopes are fairly high that it's a manageable problem, at least for the next year or two.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/21/theres-a-9-trillion-corporate-debt-bomb-bubbling-in-the-us-economy.html?source=Snapzu

ISP Faces 'Net Neutrality' Investigation For Pirate Site Blocking Retaliation - TorrentFreak

After being ordered to block a number of piracy-related domains following a complaint from academic publisher Elsevier, Swedish ISP Bahnhof retaliated by semi-blocking Elsevier's own website and barring the court from visiting Bahnhof.se. Those actions have now prompted Sweden's telecoms watchdog to initiate an inquiry to determine whether the ISP breached net neutrality rules.
Read more: https://torrentfreak.com/isp-faces-net-neutrality-investigation-for-pirate-site-blocking-retaliation-181217/?source=Snapzu

New report reveals concern within Blizzard about Activision relationship

A new report has revealed growing concern inside Blizzard about its relationship with owner Activision. A detailed article by Kotaku reveals questions about the way Blizzard, which has traditionally operated separate to Activision, has become more intertwined with its corporate overlord in recent times.
Read more: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-11-22-new-report-reveals-concern-within-blizzard-about-activision-relationship?source=Snapzu