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  • Celebrating 10 years of Nature Microbiology

    Our January 2026 special issue commemorates the tenth anniversary of the journal and celebrates researchers, peer reviewers and readers from the microbiology community and beyond.

    When Nature…

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  • How I Revived My Decade-Old App with Claude Code

    How I Revived My Decade-Old App with Claude Code

    Every holiday season, Federico and I spend our downtime on nerd projects. This year, both of us spent a lot of that time building tools for ourselves with Claude Code in what developed into a bit of a competition as we…

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  • Disabling prescribing system alerts may have led to hospital paracetamol overdose

    Disabling prescribing system alerts may have led to hospital paracetamol overdose

    Disabling decision-support alerts on a hospital prescribing system may have contributed to a patient’s death by paracetamol overdose, NHS England has suggested.

    Paula Doreen Hughes, aged 55 years, died on 10 January 2022 following a medication…

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  • Kirkland Advises Apax Funds on Strategic Investment in iD Fresh Food | News

    Kirkland & Ellis counseled funds advised by Apax Partners LLP on a strategic investment in iD Fresh Food, India’s leading clean label foods brand. The Apax Funds will acquire a significant minority stake from existing shareholders Premji Invest and TPG NewQuest, both of which will remain investors alongside the company’s co-founder, PC Musthafa and the management team. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    Read the transaction press release

    The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Adarsh Varghese and Srinivas Kaushik.

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  • Hans Swildens, Justin Burden, and Roland Reynolds Join Goldman Sachs as Partners in Asset and Wealth Management

    Hans Swildens, Justin Burden, and Roland Reynolds Join Goldman Sachs as Partners in Asset and Wealth Management

    NEW YORK – January 5, 2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) today announced that Hans Swildens, Justin Burden, and Roland Reynolds have joined Goldman Sachs as Partners in its Asset and Wealth Management business.  

    The three will join the firm’s External Investing Group (XIG) within Goldman Sachs Asset Management as part of the closing of the Industry Ventures acquisition. In their roles, they will continue to focus on managing key parts of the Industry Ventures business, including investment processes, operations, and limited partner relationships. 

    Hans Swildens founded Industry Ventures, and served as its CEO, managing the overall business. He brings decades of experience to the firm as an early pioneer of the modern secondary market for venture capital and early supporter of the development of a new class of venture capital partnerships focused on seed and early stage investing during the last decade.

    Earlier in his career, Hans co-founded and acted as president of Microline Software. He also helped start Speedera Networks (acquired by Akamai) and provided board advisory services to Discovery Mining (acquired by Interwoven), nCircle Network Security (acquired by Tripwire), and StepUp Commerce (acquired by Intuit).

    Hans earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA with distinction from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

    Justin Burden served as senior managing director at Industry Ventures. In this capacity, he has focused on originating, valuing, and managing secondary investment opportunities in later-stage, venture-backed companies and venture capital funds. He has also been actively involved in fundraising and maintaining limited partner relationships. Justin joined Industry Ventures in 2004.

    Previously, Justin worked at GE Equity in San Francisco, the venture capital arm of the General Electric Company, where he sourced, structured, and managed investments in the technology, consumer, media, and telecom sectors. Prior to GE Equity, Justin worked at Wells Fargo’s high yield fund purchasing debt securities in buyout transactions.

    Justin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and an MSc from the London School of Economics.

    Roland Reynolds served as senior managing director at Industry Ventures. In this role, he has focused on originating, valuing, and managing primary fund commitments, early secondary limited partnership investments, and direct company investments for the Industry Ventures Direct and Partnership Holdings team. He has also been actively involved in fundraising and maintaining limited partner relationships.

    Previously, Roland was founder of Little Hawk Capital Management LLC, which was acquired by Industry Ventures. He also spent five years as Principal with Columbia Capital, a leading communications and information technology venture capital firm. Earlier in his career, Roland was an investment banker with JP Morgan & Co. in New York.

    Roland graduated from Princeton University with high honors and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.

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    About Goldman Sachs Asset Management

    Goldman Sachs Asset Management is the primary investing area within Goldman Sachs, delivering investment and advisory services across public and private markets for the world’s leading institutions, financial advisors, and individuals. The business is driven by a focus on partnership and shared success with its clients, seeking to deliver long-term investment performance drawing on its global network and deep expertise across industries and markets. Goldman Sachs Asset Management is a leading investor across fixed income, liquidity, equity, alternatives, and multi-asset solutions. Goldman Sachs oversees approximately $3.5 trillion in assets under supervision as of September 30, 2025. Follow us on LinkedIn.

    About Goldman Sachs Alternatives

    Goldman Sachs Alternatives is one of the leading investors globally, with approximately $576 billion in assets as of September 30, 2025 and more than 30 years of experience. The business invests in the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, sustainability, and hedge funds. Clients access these solutions through direct strategies, customized partnerships, and open-architecture programs. The business is driven by a focus on partnership and shared success with its clients, seeking to deliver long-term investment performance drawing on its global network and deep expertise across industries and markets.

     

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  • Get Ready—AARP Illinois’ Most Loved Virtual Concert Series Returns This January!

    Get Ready—AARP Illinois’ Most Loved Virtual Concert Series Returns This January!

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    Get Ready—AARP Illinois’ Most Loved Virtual Concert Series Returns This January!

    Looking…

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  • Experts warn 'space junk' likely to collide with aircraft sometime this year – LADbible

    1. Experts warn ‘space junk’ likely to collide with aircraft sometime this year  LADbible
    2. Space Debris Could Soon Disrupt Flights Like Bad Weather  The Daily Galaxy
    3. A hairline crack in orbit shows how tiny space debris can trigger major safety risks  

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  • Art of Aging: Artist Peter Paone experiencing a renaissance with two exhibitions now on view

    Art of Aging: Artist Peter Paone experiencing a renaissance with two exhibitions now on view

    PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Paid Sponsor Partnership: Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

    Longtime artist Peter Paone is enjoying his moment in the sun, creating new work in his nearly 50-year-old home studio.

    “I’m interested primarily in the human…

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  • Change in the composition of the Board of Directors

    Change in the composition of the Board of Directors

    Paris, January 5, 2026 – Meeting on January 5, 2026, the Board of Directors of Capgemini SE took due note of Ms. Megan Clarken‘s resignation as a director and decided to appoint by co-option[1] a new director, Ms. Lila Tretikov, following a proposal by the Ethics and Governance committee.

    Ms. Lila Tretikov, a French and American national, is currently Head of AI Strategy, at New Enterprise Associates, Inc., a global venture capital firm. She will bring to the Board her technological skills and her expertise in Artificial Intelligence as well as business transformation through technology.

    The Board considers Ms. Lila Tretikov to be independent pursuant to the criteria of the AFEP-MEDEF Code to which the Company refers.

    Ms. Lila Tretikov’s nomination is effective from January 5, 2026.  This nomination is in line with the Board’s ambition to enrich the diversity of its profiles and deepen its industry expertise.

    The Board of Directors warmly thanked Ms. Megan Clarken for her contribution to the work of the Board and the Strategy & CSR Committee on which she sat.

    As of January 5,2026, the Board of Directors therefore comprises 15 directors, including two directors representing employees and one director representing employee shareholders. 83% of its members are independent[2], 40% have international profiles and 42% are women2.

    BIOGRAPHY

    Ms. Lila Tretikov

    Ms. Tretikov is a leading expert on Artificial Intelligence and innovation-driven business transformation. Since 2024, she has been Partner, and Head of AI Strategy, at New Enterprise Associates, Inc., a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley.

    Ms. Tretikov studied computer science (specializing in AI) and visual art at the University of California, Berkeley.

    Prior to joining New Enterprise Associates, Ms. Tretikov was employed by Microsoft Corporation since 2018. She notably held the position of Corporate Vice President & Deputy Chief Technology Officer from April 2020 to January 2024, driving large-scale AI transformation.

    Previously, Ms. Tretikov served as Senior Vice President of Engie SA, a multinational energy company, and Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Terrawatt Initiative, a non-profit corporation launched by Engie, Total, IBM, and other multinationals to accelerate decarbonization of global industries. She was previously Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of The Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia Endowment, which support Wikipedia. Ms. Tretikov sits on the Board of Directors of UBS Group AG, Volvo Car Corporation, and Xylem Inc.


    [1] Ms. Lila Tretikov will serve the remainder of Ms. Clarken’s mandate until 2027 at the AGM convened to approve the 2026 statutory accounts. Ms. Megan Clarken left her position on December 31, 2025.

    [2] The Directors representing employees and employee shareholders are not taken into account in calculating this percentage, in accordance with the provisions of the AFEP-MEDEF Code and the French Commercial Code.

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  • Registration Open for 2026 Duke Track & Field and Cross Country Camp

    Registration Open for 2026 Duke Track & Field and Cross Country Camp

    DURHAM, N.C. – Registration for the 2026 Duke track & field and cross country summer camps is now open.
     
    Held at Morris Williams Stadium on the campus of Duke University, the annual camp is designed to provide high schoolers (9th-12th grade)…

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