Despite reports of security and privacy concerns about Zoom video conferencing app, the company said its user base grew by another 50% to 300 million users in the last three weeks alone. Early this month, cybersecurity researchers from the University of Toronto-based […]
Many students had internships and volunteer opportunities in place prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal for these students was to help their communities while also being able to advance their skill-set, checkout career options, and increase their chances for […]
Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc Sulphate and Azithromycin (Z-Pak) have been the subject of debate since a small study led by renowned French Dr. Didier Raoult, found the three-drug regimen has shown to be effective in treating coronavirus patients. Ever since, there were anecdotal […]
In a notice issued on Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned against taking malaria drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 outside a hospital or formal clinical trial setting after “serious” poisoning and deaths were reported. The agency […]
One of the most important things for a business to have in order to succeed is a strong brand. Having something that audiences immediately recognize and understand – if not desire – saves time and helps push the consumer towards […]
For two decades, The University of California Santa Barbara has been developing LED lights for homes, winning the lead researcher a Nobel Prize. UV light has also been used to decontaminate large spaces, such as hospital rooms or aircraft cabins. But since […]
Last week, we published a report of the states with the biggest increases in unemployment due to coronavirus, based on the findings from WalletHub, a leading personal finance website that helps consumers make smarter financial decisions. Since then, additional 4.427 million Americans have […]
Last week, we reported about the promising results from Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir. At the time, early trial results from testing of Gilead’s Remdesivir showed that the ebola drug to be effective in treating coronavirus patients in Chicago hospital. Now a new […]
Back in March, we wrote about Paige AI after the New York City-based startup was selected as one top 100 most innovative artificial intelligence (AI) startups. Paige, builds software to advance diagnosis, treatment and biomarker discovery for cancer. Today, Paige announced it […]
As we said countless times in many of our articles, hydroxychloroquine has become the most controversial drug since President Trump touted the malaria drug as a potential game-changer. Ever since, the mainstream media has repeatedly labeled the drug has “unproven.” […]
The deadly coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different genetic variations, according to a new study in China. The study was carried out by Professor Li Lanjuan and colleagues from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China and published in a non-peer […]
Security researchers have discovered a flaw in iPhone and iPad that may have left more than half a billion users vulnerable to hackers. The bug was discovered by ZecOps, a San Francisco-based mobile security forensics firm. In a report published today, the firm […]
Yesterday, we told you about a recommendation from NIH panel that recommended against the use of hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19, except in the context of a clinical trial (AIII). We also pointed out that the recommendation […]
Confluent, a San Francisco, California-based that offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka, announced today it has closed a massive $250 million Series E funding to enable every organization to harness the full power of event streaming. The round, which […]
Expecting a letup in cybercriminal activity in the midst of a pandemic is wishful thinking. This is what the current COVID-19 pandemic proves. Attacks against government websites, businesses, and even individuals continue. Distributed Denial of Service (also known as “DDoS”) […]
As the spread of coronavirus continues to slow around the world, the director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Robert Redfield, is now saying that it be may too early to celebrate. In an interview with […]
Unknown activists and hackers have hacked into email accounts of the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation and other groups working to combat the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from Washington Post, citing SITE Intelligence […]
• Dealroom.co estimates that one-third (6,000) of European tech companies are ‘vulnerable’ because of the crisis • Venture capital investments slowed in March • Startups go into the crisis, having had their best year ever in 2019 • While the […]
Facebook today announced that it investing $5.67 billion(₹43,574 crores) into India’s largest mobile data network, Reliance Jio, for a 9.99% stake in the company. The investment is Facebook’s biggest investment in India to date. The social media giant said it […]
Now you can test if you have coronavirus from the comfort of your home. Today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first coronavirus test. The test from LabCorp, will allow people to collect their own sample at […]