In the earliest outbreaks of coronavirus, preliminary evidence indicated that coronavirus could spread even if people didn’t have symptoms. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) is saying that transmission of the coronavirus by asymptomatic people (who aren’t showing symptoms) is “very rare.” The […]
Over the weekend, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared an email exchange with a customer who used inflammatory rhetoric to criticize the company’s support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Bezos called the customer’s email “sickening” in an Instagram post late Sunday, […]
Back in April, we told you about India’s Reliance Jio after Facebook invested $5.7 billion in the Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries to enable people connect with small businesses. Now, the company has raised new round of funding. Last Sunday, Reliance Jio said that the Abu […]
The University of Connecticut (UConn), a college known for its great basketball team and one of the top 25 public research universities in the nation, is a research leader in the fields of advanced materials, additive manufacturing, biomedical devices, cybersecurity, […]
Celebrities and conspiracy theorists are now spreading misinformation about coronavirus and 5G networks. This time, however, they erroneously claim that 5G networking equipment weakens the immune system, or spreads coronavirus. The damage is so bad that some paranoid citizens are burning […]
Quini, a Vancouver, Canada-based tech startup and a provider of sensory real-time data, analytics and technology solutions for the wine industry, today announced that it has closed an undisclosed amount of funding to advance its artificial intelligence development program and expand the […]
Just after we thought the question about the origin of coronavirus has been settled, a new study from Norwegian virologist Birger Sørensen is now reigniting the debate about the possible origin of the deadly coronavirus. In a new peer-reviewed paper […]
Earlier today, we wrote an article titled, “Social distancing versus social justice: After weeks of warnings, public health experts are now urging Americans to get out of their homes and join the mass protests against racism.” As part of the […]
As part of its plan to become a dominant player in food delivery, Uber reportedly offered to buy Grubhub in a deal that could value the company at $6.9 billion. If successful, the deal would give Uber Eats 55% of the […]
For months, we’ve been told to stay at home and practice social distancing whenever we go out in the public. Just like sheep, we follow what our government leaders and health experts told us. Americans quickly embrace the “new normal.” Individuals […]
The recent killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police, has sparked outrage across cities in the United States and countries around the world. The death has also caused ripples in the tech industry. […]
Yesterday, we wrote about Alex Berensonm, a former reporter at the New York Times after Amazon ban his new e-book critical of mainstream media reports on coronavirus. Berenson has written extensively debunking fearmongering claims related to the lockdowns. His latest book […]
Over 100,000 Americans have died from the deadly coronavirus. But now there is good news. In a Friday morning press conference, President Donald Trump said the U.S. has already produced 2 million coronavirus vaccine doses that are “ready to go” once scientists […]
The recent killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police, has sparked outrage across cities in the United States and countries around the world. The death of George Floyd is also attracting the attention of tech […]
Atlas Venture, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based early-stage venture capital firm that creates and invests in biotech startup companies, today announced it has closed $400 million for its twelfth fund to be invested to create breakthrough biotech startups. In conjunction with the funding, the […]
Alex Berenson is a former reporter at the New York Times known for his coverage of coronavirus on Twitter. He has written extensively debunking fearmongering claims related to the lockdowns. Berenson later wrote a book titled, “Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and […]
Just when we think the story of hydroxychloroquine is over, today Lancet issued a retraction of its earlier study that claimed people being treated with the antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are at a higher risk of death and irregular heart […]
We’ve been writing about hydroxychloroquine for at least 3 months now. During the time, we shared with you anecdotal evidence from doctors and patients who claimed the malaria drug saved their lives. To be fair and balanced, we also shared several […]
NetApp, one of the leading tech companies in cloud data services, announced that it is acquiring Spot for public cloud cost optimization and compute management tools. The deal is expected to close in the first half of NetApp’s fiscal year. The […]
The recent killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police, has sparked outrage across cities in the United States and countries around the world. Given the minority underrepresentation in high tech industry and the fact […]
