A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Biotech firm Novavax said Monday its Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be safe and 90.4% effective […]
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Qualcomm reportedly offers to invest in Arm as regulators threaten to block Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition
Cristiano Amon, president of Qualcomm and Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, responds to a question during a panel discussion on 5G wireless broadband technology during the 2018 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2018. Steve Marcus | Reuters U.S. chip goliath Qualcomm has said it is open to the idea […]
Bitcoin pops back above $39,000 after Musk suggests Tesla could accept the cryptocurrency again
Elon Musk, founder and chief engineer of SpaceX speaks at the 2020 Satellite Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Bitcoin’s price surged after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Sunday the electric vehicle maker could accept bitcoin transactions again in future. Bitcoin jumped […]
‘The selfie summit’: Why some economists and activists are disappointed with the G-7
(L-R) President of the European Council Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi pose for the Leaders official welcome and family photo during the G7 Summit In Carbis Bay, on June 11, 2021 in Carbis […]
At E3 gaming event, Microsoft teases sci-fi epic Starfield while Ubisoft shows off new Avatar title
Bethesda’s Todd Howard introduces Starfield at the 2018 E3 trade show. Christian Petersen | Getty Images The video game industry’s annual trade show went virtual this year, giving publishers a new format to show off upcoming titles. The E3 gaming expo kicked off on Saturday and runs until Tuesday, when […]
G-7 wants to rival China’s Belt and Road plan — but it won’t stop Beijing, expert says
Wealthy nations in the Group of Seven have agreed to set up an infrastructure plan to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative — but that won’t stop Beijing’s massive program, an expert on global economic governance said Monday. Leaders from the G-7 nations met at a three-day summit in […]
UK’s Boris Johnson to extend Covid-19 restrictions in England, reports say
Boris Johnson is expected to announce a delay to the next phase of England’s reopening of up to four weeks on Monday, amid a surge in the delta variant of Covid-19 first discovered in India. Rules including the use of face masks, limiting the number of people who can meeting […]
Bitcoin pops nearly 13% after Musk suggests Tesla could accept the cryptocurrency again
Elon Musk, founder and chief engineer of SpaceX speaks at the 2020 Satellite Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Bitcoin’s price surged Sunday evening stateside after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric vehicle maker could accept bitcoin transactions again in future. […]
India’s ambitious vaccine targets alone will not help immunize its massive population
A health worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary, at a vaccination center, on June 10, 2021 in New Delhi, India. Sanchit Khanna | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India set an ambitious target to manufacture more than 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines by December — […]
U.S. stock futures are little changed with the S&P 500 at a record high
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were steady in early morning trading Monday as investors digested the S&P 500’s record level heading into a week with a key Federal Reserve meeting. Dow futures rose 18 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq […]