Pfizer raises 2021 Covid-19 vaccine sales forecast to $33.5bn
Pfizer Inc on Wednesday raised its forecast for sales of the COVID-19 vaccine that it developed with Germany’s BioNTech by 28.8% to $33.5 billion, as...
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Zoom to buy cloud-based call centre operator Five9 in $15 bln deal
Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM.O) struck a $14.7 billion all-stock deal to buy cloud-based call center operator Five9 Inc (FIVN.O) in its largest-ever acquisition, as...
All aboard the hyperloop: How your commute could be changing
Think about the future of transportation, and you might envision the old animated show The Jetsons, with everyone flying around in personal spaceships. Not only...
Europol launches revamped website to fight ransomware
Marking five years of its ‘No More Ransom’ project, Europol on Monday launched a revamped website that allows easy access to decryption tools and other...
Antibodies from Sinovac shot fade after about 6 months
Antibodies triggered by Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine decline below a key threshold from around six months after a second dose for most recipients, although a...
First reactions to Steam Deck handheld console positive
Valve Corporation’s new Steam Deck handheld console promises to blend PC gaming with mobility and while initial reactions are positive but questions remain. What exactly...
Twitter beats revenue targets, shares jump 5 per cent
Twitter on Thursday reported higher revenue growth than Wall Street had expected, as the social media platform rolled out ad targeting improvements to help brands...
Israeli lunar landing venture says it secures $70 million for 2024 launch
An Israeli space group is on course to make its second attempt at an unmanned lunar landing in 2024 after securing $70 million in private...
Websites of airlines, banks, tech companies back online after brief global outage
Several airlines, banks and technology websites were coming back online on Thursday afternoon after a brief outage, the third such widespread incident noted in just a...
South Korean toilet turns excrement into power and digital currency
Using a toilet can pay for your coffee or buy you bananas at a university in South Korea, where human waste is being used to...
UK citizen arrested in Spain for role in 2020 Twitter hack
A 22-year-old British citizen was arrested in Spain on Wednesday in connection with a July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians...
Over 10,000 species risk extinction in Amazon
More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high risk of extinction due to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest – 35% of...
Interview with business analyst – Arkady Shkolnik, BA Team lead at Brain Rocket
What does the B2C BA-Team in Brain Rocket deal with? BA B2C – is a unit belonging to the Project Management Office structure of BrainRocket’s...
Bezos, world’s richest man, lifts off on inaugural space voyage
Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, and three crewmates blasted off from the West Texas desert on Tuesday aboard his company Blue Origin’s New Shepard...
Computer gaming addiction is football’s silent epidemic
When you think of addiction, the first things that come to mind are gambling, alcohol and drug abuse. Footballers down the ages have not been...
EU watchdog rejects call to ban Facebook from processing WhatsApp user data
A European Union privacy watchdog rejected a call by Germany’s lead data protection regulator for an EU-wide ban on Facebook’s (FB.O) processing of personal data...
EU says use of spyware on journalists is unacceptable
The European Union on Monday condemned any spying on journalists, after reports that Israeli software had been used to hack the smartphones of journalists, government...
Sim racing hardware maker Fanatec partners with Gran Turismo
High-end American simulation racing hardware maker Fanatec has announced an official partnership with PlayStation studio Polyphony Digital, the makers of legendary racing simulation series Gran...
France tests laser-powered anti-drone system for the 2024 Olympics
The French military used a laser-powered canon on Wednesday to destroy a drone in a test of technology that the government hopes will be used to protect...
US states allege Google ‘unlawfully’ preserves Play Store monopoly
Thirty-seven US state and district attorneys general sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday, alleging that it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully...