Biotechnology company Novavax said Monday that Indonesia has given the world’s first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than current shots. The vaccine doesn’t require the extremely cold storage temperatures that some other vaccines need, which could allow it to play an important role in boosting supplies in poorer […]
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Break up Big Tech? How about shrinking the tech companies’ shield against liability in cases where the content they push to users causes harm? Or creating a new regulator to strictly oversee the industry? Those ideas have captured official attention in the U.S., Europe, U.K. and Australia as controversy has enveloped Facebook — which on […]
The global financial sector is witnessing an ever-growing change shaping Europe’s banking infrastructure into an increasingly competitive market. Open banking proved to people how it can alter financial services to accommodate their needs; all while fostering a continuing digitalization of modern life as Fintech companies set the stage for simplified yet optimized solutions to deliver […]
Spotify’s rising success drives it to explore new horizons with generating ads on podcast for higher revenues, as Britain’s watchdogs direct their attention towards Europe’s streaming platforms, Reuters reports. “We are increasing our ads business marketing workforce by over 70 percent in Europe, Australia, and Canada … and that’s off a pretty sizable base,” Spotify’s head of […]
Amid an epidemic of ransomware attacks, the U.S. is discussing cybersecurity strategy this week with 30 countries while leaving out one key player: Russia. The country that, unwittingly or not, hosts many of the criminal syndicates behind ransomware attacks was not invited to a two-day meeting starting Wednesday to develop new strategies to counter the […]
Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO members, the company said. The devastating effectiveness of the long-undetected SolarWinds hack — it mainly breached information technology businesses including […]
Deleting an application off your phone takes mere seconds to do. It’s as easy as clicking a button, literally. However, deleting your application’s account is a hassle, one that is about to change. Apple will require developers that offer a way to create accounts in their apps to also make the option of deleting the […]
Tinder is releasing an in-app currency, allowing users to obtain coins by maintaining an active profile or through spending your actual money on the platform. The famous dating-app that’s used worldwide has the potential to incorporate a myriad of features. However, an in-app currency was surely not expected. Bloomberg first reported on the news on Monday, noting […]
There are at least 15,000 titles on Netflix, which is why choosing what to watch can be a daunting task. However, the popular streaming site is officially making it easier, as the Play Something feature has been released for Android users. While Netflix began testing the feature in April, the streaming giant has just launched the new tool globally […]
The United States and the European Union agreed Wednesday to carry on the work of 10 expert-level panels to explore and recommend solutions to a variety of trade disputes and challenges. During the first of two days of trade and technology talks in Pittsburgh, they instructed the working groups to continue deliberations on matters ranging […]