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Biden, Backed by Business Executives, Presses Congress on Chip Funding

U.S. President Joe Biden met with executives of chipmakers including Samsung, Micron and other companies on Wednesday as part of an effort to push the U.S. Congress to fund $52 billion in grants to chipmakers to ease the semiconductor crunch. Biden, along with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, hosted the event with Dr. Siyoung Choi, president […]

Explainer-Will Big Tech Cloud Companies Cut Off Russia?

Ukraine has urged cloud-computing and software giants including Microsoft Corp and SAP SE to cut off Russia to stop Moscow’s invasion. Here’s what’s at stake. WHAT IS UKRAINE DEMANDING? The Ukrainian ministry of digital transformation wants North American and European technology companies to completely pause any dealings with Russian clients, potentially disrupting Russia’s economy and […]

Sherlock Bio Raises $80 Million to Develop CRISPR-based Diagnostics

Sherlock Biosciences said on Tuesday it had raised $80 million in new funding to help bolster sales of its CRISPR-based COVID-19 test and develop new diagnostics based on the breakthrough gene editing technology. The latest round for Sherlock, which was the first to gain authorization for a CRISPR-based COVID-19 test in 2020, was led by […]

Gamma Communications PLC Deploys XConnect’s Global Number Intelligence to Enhance Business Messaging Solutions

XConnect’s number intelligence and data expertise enables Gamma to deliver new levels of precision, performance and trust in business messaging London, UK 08, March, 2022: XConnect, a Somos Company, the provider of world-class numbering intelligence solutions is working with Gamma Communications PLC (“Gamma”), a leading technology-based provider of communication services, to optimize its business messaging. […]

Cryptoverse: The Young HODLers Keeping Bitcoin on an Even Keel

Bitcoin’s been known to freak out when Elon Musk tweets a broken-heart emoji. So why isn’t it flying off the handle as we seem to stand on the precipice of World War 3? That could be down to the new HODLers, in part. Young retail investors betting on bitcoin as a long-term proposition rather than […]

Moderna Plots Vaccines Against 15 Pathogens with Future Pandemic Potential

Moderna Inc said on Monday it plans to develop and begin testing vaccines targeting 15 of the world’s most worrisome pathogens by 2025 and will permanently wave its COVID-19 vaccine patents for shots intended for certain low- and middle-income countries. The U.S. biotechnology company also said it will make its messenger RNA (mRNA) technology available […]

China's ZTE Faces Hearing Over Possible Violation of U.S. Probation

ZTE Corp., the Chinese telecom equipment maker, will go back to U.S. federal court March 14 to face a new accusation it may have violated its probation from its 2017 guilty plea for illegally shipping U.S. technology to Iran. The possible violation relates to an alleged conspiracy to commit visa fraud, according to a March […]