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In a first, Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Trump tweets

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and DINO HAZELL Associated Press For the first time, Twitter has flagged some of President Donald Trump’s tweets with a fact-check warning. On Tuesday, Twitter added a warning phrase to two Trump tweets that called mail-in ballots “fraudulent” and predicted that “mail boxes will be robbed,” among other things. Under the tweets, […]

Tech facts you need to know right now

1. The United Kingdom is to review the role Huawei has in its 5G networks. Huawei had previously been given a limited role in providing equipment for the superfast mobile network, but this could now change. 2. Australia’s ‘Covidsafe’ app has faded into insignificance just one month after its launch. The contact tracing app reportedly […]

Chinese tech giant criticizes US for 'politicizing business'

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — One of China’s biggest tech companies has criticized the Trump administration for “politicizing business” after it slapped export sanctions on 33 more Chinese enterprises and government entities. The new measures announced Friday expanded a U.S. campaign against Chinese companies Washington says might be security threats or […]

Insider Q&A: Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Three months ago, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky was working on the financial filings for the company’s hotly anticipated initial public offering. He had just returned from Palm Springs, California, and was planning a spring vacation with college pals. But the coronavirus upended global travel — and all […]

Covid-19 Medical Advisory Clinic to be launched by Doctor Anywhere

Medical Advisory Clinic to be launched by telehealth startup, Doctor Anywhere. Partnering with major insurers such as AIG and Cigna Singapore, Doctors Anywhere will offer their services free of charge to their policyholders. The Medical Advisory Clinic whose headquarters are in Singapore is a full suite service to those living in Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand. […]

The Latest: UN warns cybercrime on rise during pandemic

By The Associated Press undefined The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: —UN warns cybercrime on rise during pandemic. —South Korea reports […]

Covid-19 AI diagnostics app for respiratory pathology detection

Covid-19 AI diagnostics app is being deployed to identify pathologies in patient’s lungs to help detect covid-19.  This helps determine the patient’s triage, or degree of severity and priority of treatment, after CT scan, which classifies the many respiratory-related cases doctors are wading through with much greater efficiency and accuracy. The categorization of cases by […]

Abbott Laboratories develop new serology test to fight COVID-19

Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and healthcare company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, United States. As part of its latest offerings to the market, and in light of the current COVID-19 Pandemic, they have developed a new serology test that is directed at identifying individuals that are infected with the virus and who may have developed an […]

Ericsson lays early foundations for 5G core

Early 5G deployment and rollout have focused on the 5G radio access network (RAN) and the uptake of 5G-enabled devices, however the industry’s attention is now moving more towards 5G core, the heart of the network that will provide the intelligent network capabilities that could make or break a communications service provider (CSP). The dominant […]

New COVID-19 Detection System for infected patients

GenScript Biotech and the Diagnostics Development Hub (DxD) at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) alongside Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School have entered into an exclusive deal whereby they will both co-develop and manufacture the serological COVID-19 detection system, otherwise known as the cPass or surrogate virus neutralization tests (sVNT). The first of its […]