Drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday they’ve won permission for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first coronavirus shot that’s backed by rigorous science — and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. The move allows Britain to become one of the first countries to begin vaccinating its population as […]
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An independent technology and product development company, The Technology Partnership (TTP) has developed CoTest, a pooled screening device for conducting COVID-19 group tests. The vaccine is coming but when and who will get it first still remains unclear, but what is for sure is that testing cannot stop now, or in the next year at […]
Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft. The acquisition announced Tuesday is by far the largest in the 21-year history of Salesforce. The San Francisco company was one of the first […]
Technology has made it a point to transform the tangible into the intangible. Online banking services and the rise of Fintech is slowly making our economies cashless, the Internet of Things (IoT) is giving us easier, and more seamless control over the every day items around us, and artificial intelligence (AI) has allowed a few […]
Telcos were always looking to adapt new services and technologies to offer educational platforms to their audience, but before the virus outbreak, none of them succeeded. When the pandemic hit, focus on the education sector increased significantly and online tools became the most important way to ensure the continuity of education. In addition, education ministries […]
Lee Hull named CEO of business services giant Verastar Group, the leading provider of essential services to small businesses, has appointed former TalkTalk, Virgin Media and UKFast executive Lee Hull as Chief Executive Officer. Verastar provides utilities, telecoms, insurance and digital payments services to more than 160,000 small businesses across the UK, trading under a […]
• Huge potential for commercial applications across manufacturing, healthcare and other industries that are normally reliant on physical human intervention• Testbed mobile network funded by £1.6m from The Scotland 5G Centre• One of the first demonstration of remote robotics in higher education Scotland is making substantial progress in developing much-needed applications using 5G technology, according […]
The UK government continues to tighten its grip on Chinese tech titan Huawei, and other “high-risk vendors” from the country’s 5G network rollout, by announcing a roadmap that would see UK telcos unable to install Huawei equipment as of September 2021. This will prove costly for British carriers who will be forced to kickoff the […]
Most people seem to agree that life after the pandemic will never be the same. Although clubs, restaurants and cafes will eventually return, and people will resume outdoor activities again, most people remain anxious about returning to work after the pandemic. Business owners should consider the mental wellbeing of their employees. Many feel anxious about […]
Fresh off a big acquisition and riding a wave of customer growth, Teladoc Health is ready to do more for patients. CEO Jason Gorevic said the telemedicine provider can play a big role in helping people manage high blood pressure, diabetes or other chronic conditions. Plus he wants customers to think well beyond primary care […]