The head of the World Health Organization says the US backing of a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID vaccines is a "monumental moment" in the fight against the virus.The waive
The European Union is reportedly backtracking from comments made by a senior official about the suspension of ratification of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI).On Tuesday, AFP
At the same time as it’s cracking down on the advertising businesses run by rivals, Apple is introducing a new way for developers to advertise on the App Store. Previously, developers could prom
02:26 Mexican authorities have promised a full and open investigation into the collapse of a metro overpass that killed at least 24 people and injured dozens in Mexico City, as question
NurseFly, the healthcare jobs marketplace owned by IAC, has rebranded to Vivian Health as it expands its range of services. Originally launched for traveling nurses (or nurses willing to travel for sh
Components sit on circuit boards on display at the Semicon Taiwan exhibition show in Taipei, Taiwan, September 5, 2018. /Getty Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American politica
One the same day as Fortnite maker Epic Games goes to trial with one of the biggest legal challenges to the App Store’s business model to date, it has simultaneously announced the acquisition of
Iran imposed travel bans on 15 people for alleged involvement in a leaked audio recording in which the foreign minister complains about the influence of the Revolutionary Guards on Iranian diplom
Scientists are urging people to swap such products for the likes of roll-on deodorant and hair gel to improve air quality.
Reshaping ownership proofs in the fine art markets has been one of the blockchain’s clearest real-world use cases. But in recent months as top auction houses have embraced NFTs and popular artis
SunRoof is a European startup that has come up with a clever idea. It has its own roof-tile technology which generates solar power. It then links up those houses, creating a sort of virtual power plan
Attendees wear Nreal light mixed reality (MR) glasses during CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 8, 2020. /CFP Global tech show CES, held every year in January in Las Vegas, will retu
Tech innovation is becoming more widely distributed across the United States.Among the five startups launched in 2020 that raised the most financing, four were based outside the Bay Area. Prominent VC
FILE PHOTO: A local isolation ward for patients with COVID-19 in Machakos, Kenya, July 28, 2020. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa has surpassed the 4.5 million mark, as the con
FILE PHOTO: Militants that were loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar pictured near the coastal city of Derna on April 14, 2018. /VCG The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-Gener
While the concept of “deepfakes,” or AI-generated synthetic imagery, has been decried primarily in connection with involuntary depictions of people, the technology is dangerous (and intere
A university student is suing exam proctoring software maker Proctorio to “quash a campaign of harassment” against critics of the company, including an accusation that the company misused
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